A. Sidewalk Or Curb Ramp: If any sidewalk or curb ramp is blocked by excavation work, a temporary sidewalk or curb ramp shall be constructed or provided. Said temporary improvement shall be safe for travel and convenient for users, and consistent with city standards for such.
B. Gravel Surfaces: Where excavations are made in paved areas, the surface shall be replaced with a temporary gravel surface until such time as the permanent repairs are completed.
C. Disturbance Of Property: At any time a permittee disturbs the yard, residence or the real or personal property of a private property owner or the city, such permittee shall ensure that such property is returned, replaced and/or restored to a condition that is comparable to the condition that existed prior to the commencement of the work. The costs associated with the disturbance and the return, replacement and/or restoration shall be borne by the permittee.
D. Reimbursement For Damage: A permittee shall reimburse a property owner, or the city, for any actual damage caused by the permittee, its subcontractor, or its independent contractor, in connection with the disturbance of such property. However, nothing in this subsection shall require the permittee to pay a subscriber or private property owner when that subscriber or private property owner requests that the permittee remove, replace or relocate improvements associated with the service provided by the permittee to the property owner and when the permittee exercises due care in the performance of that service, or when the subscriber or private property owner provided false information to the permittee on which the permittee relied to its detriment.
E. Drainage Channels: Existing drainage channels, such as gutters or ditches, shall be kept free of dirt or other debris so that natural flow will not be interrupted. When it is necessary to block or otherwise interrupt flow of the drainage channel, a method of rerouting the flow must be submitted for approval by the public works director prior to the blockage of the channel. Permittee shall comply with all other stormwater drainage requirements and restrictions, including, but not limited to, applicable provisions of the stormwater ordinance as set forth in title 16 of this code, as amended.
F. Requirements Applicable To Subcontractors: The requirements imposed upon the permittee extend to any subcontractor or independent contractor that the permittee might employ to perform the tasks pursuant to the permit.
G. Exception: The requirements of this section shall not apply to the removal by a permittee of a permanent structure placed by a property owner in the public right of way, unless such property owner has received prior written permission from the city granting the property owner the right to install a permanent structure on or within the public right of way, and such written permission has been recorded in the office of the county recorder. (Ord. 2011-24, 11-15-2011)