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NOTE• The permittee is responsible for insuring that the Utility Inspector is notified <br />one business day in advance of the time the permanent repairs are to be made. <br />The Utility Inspector shall maintain a file containing the location of and the permittee <br />responsible for all temporary pavement patches. An inspection 50 days after the <br />placement of a temporary patch shall be made with a notification sent to the permittee <br />requiring replacement of the temporary patch if it is found. to be still in place. <br />3.H PROTECTION OF TREES <br />Special care must be exercised and protective measures utilized when work within the <br />public way impacts the critical root zone of street trees and those trees designated for <br />protection in a natural resource protection area as described in section 2.D.2 of this <br />document. No root over 2 inches in diameter of such trees shall be cut without the <br />approval of the Urban Forester. Utility lines shall be installed by tunneling under roots <br />within the critical root zone whenever practicable or by hand-digging around roots to avoid <br />damage. Protective fencing shah be required around designated trees to protect the area <br />of the critical root zone outside of the immediate excavation area but within the work zone. <br />See Standard Specifications 221A.1 - 221A.3 . . <br />Except for trimming or pruning necessary to protect EWEB lines or crews, no person shall <br />trim or prune a tree growing within the public right-of--way in a manner not in compliance <br />with the most current guidelines published by the International Society of Arboriculture or <br />the most current pruning standards and specifications of the National Arborist Association. <br />3.1 EROSION PREVENTION, SITE RESTORATION AND CLEANl1P <br />Erosion prevention measures shall be incorporated into all work performed under aright-of- <br />way permit in compliance with 6.630(2) of the Eugene Code and associated administrative <br />rule R-6.645. All construction activities shall be conducted in a manner to .meet .the <br />outcomes of the Erosion Prevention and Construction Site Management Program. <br />Activities involving cleaning of construction equipment and disposal of excess construction <br />materials shall be conducted such that materials and washout will not be deposited into <br />catch basins, gutters, ditches or areas where runoff. may carry materials into the City <br />stormwater system. <br />In addition, the permittee shall be responsible for promptly removing and cleaning all <br />excess earth, stone, crushed rock, rubbish, debris and any unused material that result. from <br />work performed. As work progresses, all public ways shall be thoroughly cleaned of ail <br />rubbish, excess earth, rock, and other debris resulting from such work. All cleanup. shall <br />be at the expense of the permittee. Upon failure to do so, within 48 hoars of notification, <br />the City may perform the work and charge the cost thereof to the permittee. If, in the <br />judgment of the Maintenance Planning Manager, a hazardous or dangerous condition <br />exists that affects the public health, safety and welfare, the notification requirement may <br />Utility & R/W Permit Policy 24 02~a9~98 <br />