(A) Drainage tiles. Any permittee or permittee's contractor who cuts an underground drain tile whether it appears abandoned or not shall notify the Owen County Highway Department immediately upon cutting the tile. The permittee shall then repair the tile as directed by the Highway Department.
(B) Damage to the roadway and improvements. The permittee shall repair the roadway or improvements that are damaged by the permittee or the permittee's contractor. Any damage to the roadway or improvements shall be repaired immediately at the direction of the Highway Department. Improvements shall include but are not limited to signage, guardrail, curbs, storm sewers and related inlets, bridges, traffic signals, pavement markings or other improvements installed by the Owen County Highway Department or its contractor.
(C) Road improvement projects and bridge projects. Any utilities installed within the limits of a planned project shall be placed in a location that best accommodates the project. All utilities which are not located within a dedicated utility easement shall be required to relocate at their own cost to accommodate a county project. The utility shall relocate at a location designated by the Owen County Highway Department. Restoration during a project shall be equal to or better than conditions prior to the placement of the line. Any utility construction that occurs after the completion of a county project shall restore any distributed areas or repair damage to any improvements within the limits of the project to the specifications of that project's plans or at the direction of the Highway Department.
(Ord. 2020-0056, passed 11-2-2020)