A. All franchisees, utility companies, and other users of the public ways for utility purposes shall barricade as necessary to respond to emergency situations involving or caused by their use of the public ways as directed by the police department or street department. If the emergency is discovered by the city and the city barricades, the user shall reimburse the city for its costs, including labor, if deemed necessary by the street superintendent.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove any barricade which any officer of the city has placed upon a public street or public place in the city, or to drive any motor vehicle of any kind or pass over any street or public place which has been closed from traffic by any city officer.
C. All franchisees, utility companies, and other users of the public ways for utility purposes shall notify the street department when they become aware of actual or potential structural damage to the public right of way or structures which is or may be caused by their installations.
D. The city shall be notified by each permittee of its schedule for backfilling and roadway repairs prior to commencing the work. Roadway repairs made without notification are subject to the fines listed in section 9-1-13 of this chapter and will require reexcavation and replacement in compliance with subsection 9-1-8A or B of this chapter, as applicable. All franchisees, utility companies, and other users of the public ways for utility purposes shall supply the street superintendent with proof of the backfilling materials, i.e., CLSM tickets, within seven (7) days of the completion of the backfilling.
E. Franchisees, utility companies, and other users of the public ways for utility purposes shall remove or repair all utility structures determined by the street superintendent to pose a threat to public safety within twenty four (24) hours after notification by the city.
F. Failed patches shall be repaired within twenty four (24) hours after notification by the city.
G. All temporary patches shall be converted to approved permanent patches by October 15 of each year.
H. All test holes drilled in public ways shall be backfilled with CLSM, or compatible fill, capped with a permanent patch on the same day that the public way is patched.
I. Franchisees, utility companies, and other users of the public ways for utility purposes shall use normally accepted treatment and precautionary measures to control water and ice on streets and sidewalks resulting from breakage or repair work. If such measures are not used promptly after notification by the city, the city may take such measures as it deems necessary to control water and ice and the user shall reimburse the city for its costs, including labor. (Ord. 550, 2-22-1999)