(A) No excavation permits shall be issued for streets, sidewalks, or public places that have been paved or reconstructed within the previous five calendar years, or sealed or coated within the previous three calendar years. For the purpose of this section, the time shall be measured from the date the Notice of Completion for the applicable project was recorded.
(B) Exceptions to the prohibition set forth in division (A) of this section shall be as follows:
(1) Emergency excavations that are immediately necessary to protect life or property;
(2) Repairs or modifications that are necessary to prevent the interruption of essential utility service;
(3) Excavations necessary to provide utility service for buildings or properties where no other means of providing service exists;
(4) Work that is mandated by city, state, or federal law or regulation, and
(5) Excavations deemed by the City Council to be in the best interest of the general public.
(C) Work deemed by the utility provider to be necessary to resolve a situation that endangers life or property may be completed without prior approval or permit from the city. In these instances, a permit application must be submitted to the City Engineer by the end of business on the first business day following the work.
(D) For any excavation permitted pursuant to divisions (B) and (C), all excavations and repairs shall be completed in accordance with the City of Monrovia trench repair standards, which are approved by the Director of Public Services. The standards set forth in the trench repair standards include provisions for (without limitation):
(1) The two inch grind and overlay of disturbed asphalt within the impacted area and any area adjacent to the disturbed area as determined by the City Engineer.
(2) The application of roadway seal or coating comparable to that removed or excavated to the impacted area and to any adjacent area adjacent to the disturbed area as determined by the City Engineer.
(3) The replacement of all concrete within the disturbed area and any area adjacent to the disturbed area, to the nearest control joints, as determined by the City Engineer.
(Ord. 2017-01 § 1, 2017)