Article V

Location, Excavation and Relocation of Facilities

The permittee shall make proper arrangements for and, except as otherwise set forth herein, bear the cost of the relocation of any structure, facility, tree or shrub where such relocation is made necessary by the proposed work for which a permit is issued. The director may elect to do the necessary relocation at the permittee's expense. (Ord. 10-1987 § 2, 2010)

• A. The permittee shall investigate and be aware of all existing facilities lawfully within the highways which are within the limits of the permittee's activity. The permittee shall not interfere with any existing public or private facility without the consent of its owner. If it becomes necessary to relocate an existing facility, this shall be done by its owner or to the satisfaction of its owner.

• B. The cost of locating, exposing, moving or relocating publicly and privately owned facilities shall be borne by the permittee unless the permittee makes other arrangements with the owner of the facility or unless the owner is required by its franchise or agreement to relocate the facility without cost.

• C. The permittee shall support and protect all facilities by a method satisfactory to the owner. The owner has the right to support or protect any of its facilities at the sole expense of the permittee. In case any of said facilities should be damaged, they may be repaired by the owner at the expense of the permittee or, if authorized by the owner, may be repaired by the permittee under the supervision of the owner. The expense of repairs to any damaged facilities shall be borne by the permittee.

• (Ord. 10-1987 § 2, 2010)

Except with respect to emergency work to immediately protect the public and property, as determined by the director, any permittee proposing to excavate in any highway shall make a search of available records of underground facilities and shall notify owners or operators known to have such underground facilities in the vicinity of the proposed excavation by telephone or other acceptable means of communications at least 48 hours prior to the time of the proposed excavation, exclusive of weekends or legal holidays. At such time as a one-call notification system is operational in the city, the permittee shall notify those owners or operators who are members of the system by notifying the system by telephone or other acceptable means of communication at least 48 hours prior to the time of the proposed excavation, exclusive of weekends or legal holidays. No permit shall be valid until permittee receives a "ticket" number from the system acknowledging the notification, which number permittee shall enter upon the face of the permit. Said notification is an additional method to be used in determining underground facilities, and does not relieve permittee from the responsibility to assure that owners or operators of such facilities are notified. Any permittee shall likewise notify nonmembers of the system who are owners or operators of facilities in the vicinity of the proposed excavation. Any person receiving notice pursuant to this chapter shall, not less than one working day in advance of proposed excavation, inform the permittee of or field mark the location of any underground facility in the proposed area of excavation, unless otherwise agreed to between said person and permittee.

(Ord. 10-1987 § 2, 2010)

• A. Prior to making any excavation within the construction area where a pipeline known to carry a hazardous substance exists, no permittee shall excavate until the pipeline has been located by potholing or other proven acceptable methods at intervals sufficient to determine its exact location. The permittee shall arrange with the owner to locate or expose private and public pipelines. Abandoned or inoperative pipelines designed to carry hazardous substances shall be considered as carrying hazardous substances until determined otherwise by the director.

• B. In no case shall the intervals between potholes or the location by proven acceptable methods exceed the distance set forth as follows:

  1. Excavations for Highway Construction. The pipeline shall be located at intervals not greater than 25 feet for lines less than eight inches in diameter, 50 feet for lines of eight inches through 24 inches in diameter, and 200 feet for lines greater than 24 inches in diameter.

  2. Trench Excavation.

     • a. Longitudinal Pipelines. All longitudinal pipelines in the construction area of the highway shall be located at intervals not greater than 500 feet. If determined to be within six feet of the excavation, it shall be further located at intervals not greater than 25 feet for lines less than eight inches in diameter, 50 feet for lines of eight inches to 24 inches in diameter, and 100 feet for lines greater than 24 inches in diameter.

     • b. Transverse Pipelines. If the location of the pipeline is above or less than six inches below the facility being installed, it shall be carefully hand-tool exposed before excavating. If its location is six inches or more below the facility, it need only be located.

(Ord. 10-1987 § 2, 2010)

• A. After it is determined that the horizontal or vertical clearance between the pipeline known to carry hazardous substances and the construction limits is less than 12 inches, or 18 inches if scarifying, the permittee shall confer with the owner. Unless the owner elects to relocate, abandon or take the pipeline out of service, the permittee shall excavate until the pipeline has been completely hand-tool exposed within the limits of construction.

• B. Once the physical location of the pipelines known to carry hazardous substances has been determined, as above described, the permittee doing the excavation, in cooperation with and with the concurrence of the owner and the director, shall determine how to protect the pipeline from damage before proceeding with his work.

• (Ord. 10-1987 § 2, 2010)

Each permittee excavating in the highway shall notify the owner, the director and any public agency maintaining records for the jurisdiction of the owner, if known, whenever previously unidentified or unknown utilities or underground facilities are encountered so that the location can be accurately established and made a part of the permanent substructure records. (Ord. 10-1987 § 2, 2010)