The provisions of this part shall apply to any excavation within the public right-of-way, for which a permit is required, and for the placing, constructing, testing, repairing, changing, monitoring, removing, or abandoning of underground facilities. The provisions of this part shall also apply to mandatory membership in a one-call notification system.
(Added by Ord. 850, adopted 5-12-87)
An application for an excavation permit shall be made in writing on the form provided by the City Engineer. The general provisions pertaining to permit issuance are described in Sections 7102, et seq., of this Code. The specific requirements connected with the permit issuance are described on the permit form, and they include, but are not limited to, date of application, job location, applicant's name, address, telephone number, and where applicable, state contractor's license and City business license numbers, period of time of the proposed work, type of work, safety measures to be instituted, inspection notification, traffic requirements, backfill requirements, surface replacements, fees, deposits, liability insurance carrier, City services required, and hours of work. The City Engineer may require that a map, or plat, in quadruplicate, be attached to the permit application. Such map, or plat, shall describe, in detail, the location, the length, width, and depth of the proposed excavation(s).
(Added by Ord. 850, adopted 5-12-87)
The applicant for a permit shall deposit with the City cashier, in advance of permit issuance and validation, requisite fees pertaining to the particular excavation work described in the permit application.
(Added by Ord. 850, adopted 5-12-87)
The fee for the issuance of a completed permit application for excavation work shall be that which is prescribed by the City Council's adoption of a resolution setting forth such a fee. The fee shall not exceed the amount determined by the City Council to be sufficient to defray the cost of handling by the City. In the absence of any such resolution, the issuance fee shall be $10.
(Added by Ord. 850, adopted 5-12-87)
Where required, the applicant for a permit shall pay for the services of an inspector. The inspector shall verify in the field that the requirements specified in the permit application are complied with by the applicant. The fees for inspection shall be those which are prescribed by the City Council's adoption of a resolution setting forth such fees. Such fees shall not exceed the amounts determined by the City Council to be sufficient to defray the cost of performing inspection services.
(Added by Ord. 850, adopted 5-12-87)
Where a map, or a plat, is required in connection with an application for an excavation permit, the City Engineer may require a plat check fee in advance of approving the permit application. Such a fee shall be that which is prescribed by the City Council's adoption of a resolution setting forth such a fee. Such a fee shall not exceed an amount determined by the City Council to be sufficient to defray the cost of performing such plat check. In the absence of any such resolution, the plat check fee shall be $10 per map, or plat, checked.
(Added by Ord. 850, adopted 5-12-87)
If the City Engineer finds that City services may be needed in connection with any excavation work in the public right-of-way, he may require the applicant to deposit sufficient funds to defray the cost of such City services. Such City services may include, but not be limited to, inspection outside regular business hours, furnishing and installing warning devices, temporarily repair or backfill an excavation, temporarily secure an excavated area from the public, repair of City facilities, and clean-up, along with the administrative costs associated with any of the above City services.
(Added by Ord. 850, adopted 5-12-87)
The remainder of any deposit, if there is any remainder, shall be refunded to the person making such deposit, or to his assigns.
(Added by Ord. 850, adopted 5-12-87)
If the City Engineer finds that additional City services are required beyond those for which a deposit was made, he shall cause the permittee to be billed for such additional services, and the permittee shall have a reasonable period of time to submit payment. In the absence of payment within a reasonable period of time, the City may enforce collection by legal means. In addition, the City Engineer may elect not to issue further permits to the permittee until payment has been received by the City.
(Added by Ord. 850, adopted 5-12-87)
Underground pipelines include service lines and main lines transporting liquids and gases as well as ducts or conduits containing conductors for the transmission of electrical power or communications.
(Added by Ord. 850, adopted 5-12-87)
The following minimum depths of cover below existing, or proposed, gutter grade shall be required for all underground pipelines within the roadway area:
a. 
Local streets (Up to 70' R/W Width)
(1) 
24 inches for service pipelines.
(2) 
30 inches for all pipelines transporting nonhazardous substances.
(3) 
30 inches for electrical facilities.
(4) 
42 inches for all pipelines transporting hazardous substances as defined in Section 7100.14 of this Code.
b. 
Major Highways (Above 70' R/W Width)
(1) 
24 inches for service pipelines.
(2) 
36 inches for pipelines transporting nonhazardous substances.
(3) 
42 inches for electrical facilities.
(4) 
42 inches for pipelines transporting hazardous substances as defined in Section 7100.14 of this Code.
