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Chapter 12.16 — EXCAVATIONS

Shafter Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Shafter

12.16.010 - Short title.

12.16.020 - Definitions.

12.16.030 - Permit—Required.

12.16.040 - Permit—Application.

12.16.050 - Security deposit.

12.16.060 - Permit—Fee.

12.16.070 - Surety bond.

12.16.080 - Prompt completion of work required.

12.16.090 - Barriers and warning devices.

12.16.100 - Noise, dust and debris.

12.16.110 - Traffic—Routing.

12.16.120 - Traffic—Protection.

12.16.130 - Access to vital structures.

12.16.140 - Relocation and protection of utilities.

12.16.150 - Gutters to be kept free and unobstructed.

12.16.160 - Protection of adjoining property.

12.16.170 - Preservation of monuments.

12.16.180 - Maximum length of open trenches.

12.16.190 - Depth of substructures.

12.16.200 - Breaking through pavement.

12.16.210 - Placement of excavated material—Trench and tunnel excavation and…

12.16.220 - Cleanup.

12.16.230 - Backfilling.

12.16.240 - Surface restoration.

12.16.250 - Surface restoration—Specifications—City's right to perform needed work.

12.16.260 - Emergency work—Findings—Expedient completion of work required.

12.16.270 - Emergency action.

12.16.280 - Substructures—Submission of drawings and maps required.

12.16.290 - Substructures—Abandonment.

12.16.300 - Enforcement.

12.16.310 - Liability of city.

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