the conditions stated in the restriction or closure authorization. <br />Due to-the conflicts between traffic and construction work within a street during peak traffic <br />hours, work on arterial streets and/or within the downtown core area shall be prohibited <br />during the hours of 7:'! 5 - 8:7 5 a.m: and 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Whenever lane closures on <br />arterials or within the downtown core area are performed, the permittee shall be <br />responsible for informing the local media (i.e. major local newspapers, radio stations and <br />television stations), law enforcemen#, fre protection,:ambulance, transit agencies, and <br />school districts of the approved closure. <br />Reviewing applications. and issuing authorizations #or lane closures and parking <br />restrictions outside the above described limits shall be the responsibility of the Utility <br />Inspector. However, in any ease where the Inspector has concerns about unusual traffic <br />control issues, he/she may refer the particular request to Transportation Division person- <br />nel for authorization- <br />To avoid noise disturbances, normal working times for work performed under a permit. <br />shall be restricted #o the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise <br />specifically authorized by permit, license, or variance. 4.083(g), 4.084 <br />3.F MAINTENANCE OF ROADWAY DRAINAGE <br />A permittee shall maintain al! gutters, ditches, and o#her drainage features unobstructed <br />and free of sediment, dirt and debris.. For curb and guttered streets the gutters shall <br />remain unobstructed for the full depth of the adjacent curb and for a width of at least one <br />foo# in width from the face of. the curb at the gutter line. Whenever a valley gutter crosses <br />an intersecting street, an adequate waterway shall be provided and at ap times ,°: <br />maintained. EC 7.307 (3) ; <br />3.G TEMPORARY SURFACING AND PERMANENT RESTORATION <br />The permittee shall not open more ,than 400 linear feet. of trench without backfilling the <br />trench the same working day. The permittee shall be required to backfill and patch <br />temporarily with asphalt concrete material -any excavation in a vehicle traffic lane, <br />sidewalk, or on a bike path the same day of excavation and shah maintain the temporary <br />patch until the final surface repair is placed. Temporary trench repair shall be maintained <br />sufficiently to prevent settlement or an irregular surface. <br />Where it is impracticable to backfill and complete temporary surface restore#ion the same <br />day of trench opening, the permiee may seek prior written approval of the Utility Inspector <br />to leave a trench open overnight. With prior written approval the permittee .may leave a . <br />maximum of 400 linear feet of trench open overnight, provided the permittee establishes <br />and maintains barriers and warning devices to pro#ect open trench zones. <br />As soon as practicable, but in no case greater than 60 days after completion of the permit <br />~.--- <br />Utility & R/W Permit Policy 23 72/01/97 <br />