§ 28-24. Safeguards.

(a)

It is hereby required that for every excavation made on public property, proper safeguards shall be provided against injury to the public; barricades shall be provided at five (5) feet distance, and such barricades shall completely encircle all open excavations or trenches. All barricades, as required by this section, shall have at least one (1) sign placed thereon on each side in a conspicuous manner, indicating the name of the person causing such excavation. When approved, traffic plates of sufficient strength may be used to cover an excavation to prevent blocking of streets.

(b)

From sun up to sundown, there shall be placed, at a distance of not less than one hundred (100) feet, sufficient numbers of red flags to warn the public of dangerous excavation. From sunset to sunrise, there shall be placed at a distance of not less than one hundred (100) feet, sufficient red lights or flambeaux to indicate the length of the excavation in the public thoroughfare and to warn the public of dangerous excavation. In addition to the above, there shall be placed on or by the barricades sufficient red lights or flambeaux to indicate the point of excavation and its size.

(c)

No material or equipment shall be left on or within any city right-of-way that will be a hazard to the general public or traffic.

(d)

All nonemergency trenching, pipe laying and/or backfilling shall be complete prior to nightfall on the day on which work begins, and no open excavation shall be left overnight.

(e)

If any sewer utility service repair is undertaken by contractor, the connection to the sewer main must be inspected by a city representative prior to the placement of any backfill material.

(Ord. No. 02-1985, 1-28-85; Ord. No. 004-2014, § 5, 2-10-2014)