(a) All material excavated from trenches and piled adjacent to the trench, or in any street, shall be piled and maintained in such manner as not to endanger those working in the trench, pedestrians or users of the streets, and so that as little inconvenience as possible is caused to those using streets and adjoining property. Where the confines of the area are being excavated are too narrow to permit the piling of excavated material beside the trench, such as might be the case in a narrow alley, the Director of Public Service shall have the authority to require that the permittee haul the excavated material to a storage site and then re-haul it to the trench site at the time of backfilling. It shall be the permittee's responsibility to secure the necessary permission and make all necessary arrangements for all required storage and disposal sites. All trench and tunnel excavations and construction shall conform to the safety requirements for shoring, bracing and ladders in trenches in accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration Trench and Tunnel Construction Safety Orders, as they now or may hereafter exist.
(b) All material excavated shall be laid compactly along the side of the trench and kept trimmed so as to cause as little inconvenience as reasonably possible to vehicular and pedestrian traffic, or as specified by the Director of Public Service. Whenever necessary, in order to expedite the flow of traffic or to abate the dirt or dust nuisance, toe boards or bins may be required by the Director of Public Service to prevent the spreading of dirt into traffic lanes.
(Ord. 80-2004. Passed 6-28-04.)