§ 13.56.210. Coordination of Construction Activities.

Owners shall notify the Director of known or planned expansion of the Facilities within the rights-of-way, particularly those located underground or attached to bridges or other structures within the rights-of-way. All Owners are required to cooperate with the County and with each other as follows.

A.

By January 1st of each year, each Owner shall provide the Director with a schedule of its known proposed construction activities which may affect the rights-of-way for that year.

B.

Each Owner shall meet with the County and other Owners annually or as determined by the County to schedule and coordinate construction.

C.

All construction locations, activities and schedules shall be coordinated, as ordered by the Director, to minimize public inconvenience, disruption or damages, including without limitation, joint trenching, boring and shared conduit banks or galleries.

D.

To insure coordination of construction activities, the Director may require the Owner to field verify the location of their Facilities within the rights-of-way for both depth and alignment within two weeks of notice by the Director.

E.

Upon the County's request, in connection with the design of any County project, the Owner will verify the location of its underground Facilities within the project limits by marking on the surface the location of its underground Facilities as required by law. However, when necessary for the actual design of any County project, the County may request that the Owner identify the exact location of its underground Facilities by excavating (e.g., pot holing) and restoring at no expense to the County.

F.

At the County's discretion, all Owners shall allow the County to install conduit in the Owner's trench upon County's agreement to pay the incremental costs caused by the County's proposed addition to the project.

G.

Where there are unusual Facility installations or abandonment hazards or where heavy construction equipment will be used, the Permittee shall provide adequate temporary protection for the Roadway and existing Facilities.

H.

When replacing a Roadway, the design shall protect existing Facilities to the maximum extent practicable without sacrificing the geometrics of Roadway design.

(Ord. No. 15033, § 1(Att. A), 6-24-2014)