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A. It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere or tamper in any manner with any distribution line, service stub, service line, meter set or any appurtenance thereof connected to or part of the natural gas system without prior written permission obtained from the Chief Executive Officer.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to damage, impair or deface any part, appliance or appurtenance of the natural gas distribution system.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person to excavate, obstruct or disconnect any distribution facility, or to do any act or thing to divert, damage or otherwise impede or hinder, or tend to impede or hinder, the flow of natural gas through the natural gas distribution system.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person to excavate with other than hand tools within eighteen inches (18") of any underground natural gas pipeline or facility. Excavation near the facilities shall be in combination with careful probing. For the purpose of this subsection, "hand tools" shall include only nonmotorized tools.
E. It shall be unlawful for any person to excavate on a premises located within the City's certified natural gas service area which is served by natural gas, or within a street right-of-way or utility easement which contains natural gas facilities without first requesting utility locations in accord with Colorado Revised Statutes section 9-1.5-101 et seq.
F. In the event that piping or equipment attached to or part of the natural gas distribution system is exposed or damaged, it shall be the responsibility of the party causing exposure or damage to immediately notify Utilities of the exposure or damage, and further, to provide for the continued exposure of the facilities until Utilities can appropriately inspect or repair its facilities. (Ord. 98-173; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 03-71; Ord. 18-42)
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