(a) No person shall make or begin any excavation or demolition without first notifying the notification center for that area at least forty-eight hours but no more than ten days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal State and national holidays, prior to the commencement of the proposed excavation or demolition, or within such time as agreed upon in writing at any preconstruction meeting. Notice to the notification center shall be deemed to be notice to each operator who is a member of that notification center. When an operator requests a person to perform work with less than forty-eight hours notice, the operator shall be required to meet the notification requirements of this section.
(b) Notification as provided in subsection (a) hereof shall be valid for ten working days and may be extended for an additional ten working-day period upon request to the operator at least forty- eight hours prior to expiration of the original ten working-day period.
(c) Every notice served by any person on a notification center shall contain the following information:
(1) The contractor's name and telephone number;
(2) The name of the person for whom the proposed work is being done;
(3) The date and approximate time work is to commence;
(4) The location and approximate depth of proposed work;
(5) The nature and extent of work to be done;
(6) The contractor's field representative or field contact, and field telephone number, if available; and
(7) Any special remarks.
(d) The telephone number(s) to be utilized for serving notice to operators as required in subsection (a) hereof shall be located on the approved site plan, subdivision plan, or engineering plan which is to be at the site during excavation or demolition as required in Section 1024.09(c).
(e) In the event of ongoing excavation or demolition, notification by a contractor as provided in subsection (b) hereof shall be required every ten working days as long as said excavation or demolition is continuous and all markings of underground utility lines remain clearly visible, as provided in Section 1024.10(b).
(f) After giving notice required by this section, if no notice or marking has been made as provided in Section 1024.10, the person shall not begin any excavation or demolition until three hours after an additional notification to the operator.
(Ord. 91-04. Passed 3-5-91.)