(A) Heavy duty pavement breakers may be prohibited by the Superintendent when the use endangers existing substructures or other property.
(B) Saw cutting of portland cement concrete may be required 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 in depth; however, depths greater than one inch may be required by the Superintendent when circumstances warrant. Saw cutting may be required by the Superintendent outside the limits of the excavation over cave-outs, overbreaks and small floating sections.
(C) Approved cutting of bituminous pavement surface ahead of excavations may be required by the Superintendent 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 overbreaks and the subgrade 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 line.
(H) Boring or other methods to prevent cutting of new pavement may be required by the Superintendent.
(I) The permittee shall not be required to repair pavement damage existing prior to excavation unless his or her cut results in small floating sections that may be unstable, in which case, the permittee shall remove and pave the area.
(2009 Code, § 34-4-20)