San Mateo Municipal Code Ch. 17.32 Trench Cuts

(a) Prohibition. Excavation in newly renovated public rights-of-way is prohibited for three years after filing of a notice of completion or acceptance of a new street or structural overlay of an entire street.

(b) Exceptions. The prohibition does not apply under the following circumstances:

(1) Emergency which endangers life or property.

(2) Relocation work that is mandated by county, state, or federal agency.

(3) Service for buildings or parcels where no other reasonable means of providing service exists, as determined by the Public Works Director.

(4) For potholing to verify utility depth or location.

(5) Other situations deemed by the Public Works Director to be in the best interest of the general public.

(a) Repaving Required. If a street is excavated within the three year restriction as an exception to the prohibition, the excavating entity must repave the block of the street in which the excavation is located or a smaller area if approved by the Public Works Director. Exceptions. The repaving requirement does not apply if:

(1) The emergency need to excavate arose from a natural disaster such as an earthquake.

(2) The excavation is necessary to accomplish relocation work that is mandated by a county, state, or federal agency.