§ 96.73 PATCHING AND RESTORATION STANDARDS.

   (A)   Standards. Patching and restoration of the right-of-way shall be performed according to the applicable standards and with the materials specified by the City Administrator, and at a minimum shall comply with the applicable standard engineering drawing. The City Administrator shall have the authority to prescribe the manner and extent of the restoration and may do so in written procedures of general application or on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the criteria listed below. All edges of a surface cut made to a paved street must be sawed and such surface cuts must be sealed with a sealant approved by the City Administrator. In addition, the City Administrator must approve all backfill material utilized. In most instances, the minimum standards will apply. However, in certain limited instances, the City Administrator may determine that the minimum standards do not adequately protect the city because of at least one (1) of the following considerations:

      (1)   The number, size, depth and duration of the excavations, disruptions, or damage to the right-of-way;

      (2)   The traffic volume carried by the right-of-way;

      (3)   The pre-excavation condition of the right-of-way;

      (4)   The remaining life-expectancy of the right-of-way affected by the excavation; or

      (5)   The surface cut was made in violation of § 96.67(E)(5).

   (B)   Replacement with similar materials. Every cut, excavation, or alteration to a street, sidewalk, or other right-of-way shall be fully repaired and restored to substantially same condition with the same type of materials as before this work was done. Concrete, including stamped or colored concrete, must be replaced with similar concrete; hot asphalt installations must be replaced hot asphalt, not cold-mix asphalt; and brick pavers must be replaced with brick pavers of similar type, including historic pavers that are the same size and weight of those removed during construction. However, if the excavation work is located in an area where past repair work was done and the previously placed material in this excavation area is different than the surrounding area — such as an asphalt patch installed in a concrete street or in the middle of brick pavers — the excavation must be restored using the same type of material found in surrounding area, i.e., concrete, brick pavers, and the like.

   (C)   Guarantees. Each party performing excavations pursuant to a permit required by this subchapter guarantees its restoration work and shall maintain it for two (2) years following its completion. During this period, it shall, upon notification from the City Administrator, correct all restoration work to the extent necessary, using the method required by the City Administrator.

(Ord. 2022-27, passed 12-6-22)