(A) General safety and compliance with laws. The permittee shall employ due care during the installation, maintenance, or any other work in the right-of-way, and shall comply with all safety and construction requirements of applicable laws, city guidelines, standards, and practices and any additional commonly accepted safety standards.
(B) Traffic control.
(1) Unless otherwise specified in the permit, the permittee shall erect a barrier around the perimeter of any excavation and provide appropriate traffic control devices, signs, and lights to protect, warn, and guide the public (vehicular and pedestrian) through the work zone. The manner and use of these devices shall be as described within a traffic control plan.
(2) The permittee shall maintain all barriers and other traffic control and safety devices related to an open excavation until the excavation is restored to a safe condition or as otherwise directed by the city.
(C) Non-interference. The permittee shall not interfere with any existing facilities or structures in the right-of-way, and shall locate its lines and equipment in such a manner as not to interfere with the usual traffic patterns (vehicular or pedestrian) or with the rights or reasonable convenience of owners of property that abut any right-of-way.
(D) Utility locates. Before beginning any excavation in the right-of way, the permittee shall comply with the State One Call Notification Act.
(E) Compliance with permit.
(1) All construction practices and activities shall be in accordance with the permit and approved final plans and specifications. The city and its representatives shall be provided access to the work site and such further information as they may require to ensure compliance with such requirements. All work that does not comply with the permit, the approved plans and specifications for the work, or the requirements of this chapter, shall be removed at the sole expense of the permittee. The city may stop work in order to assure compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(2) In addition to obtaining a permit for installation of a small wireless facility or pole, an applicant must obtain all other required approvals from the city.
(Ord. 736, passed 9-3-2019)
Statutory reference:
One-Call Notification System Act, see Neb. RS 76-2301 et seq.