Admin Order 58-22-12-F -- Final ROW Rule R-7.302 and Utility Manual

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Utility Construction and Use of the Right-of-Way Policies and Procedures Manual Page 23 3.09 Pole Installations All permits for installation, revision, or upgrades to utility infrastructure located on a City-owned pole shall include all design and engineering information required by the Traffic Operations Supervisor for review. All permits for installation, revision, or upgrades to utility infrastructure located on a privately owned pole located in the public way shall include concurrence from the owner of the pole. The City may require all design and engineering information for review prior to permit issuance. 3.10 Inspection The permittee shall notify the Utility Inspector by calling the contact number identified on the permit at least 2 business days prior to commencement of work within the public way. Business day means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Any permit may require a pre-construction meeting on site with the Utility Inspector and permittee and/or their contractor prior to commencement of work as directed on the conditions of the permit. Work commenced without a preconstruction meeting as specified in the permit shall be considered work without a permit, and established penalties shall apply, and may result in the permit being suspended or revoked. The permittee shall be responsible for scheduling and attending pre-construction meetings with the Utility Inspector. Work under the permit is subject to City inspection before, during, and after completion of the work. A copy of the approved permit and plans or drawings must be on the worksite at all times. The Utility Inspector will inspect work performed under standard public way work or cut permits and annual permits for work within the public way. Upon request by the Engineering Division, the Utility Inspector may also inspect other work performed in the public way under a revocable permit or a public improvement permit. Upon receiving the notice of commencement for the proposed work, the Utility Inspector will make reasonable accommodations to meet with the contractor's representative in charge of the construction at or before the commencement of the work covered by the permit. At this time, the methods and planned sequence of the operations should be discussed, unanswered questions resolved, and agreement obtained on preexisting damage to facilities already in place. The Utility Inspector will periodically monitor operations performed by the contractor to see that work is performed according to the permit conditions. The work must strictly conform to the approved plans. Any changes in the proposed facility from that shown on the approved permit shall have the prior consent of the Utility Inspector. If a field change is approved by the Utility Inspector, the permittee shall submit modified permit drawings that document the change. The Utility Inspector may require the permittee to apply for a new permit if the requested change cannot be resolved by a field decision.