(A) The utility shall not use or cause heavy equipment to be used an soft shoulders or unsurfaced right-of-way areas during wet or inclement weather in the initial construction or during normal servicing when the use would cause wheel ruts or other damage to the shoulders or unprotected right-of-way areas. The utility shall repair any ruts or other damage to the right-of-way surface or private property caused by its operations and shall replace or restore aggregate and sod as necessary to the satisfaction of the city.
(B) The utility shall provide adequate protection over any pavement, roadway surfacing, shoulders or roadway structure by means of earth cover, timbers or other matting materials approved by the city before moving or operating any heavy or steel tracked or cleated equipment on or over same.
(C) (1) The area disturbed by utility construction, maintenance or other work shall be kept to a minimum.
(2) Restoration measures and methods shall conform to standard specifications and/or special provisions in permits and all restoration and cleanup is subject to the inspection and approval of the city. Final restoration inspection shall be conducted by city inspectors within 365 days of receipt of inspection request from the utility.
(D) Earthen alley or roadways which are disturbed by utility construction, maintenance or other work shall be restored by compacting and by spreading three inches of aggregate or chat on the disturbed area after compacting.
(E) (1) Care shall be taken in utility installations to avoid disturbing existing drainage facilities. Underground utility installations shall be backfilled with previous material and outlets shall be provided for entrapped water so as to avoid even temporary ponding or excess sub-base saturation. Underdrains should be provided where necessary.
(2) No jetting or puddling shall be permitted under the roadway.
(`90 Code, § 19-101) (Ord. 2714, passed 1-18-83)