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Section 3: CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE PUBLIC. WAY <br />3.A STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS <br />The Standard Specifications (City Standards) which are applicable to work within the public <br />way are those published by the American Public Works Association, Oregon .Chapter, <br />current edition, as modified through published amendments by the City of Eugene, and/or <br />modified by these special provisions. In addition, placement of facilities shall conform to <br />applicable design standards for local streets contained- in Design Standards for Eugene <br />Streets. Sidewalks. Bikeways and Access ways, current edition. <br />The Standard Specifications and technical provisions contained herein are minimum <br />standards for work performed within the public way. Occasionally, the City will require <br />additional provisions specific to the individual permit. These. special provisions will be <br />listed on the approved permit and will then supplement or supersede the Standard <br />Specifications. <br />3.B TECHNICAL PROVISIONS (PLACEMENT OF FACILITIES) <br />All construction and maintenance work performed by the permittee shall be done in a <br />manner designed to leave all areas in which work was performed in a condition as near as <br />possible, if not better, to that which existed before such work began. A "patched" <br />appearance is visually detrimental to the abutting properties, and efforts from both the <br />permittee and the. City should be made to avoid this wherever possible. <br />Placement of facilities within the public way shall conform to plans, codes, a'd'ministrative <br />rules and the Standard Specifications adopted by the City. For purposes of convenience <br />and clarification, key provisions are supplemented andlor applied as follows: <br />1. While private citizens may be issued a permit to perform work within the public way, <br />only licenced bonded contractors may perform work which involves the <br />removal of street or allekpavement or which requires the use of traffic control <br />devices. <br />2. All underground pipes and conduits in the public way shall be laid a minimum depth <br />of 30 inches below street or alley grade and 30 inches below ground level in public <br />utility easements, unless otherwise approved by the City Manager or designee. EC <br />7.302 <br />Where utility placement is within a public way scheduled for construction or <br />reconstruction, all underground pipes and conduits shall be laid a minimum depth <br />of 30 inches below the design grade of the new cons#ruction if such grade has been <br />established. ` ` <br />- Exceptions to the 30 inch minimum depth requirement may be allowed under <br />special circumstances. Examples of possible qualifying circumstances include: <br />Utility & R/W Permit Policy 16 02/09/98 <br />_. _ <br />