(A) A contaminated soil zone shall mean any area of the public right-of-way where fuel contaminated soil exceeds IEPA Tier 1 residential remediation objectives and the city has executed a highway authority agreement with the owner of the adjacent property.
(B) No person other than a duly authorized city official or employee in the course of his or her employment shall make any excavation or opening in or under any public street or alley within any designated contaminated soil zone without a permit from the city.
(C) The city shall publish a list and map describing and depicting the designated contaminated soil zones on its website. These zones shall include any right-of-way covered by an active highway authority agreement.
(D) Applications for a permit to conduct work within a designated contaminated soil zone shall be in a manner and form as prescribed by the Director of Public Works.
(E) A permittee under this section shall take all measures necessary to protect the human health (including worker safety) and the environment during and after any work within a designated contaminated soil zone.
(F) Any person conducting excavation work within a contaminated soil zone shall dispose of any soil or groundwater removed in accordance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations.
(Ord. 20-3629, passed 12-21-2020)