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Unless a special exception is granted, applications for right-of-way cut permits to perform <br /> excavations upon improved streets shall not be granted where the pavement is less than <br /> five years old. EC 7.295 (2) <br /> 2.D.2 Plans and Drawinas <br /> Applications for a permit shall be accompanied by such drawings, surveys or plans as <br /> deemed necessary by the City Engineer. EC 7.305 <br /> Generally, the permittee shall be required to supply two sets of complete and accurate <br /> plans and/or drawings depicting the proposed facility installation. Three copies will be <br /> made to allow one each for the Utility Inspector, the office file of the permittee and the <br /> permittee's field crew performing the work. <br /> In those cases where the proposed work falls within the area of a current City improvement <br /> project (subdivisions, sewer construction, street paving, etc.) four copies will be made of <br /> the plans and/or drawings. The fourth set shall be forwarded to the Engineering Division <br /> Project Manager assigned to the City improvement project for placement in the project <br /> office file. <br /> All plans and/or drawings shall contain a north arrow. The proposed work area shall be <br /> referenced by accurate dimensions to a known intersection center-point, lot corners or to <br /> a tcnown City manhole if an intersection center-point is not available. The plans and/or <br /> drawings shall be to scale both vertically and horizontally and designate with accurate <br /> dimensions the portion of the public way proposed to be used and the work zone within the <br /> public way. The work zone shall be considered to include 10 feet at a minimum around the <br /> perimeter of the proposed excavation or facility placement and shall include staging and <br /> material storage areas within the public way. The plans shall show accurate locations of <br /> curbs, sidewalks and driveways within the proposed work zone. <br /> If the critical root zone of a street tree is located within the proposed work zone, the <br /> applicant shall so indicate on the permit application, and the plans shall accurately depict <br /> the areas of the work zone which may impact street trees, along with the size and location <br /> of each tree within such areas. The critical root zone for trees 3 inches or smaller in caliper <br /> shall be an area with a radius of at least 3 feet from the trunk. The critical root zone for <br /> trees over 3 inches in caliper shall be an area with a radius of at least eighteen inches from <br /> the trunk for every 1 inch of caliper size. <br /> If the work zone or portions thereof are outside the public right-of-way but within a public <br /> utility easement, the plans shall show any locations where the work zone falls within natural <br /> resource protection areas (e.g. wetlands, rare plant areas, conservation zones, individual <br /> <br /> trees designated for protection, etc.). , . <br /> <br /> Utility & R/W Permit Policy 10 02/09/98 <br /> <br />