20-3-104. EXCAVATION PERMIT REQUIRED.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, an excavation permit shall be required before beginning construction or maintenance on any pipeline in the City. Application for the permit shall be made upon forms provided by the City. The completed application shall be filed with the Public Works Department and shall be accompanied by the following:
a. Three copies of the application and a center line survey showing the proposed right-of-way and the exact location of the pipeline within that right-of-way. One copy each shall be submitted to the City's Community Development Department, Fire Department and Public Works Department.
b. Identification of the location and extent of topographical or geographical problems in relation to the pipeline, such as faults, waterways, rights-of-way and other like problems. Show how these problems will be addressed prior to construction.
c. A 24-hour emergency contact number and the names of pipeline personnel to notify in case of emergency.
(2) The following items shall be provided to the City at completion or prior to operation, whichever occurs first:
a. Three copies of an as-built survey showing the actual location of the right-of-way and the exact location of the pipeline within the right-of-way.
b. An emergency response plan submitted to and approved by the Fire Department. The plan shall include:
i. suggested alternate approach routes, if normal routes to exposed areas are blocked by incident or by traffic;
ii. a medical mass casualty plan to deal with pipeline associated incidents;
iii. an evacuation plan for all exposures adjacent to the pipeline;
iv. complete information on the products to be piped and the characteristics of those products;
v. evidence that the pipeline is a part of the "One Call" system protecting against construction incidents in the vicinity of the pipeline; and
vi. development of a mass media package that will be instituted when a gas pipeline incident occurs, should a gas pipeline incident occur.
c. Four copies of a plan for public awareness of the pipeline.
d. Four copies of a damage prevention program required under US Department of Transportation, 1983, Section 192.614.
e. An application fee as determined by the City's Consolidated Fee Schedule.
f. An impact fee where required. (Must be paid prior to the issuance of the permit.)