(a) Heavy duty pavement breakers may be prohibited by the Director of Public Service when the use endangers existing substructures or other property.
(b) Saw cutting of cement concrete may be required by the Director of Public Service when the nature of the work or the condition of the street warrants. When required, the depth of the cut shall not be less than one inch; however, depths greater than one inch may be required by the Director of Public Service when circumstances warrant. Saw cutting may be required by the Director of Public Service outside of the limits of the excavation over cave-outs, over breaks and small floating sections.
(c) Approved cutting of bituminous pavement surface ahead of excavations may be required by the Director of Public Service to confine pavement damage to the limits of the trench.
(d) Sections of sidewalks shall be removed to the nearest score line or joint.
(e) Unstable pavement shall be removed over cave-outs and over breaks, and the sub grade shall be treated as the main trench.
(f) Pavement edges shall be trimmed to a vertical face and neatly aligned with the centerline of the trench.
(g) Cutouts outside of the trench lines must be normal or parallel to the trench.
(h) Boring or other methods to prevent cutting of new pavement may be required by the Director of Public Service.
(i) The permittee shall not be required to repair pavement damage existing prior to excavation unless his cut results in small floating sections that may be unstable, in which case the permittee shall remove and pave the area.
(Ord. 80-2004. Passed 6-28-04.)