Sec. 32-36. - Restoration of surface.

(a)

Any person performing excavation work shall restore the excavation work location to the same condition or better. The city reserves to right to evaluate the restored condition of the excavation work and if the condition is not satisfactory to the DPW, the city may order the person who conducted the excavation work to cure any issues.

(b)

Any existing plaque, emblem, marker or symbol embedded within said street or sidewalk before such excavation work was effectuated shall be replaced in the same location and condition upon completion of such excavation work.

(c)

The permanent patching of bituminous concrete base and top shall be laid and rolled in two courses. The binder (base course) shall be two and one-half inches in depth and the top course shall be one and one-half inches in depth. The minimum total thickness of both courses, measured after rolling, shall be four inches. The base course of the permanent pavement shall be placed and carefully raked to a minimum surface and thoroughly rolled to the required thickness. Before placing the base course of the permanent pavement, the edge of the original bituminous surface shall receive an application of approved asphalt emulsion so that the new pavement material may be properly bonded to the old. The top course of the permanent pavement shall be placed to the grade that matches the existing bituminous surface after rolling. The permanent paving shall not overlap the existing pavement and will not have to be applied with a mechanical spreader unless otherwise directed. The permittee shall furnish, place, grade and compact bituminous concrete pavement of class I type I-1 as shown and specified in the latest state standard construction specifications for road and bridge. The director shall evaluate each permit application and determine if the patch requires infrared treatment.

(d)

Temporary patching shall be in accordance with the standard specifications of the state department of public works and is to be a minimum of two-inch compacted thickness.

(e)

For a period of five years, any excavation work done on a protected street or a paved location that was previously listed on the plan, following the permanent paving of any street, road, right-of-way, or sidewalk, any excavation work will require pavement restoration from curb to curb for the entire length of city block wherein the excavation is located.

(Code 1973, § 23-20; Code 1994, § 34-37; Ord. of 1-12-2009; Ord. of 9-18-2017(2), § 1)