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Damage to City Irrigation Facilities - If a City irrigation line is damaged, the <br />permittee shall notify the Utility Inspector who will consult with the City parks <br />maintenance supervisor. The City parks maintenance supervisor shall have the <br />option of providing repairs consultation to the permittee responsible for the damage, <br />directing the repair performed by the person(s) responsible for the damage, or <br />having the repair performed by City crews at the expense of the permittee responsi- <br />ble for the damage. <br />Damage to Public Trees - When a street tree or tree on City-controlled property is <br />damaged, the Utility Inspector must be notified and the City's Urban Forester <br />consulted. The City may require an assessment of tree damage and future health <br />by a certified arborist. !f a damaged tree mus# be removed due to the severity of <br />damage or creation of a hazardous condition, a tree removal permit must be <br />obtained and the tree removed at the expense of the permttee and subject to the <br />conditions imposed upon the tree removal permit. Tree removal permit conditions <br />typically include a requirement to replace the removed tree with a tree of similar <br />value or to pay the City the value of the tree removed. EC 6.305{3) <br />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 <br />grade 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 judgemen# of the Maintenance Planning Manager, a hazardous or <br />dangerous condition exists that affects the public health, safety and welfare, the notifica- <br />tion requirement may be waived and the City may take necessary corrective action to <br />remove the hazardous conditions and charge the costs thereof to the responsible party <br />without prior notification. EC 7.308 (3) <br />If 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. <br />Factors to be considered in the allocation of responsibility include the nature of the work <br />each performed, the type of deterioration occurring, when each permittee performed work, <br />the kind of equipment and construction #echniques each used, and- other such factors <br />which may be deemed relevant. EC 7.308 (2) <br />4.B IMPROVED PUBLIC WAY <br />Utility & R/UU Permit Policy 26 06/01/97 <br />