A. All excavations shall be backfilled in a manner satisfactory to the city engineer, who may require trenches to be settled either with water or by tamping, or both.
B. In the event an excavation is five feet or more in depth, the permittee shall cause a competent person to be placed at the site of the work, for the purpose of observing backfilling operations in those cases where the operator of a power unit engaging in such backfilling operations is unable to see into the excavation.
C. All excavations must be properly backfilled in a workmanlike manner. Backfilling operations shall be commenced as soon as possible, but only after an inspection by the city engineer and his approval has been obtained.
D. An excavation made for installation or repair of a service connection shall be completed within three days after the inspection of the connection by the city engineer.
E. In all public streets, or other public places, the surface over the trenches and to the side thereof shall, after being backfilled as specified in this section and after settlement has taken place, be finished by permittee in a workmanlike manner and in accordance with specifications to be furnished by the city engineer at the time the permit is issued.
F. In all easements, all buildings, fences, shrubbery, lawns, walks, driveways, and other improvements must be replaced or be reconstructed without delay in a workmanlike manner and fully equal to the original improvement.
(Prior code § 12.04.130 (Ord. 487 § 9, 1960))