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Section 4: MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES <br />4.A GENERAL <br />Patches or excavations within the public way in need of maintenance shall be reported to <br />the Utility Inspector. In most cases, a utility cut requires maintenance or repair if any part <br />of the replacement surfacing deviates more than 3/4"from the finished surface street grade <br />or'/" from a finished sidewalk grade. <br />If upon reasonable notice, the permittee fails to restore and maintain the public way <br />affected by the permittee's work, the City may perform the work and charge the cost to the <br />permittee. If, in the judgment of the Maintenance Planning Manager, a hazardous or <br />dangerous condition exists that affects the public health, safety and welfare, the notification <br />requirement may be waived and the City may take necessary corrective action #o remove <br />the hazardous conditions and charge the costs thereof to the responsible party without <br />prior notification. EC 7.308 (3) <br />!f more than one permittee has worked within the affected area, the Maintenance Planning <br />Manager shall allocate the responsibility and cost for restoration and maintenance. Factors <br />to be considered in the allocation of responsibility include the nature of the work each per- <br />formed, the type of deterioration occurring, when each permittee performed work, the kind <br />of equipment and construction techniques each used, and other such factors which may <br />be deemed relevant. EC 7.308 (2) <br />4.B IMPROVED PUBLIC WAY <br />For purposes of surface restoration and maintenance responsibilities of the permittee, an <br />improved public way is a public right-of-way upon which hard surface improvements such <br />as street and alley pavements, public sidewalks, or bicycle paths have been constructed. <br />The permittee is responsible for maintaining surface restoration of a utility or right-of-way <br />cut upon an improved public way, until such time as the City performs a street <br />reconstruction or overlay upon the affected area. EC 7.308 (1) <br />4.C UNIMPROVED PUBLIC WAY <br />For purposes of surface restoration and maintenance responsibilities of the permittee, an <br />unimproved .public way is a public right-of--way or public utility easement upon which hard <br />surface improvements such as street and alley pavements have not been constructed. <br />The permittee shall be responsible for maintenance of surface restoration of work <br />performed within an unimproved public way for a period of one year commencing upon the <br />completion of the work. EC 7.308 (1) <br />.. <br />Utility & RM/ Permit Policy 28 02/09/98 <br />