When the city is served with notice in accordance with this subchapter, the city shall, within 48 hours after receipt thereof, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, unless otherwise agreed to between the excavator and the city, locate and mark or otherwise provide the approximate location of the underground facilities in such a manner as to enable the excavator to employ hand-dug test holes to determine the precise location of the underground facilities in advance of excavation; provided however, that the city need only notify the excavator within the prescribed period that they have facilities located in or near the proposed area of excavation or demolition, the type of facilities, and their approximate location, if known. For the purpose of this subchapter, the approximate location of the underground facilities shall be defined as a strip of land two feet on either side of such underground facilities. Whenever the city is served with notice of an excavation or demolition and determines that the city does not have underground facilities located within the proposed area or excavation or demolition, the city shall communicate this information to the excavator originating the notice prior to commencement of such legally noticed excavation or demolition.
(Prior Code, § 97.57) (Ord. 1310, passed 8-8-2000; Ord. 1752, passed 4-14-2015)