The following terms used in this chapter shall have the meanings set forth below:
"City working hours" mean seven a.m. to six p.m., Monday through Friday, legal holidays excepted.
"Director" means the director of public works or utilities departments of the city of Sacramento or authorized representative(s).
"Emergency repairs" mean repairs to a utility facility located in or adjacent to a primary city street that must be performed immediately when the necessity arises to safeguard life or property or maintain continued operation of the facility.
"Facility" means a marked or otherwise identified underground or existing above-ground improvement or structure.
"Known facility" means any facility that can be observed visually, is marked correctly in the field or is shown correctly on any contract, plan or permit document.
"Person" means any person, firm, company or governmental agency, including any person performing work under a contract between the person and the city.
"Public easement" means any easement or right-of-way owned or controlled by a public agency or by a public utility.
"Traffic engineering services office" means the office responsible for providing traffic engineering services for the public works department of the city of Sacramento, 1000 I Street, Suite 170, Sacramento, CA., phone (916) 264-5307, fax (916) 264-8404.
"Work" means all work performed under a notice to proceed for a private development project, a capital improvement project or other contract with the city or for which a revocable permit, encroachment or excavation permit or temporary street closure permit is required. Work also means all work performed without one or more of the aforementioned permits or authorizations, but for which one or more of the aforementioned permits or authorizations are required. (Ord. 2002-004 § 1, 2002; Ord. 98-002 § 2; prior code § 25.04.069)