Sections:
12.08.010 Definitions.
12.08.020 Permit--Required.
12.08.030 Permit--Application.
12.08.040 Permit--Investigation of application.
12.08.050 Permit--Contents.
12.08.060 Permit--Indemnity provisions.
12.08.070 Permit--Deposit or bond required.
12.08.080 Permit--Deposit refund.
12.08.090 Permit and inspection fees.
12.08.100 Permit--Exemptions from deposits and fees.
12.08.110 Permit--Display required.
12.08.120 Permit--Refusal of engineer to grant.
12.08.130 Compliance with terms of permit required.
12.08.140 Backfilling--Responsibility.
12.08.150 Backfilling--Specifications.
12.08.160 Barricading, lighting, and signposting.
12.08.170 Diligent prosecution of work required.
12.08.180 Removal of debris and materials.
12.08.190 Surface restoration and maintenance.
12.08.200 Removal or relocation of interferences.
12.08.210 Safe crossing maintenance--Access to fire facilities.
12.08.220 Completion of work--Certification.
12.08.230 Map of installations required.
12.08.240 Map of abandoned facilities required.
12.08.250 Emergency repairs.
12.08.260 Stop-work authority--Procedure.
12.08.270 Inspections.
12.08.280 Materials and operations specifications.
12.08.290 Penalty for violations.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
A. "Excavation" means the breaking or cutting of any street surface and the tunneling under any street. The digging of holes for the planting of trees, shrubs, or other plants upon the parkway of any street shall not constitute an excavation within the meaning of this chapter.
B. "Person responsible for excavation or street work" means the owner of the pipeline, facility, or structure which is installed or to be installed or is maintained in the public street, and also any person who is in possession of and is using the pipeline facility or structure. It shall also mean, where applicable, any person who the owner or possessor of any such pipeline, facility, or structure has engaged to perform any work thereof which requires an excavation in a street.
(Prior code § 12.04.010 (Ord. 487 § 28, 1960))
No person, firm, or corporation as principal agent, employee, or otherwise, except officers, agents, and employees of the city acting within the scope of their employment, shall excavate in any street, avenue, court, alley, place, sidewalk, or other highway in the city without first obtaining from the city engineer or his authorized representative a written permit so to do, and without first making the deposits and paying the fees as required in this chapter. This section shall not be applicable to excavations performed pursuant to contracts awarded therefor by the city.
(Prior code § 12.04.020 (Ord. 487 § 1, 1960))
Every application for a street excavation permit shall be in writing upon forms to be provided by the city engineer and shall contain a statement of the location of the proposed excavation, its width, length, and depth, the purpose for which the proposed excavation is to be made, and the probable length of time it will remain open. The application shall be dated and shall bear the signature and address of the applicant.
(Prior code § 12.04.030 (Ord. 487 § 2, 1960))
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