(A) Each permit issued by the town pursuant to this chapter shall provide that the permittee:
(1) Shall save and hold the town, its officers, agents and employees, harmless from any claim for injury or damages resulting from the performance or maintenance of the work for which the permit is issued; and
(2) During the progress of such work, shall place and maintain proper barriers and lights to ensure public safety.
(B) Each permit shall require the permittee to perform the work in conformity of the Uniform Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction and the Uniform Details for Public Works Construction, sponsored and distributed by the Maricopa Association of Governments, as amended by the town (“MAG Standards”).
(C) All excavations shall be repaired in accordance with MAG Standards, or shall be returned to the same condition of the area being excavated as it existed prior to the excavation. All excavations shall be have a compaction ratio in the excavated or repaired area at least equal to that of the area immediately surrounding the excavated site. Backfill material shall be the same as specified by the controlling utility company, but in any event shall conform to the following requirements: for bedding and shading material (to a maximum of one foot above the pipe), shall be either three-quarter-inch aggregate base course material, compacted to at least 95% of the maximum dry density, or flowable backfill slurry. The backfill, from one foot above the pipe to the pavement subgrade, shall be the above flowable backfill slurry. The flowable slurry mix shall consist of one sack cement to one cubic yard of aggregate.
(D) The driving surface of any street that has been excavated shall be repaired with a minimum of two inches of compacted hot mix asphalt, or the hot mix asphalt thickness shall match the thickness of the adjacent asphalt, whichever is greater, and the surface shall match the existing grades of the surrounding driving surface. Any street cut shall have a “T” top with a minimum of 12-inch shoulders.
(E) All street cut repairs shall conform to the Town of Payson Street Pavement & Surface Replacement Detail, latest revision.
(F) All permittees shall notify Blue Stake in accordance with A.R.S. §§ 40-360.22 and 40-360.23 of their intention to excavate, together with the date and site of each excavation.
(G) Street excavations may be commenced only on Mondays through Fridays, inclusive. However, such excavations may continue uninterrupted through the entire period allowed by the permit.
(H) All pavement cuts shall be repaired within ten working days from the date the cut was made.
(I) Permittees shall be responsible for maintaining the pavement cut in an acceptable condition until repaired.
(J) Permits allowing construction or work, other than excavations within the driving surface or shoulder of a street, may be issued for a period of time up to six months.
(`82 Code, § 7-8-3) (Am. Ord. 404, passed 1-27-94; Am. Res. 1552, passed 9-13-01; Am. Ord. 860, passed 11-20-14; Am. Res. 2809, passed 11-20-14) Penalty, see § 94.99