(A) The City Manager shall require cutting of pavement surfaces ahead of excavations in a manner as to confine pavement damage to the limits of the trench. Pavement wearing surface cuts shall be made with a sharp edged tool which will result in a smooth edge along the sides of the excavation.

(B) Sections of sidewalks shall be removed to the nearest score line or saw cut edge.

(C) Unstable pavement shall be removed over cave-outs and over-breakers, and the subgrade shall be treated as the main trench.

(D) Pavement edges shall be trimmed to a vertical face and neatly aligned with the center line of the trench.

(E) Cutouts outside of the trench lines must be normal or parallel to the trench line.

(F) Boring or other methods to prevent cutting of new pavement may be required by the City Manager.

(G) The permittee shall not be required to repair damage existing prior to excavation unless his cut results in small floating sections that my be unstable, in which case the permittee shall remove and refill the area.

(Ord. 1942, passed 11-10-97) Penalty, see § 94.99