§ 155. Excavation Restriction.
   1.   No opening or excavation in any street shall extend beyond the centerline of the street before being backfilled and temporarily repaved.
   2.   No more than two hundred fifty (250) linear feet shall be opened in any street at any one time except after approval of the Township Inspector.
   3.   Excavation shall be by open cut from the surface and no tunneling or drifting will be permitted except by permission which shall be noted on the permit. No trench or excavation shall be undercut or have a greater width at the bottom than at the top. In case of slips or slides of the sides of the excavation, the same shall be trimmed to solid earth and the top surface cut back to the limit of the same before any backfilling is commenced. When necessary or required, the sides of a trench shall be sheathed and braced and rendered secure until the construction has been laid therein and the trench refilled. In all excavation, construction, and obstruction, care shall be taken not to move or disturb other subsurface structures. In crossing these subsurface structures or running parallel with or near them, they shall be securely hung, braced, and supported in place until the work is completed. The applicant shall maintain their respective services and shall repair all damage done to any of said structures. In rock excavation, all drilling and blasting shall be conducted with the greatest possible care and all possible precautions taken to guard against accidents.
   4.   Excavation or other material shall be placed or stored on the side of the operation farthest from the road metal or pavement, unless otherwise authorized by the Inspector, and in such a manner that there will be no interference with the flow of water in any gutter, drain, pipe, culvert, ditch or waterway.
   5.   All excess excavated material shall be removed and disposed of outside the legal limits of the highway as the work progresses, unless the approval of the Inspector is obtained for disposal of the material within the legal limits of the highway. All parts of the highway and various structures disturbed shall be restored to a condition equal to that which existed before starting the work. Guard rails shall be replaced to the present alignment, and any guard posts discolored through the work of the permittee shall be refinished by washing or repainting.
   6.   When any earth, gravel, or other excavated material is caused to roll, flow, or wash upon any street, the permittee shall cause the same to be removed from the street within twenty-four (24) hours after deposit. In the event the earth, gravel, or other excavated material so deposited is not removed, the Inspector shall cause such removal and the cost incurred shall be paid by the permittee or deducted from his deposit.
(Ord. 97, § 2, 1-14-81)