(a) Notice of Work Required. A Service Provider or Contractor shall provide the City with notice of work in the Right-of-Way, including Routine Maintenance, New Service Orders and Emergency work, under the following circumstances. Notice shall be given in the manner determined by the City Engineer.
(1) Notice of Excavation in the Right-of-Way.
A. A Service Provider or Contractor shall provide the City Engineer with notice no later than forty-eight (48) hours after commencing any Excavation (including installation of a pole) in the Right-of- Way.
B. A Service Provider or Contractor shall notify the Ohio Utility Protection Service (“OUPS”) in advance of any Excavation of the Right-of-Way in accordance with Ohio law and OUPS regulations.
(2) Notice of Lane Obstruction or Closing of a Public Street.
A. Lane Obstruction. For Routine Maintenance and New Service Orders that require the Service Provider or Contractor to cause a Lane Obstruction such that two vehicles may not pass in opposite directions at the site of the Lane Obstruction the Service Provider or Contractor shall provide the City Engineer and the Police Department with three (3) hours advance notice prior to commencing such work, to the extent reasonably practicable, and shall maintain traffic in compliance with the ODOT Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices or other applicable ODOT regulations.
B. Closing of a Public Street. For Routine Maintenance and New Service Orders that require the Service Provider or Contractor to close any Public Street, the Service Provider or Contractor shall provide the Police Department with forty-eight (48) hours advance notice prior to commencing such work, and shall maintain traffic in compliance with the ODOT Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices or other applicable ODOT regulations.
(3) Notice of Extension of Overhead Facilities. For the relocation or replacement of more than one thousand (1000) lineal feet of a Service Provider’s existing Overhead Facilities in the Right-of-Way, the Service Provider or Contractor shall provide the City Engineer with twenty-four (24) hours advance notice.
(4) Emergency Work; Commencement and Notice. In the event of the need for any unexpected repair or Emergency work, a Service Provider or Contractor may commence such Emergency response work as required under the circumstances, provided that for Emergency work that requires Excavation of a Right-of-Way, Lane Obstruction described in subsection (2)A., or closing of a Public Street the Service Provider or Contractor shall notify the Police Department as promptly as possible after commencing such emergency work, but in no event later than twenty-four (24) hours of commencing such work, if advance notice is not practicable.
(b) No Notice of Work Required; Routine Maintenance and New Service Orders.
(1) A Service Provider or Contractor need not provide the City with notice, or obtain a Construction Permit, prior to or after commencing Routine Maintenance or New Service Orders that do not include Excavation of a Right-of-Way, a Lane Obstruction described in Section 902.07(a)(2)A. above or the closing of a Public Street.
(2) A Service Provider or Contractor performing Routine Maintenance, New Service Orders or Emergency work shall otherwise comply with the requirements of this Chapter.
(c) Work Requiring a Construction Permit.
(1) A Service Provider or Contractor shall obtain a Construction Permit as required by Section 902.08(a)(1).
(2) Notice of work requiring a Construction Permit shall be given in accordance with Section 902.07(a), or as otherwise required by the Construction Permit.
(Ord. 2007-124. Passed 12-18-07.)