(Added by Ord. 850, adopted 5-12-87)
Underground cable TV and special telephone conduits shall have a minimum depth of cover of 18 inches below existing, or proposed, edge of gutter and be placed in existing roadways, as follows:
a. 
Mainline cable conduit in a four- to six-inch wide trench located adjacent to the concrete gutter, or three feet from the curb, or proposed curb, if no gutter exists.
b. 
Service cable conduits crossing the roadway from the mainline to serve users on the opposite side of local streets when installed by an acceptable boring method.
(Added by Ord. 850, adopted 5-12-87)
Included in this section are all pipelines used for the transportation of toxic, corrosive, or flammable, liquids. The intrastate transportation is under the jurisdiction of the State Fire Marshal of the State of California in accordance with Section 51010, et seq., of the Government Code of the State of California.
(Added by Ord. 850, adopted 5-12-87)
When a one-call notification system is operational in Los Angeles County, no person shall maintain and operate a pipeline designed to carry hazardous substances below the surface of a highway unless said person is a member of the system. Such person shall provide to the City Engineer such proof, as required, that said person is a member of the system in Los Angeles County. For the purpose of this section, electrical facilities shall not be considered hazardous.
(Added by Ord. 850, adopted 5-12-87)
The general operations connected with excavation activities and the maintenance of the excavated areas shall be in accordance with the Standard Specifications.
(Added by Ord. 850, adopted 5-12-87)
Any material removed by the permittee from the area being excavated, and which is not suitable as backfill, shall be removed from the work site and disposed of by the permittee. Any excavated material which is suitable as backfill may be stored within the public right-of-way if the specific location and period of time warrant such consideration. If not stored at the work site, the material shall be removed and stored elsewhere until such time as it is needed for backfill operations. Any material permitted to be stored at or near the work site shall not be stored so as to impede the flow of drainage waters.
(Added by Ord. 850, adopted 5-12-87)
Any material intended to be installed within the excavated area may be considered to be stored at or near the work site. The primary concerns in determining whether of not to permit storage of material in the immediate vicinity of the work site shall be public safety and the impedance to the flow of drainage waters. Where pipe material and appurtenances are stored in the parkway, any plant material damaged as a result of such storage shall be repaired, restored, or replaced, by the permittee and to the satisfaction of the adjacent owner and the City.
(Added by Ord. 850, adopted 5-12-87)
The general requirements for any backfill operation shall be in accordance with the Standard Specifications. Most of the native soil in the City is composed of material which is more or less sandy in nature. As such, most of the native soil may be suitable as backfill in excavations. However, under special circumstances the City Engineer may require that the permittee backfill his excavation, partially or totally, with a one-sack cement (per cubic yard) sand slurry mix to ensure quick and complete compaction.
(Added by Ord. 850, adopted 5-12-87)
Improvements removed, or damaged, by the permittee as a result of excavation activities shall be replaced, in kind, by the permittee with the following exceptions:
a. 
The structural roadway section shall match the existing plus one additional inch of asphaltic concrete or cement concrete, whichever pertains to the specific location.
b. 
Where an excavation is within 18 inches of the cement concrete gutter, the roadway pavement shall be replaced to the gutter with a structural section equal to that being replaced in the excavated area.
c. 
Any plant material in the parkway which is damaged, or removed, as a result of excavation activities shall be replaced by the permittee to the satisfaction of the adjacent owner and the City. All construction debris, which has been deposited in a planted parkway as a result of the permittee's activities, shall be removed by the permittee.
(Added by Ord. 850, adopted 5-12-87)
No permit shall be issued which would permit an excavation, or pavement cut, in a pavement less than three years old unless the applicant can demonstrate clearly to the City Engineer that the public health and safety require that the contemplated work be permitted. This prohibition shall not apply to public agencies or public utilities when repairs must be made to failed pipelines and conduits, or when a new connection, which could not have been anticipated must be made. If a permit is issued to open any pavement, which is less than three years old, an additional charge shall be made for such opening; provided, however, that such charge may be waived by the City Engineer when a public agency or public utility can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the City Engineer that the pavement opening is occasioned by circumstances beyond its control.
The additional charge shall be 5% of the regular resurfacing fee for each remaining month, or fraction thereof, of the three-year restricted period. For example, if the pavement is 16 months old when the opening is to be made, the additional charge will be 100% (20x5) over the regular fee, or if the pavement is six months old, the additional fee shall be 150% (30x5) over the regular fee. If the permittee chooses to do his own pavement restoration under City inspection, the additional charge, plus inspection and permit fees, shall be paid by the permittee.
(Added by Ord. 850, adopted 5-12-87)