(A) Safety. All excavations shall be properly barricaded and lighted sufficiently to give due and proper notice to all persons of the excavation. The person making each excavation shall properly barricade and light such excavation and maintain such lights and barricades.
(B) The Public Works Director shall direct that a process for obtaining permits to make excavations, cuts or bores in the public right-of-way is established and published. This process shall include, among other things:
(1) The name of the appropriate city department to contact in order to obtain a permit, or to report an emergency excavation or cut;
(2) The city department that will be responsible for the day to day administration and enforcement of this subchapter;
(3) The process for notifying other public utilities of an intent to make an excavation or cut in the public right-of-way in order to participate in the excavation or cut;
(4) The time frame for submitting plans to the appropriate department for the work to be done, including the restoration work required, with notice than no permit shall be issued until the review process has been completed;
(5) The city department responsible for approving the barricade plan to be in place while the excavation, cutting or boring occurs;
(6) The temporary and permanent restoration requirements to be met during the course of, or the completion of, the excavation, cutting or boring including, but not limited to, the type and grade of materials that shall be required.
(C) Boring preferred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, it is the preference of the city that boring or pushing of utility services under city streets, alleys, or other public property, occur instead of excavations or cuts. Even so, the permitting process set forth in this subchapter shall be met, and all tunneling plans shall be subject to approval of the City Public Works Supervisor.
(D) Surety bond. The City Public Works Supervisor shall determine the amount of any surety bond that is appropriate to ensure the completion of a project and fulfillment of all requirements set forth in this subchapter and the procedures adopted pursuant to the subchapter:
(1) The applicant shall post the required bond as an additional condition to the issuance of a permit to excavate, cut or bore in the public right-of-way.
(2) The failure to post this bond in a timely manner shall be the basis for denying a permit, or the basis for revoking a permit previously issued.
(3) This surety bond shall remain in place at least for the period of time necessary to complete the work set forth in the permit and, may be required for such additional period of time as deemed appropriate by the City Public Works Supervisor.
(4) Notwithstanding the above listed requirements, if the permit application is only for minor maintenance work, a permit may be issued without further review to an applicant who has a $10,000 corporate surety bond on file with the City Clerk-Treasurer, provided that after the issuance of the permit, additional surety may be required if the City Public Works Supervisor determines that such security is necessary to ensure the completion of the project.
(E) Paint or marking compounds. No permanent paint or marking compound shall be used to locate the right-of-way, or for any other purpose associated with the boring, excavation or cut of the public streets, alleys, or public property. Any temporary paint or marking compound used shall be of a type that will deteriorate over time, but in any event, will not be discernible 30 days after it is applied regardless of the date that work under any permit is completed.
(F) City signs, conduits or facilities to be undisturbed. No work done under a permit issued pursuant to this subchapter shall disturb any city signs, conduits, or other facilities unless expressly permitted by the City Public Works Supervisor.
(G) Minimum width. All excavations or cuts paved surfaces shall have a minimum uniform width of 12 inches unless a different width is expressly authorized by the City Public Works Supervisor. All excavations, or cuts in paved surfaces shall be smoothly cut or sawed and shall have a neat appearance.
(Ord. 461, passed 1-21-14)