§ 21-197. Exceptions.

(a)

Scheduled short side service connections with no pavement or sidewalk cut, or road or sidewalk crossings, and all scheduled maintenance repair (i.e., pole replacement or placement in existing pole lines with no change in location or alignment, splice pits or line repair not involving the subterranean crossing or removal of sidewalks, etc.) in the right-of-way where limits of excavation are not in or within six (6) feet of the edge of the traveled way will not require individual right-of-way utilization permits.

(b)

On approved county construction projects, within the construction limits, where utilities are requested by the county to be relocated, permit applications need not be submitted for approval, providing the proposed relocation and/or construction has been approved and coordinated with the county highway construction department, and the proposed construction will be completed prior to the scheduled completion date of the proposed highway construction contract. Timely coordination in relocation of utilities and other obstructions, with the county engineering and the highway construction departments personnel and the contractor for a construction or reconstruction project is required to be observed. Construction work outside of the proposed construction zone, determined to be not an integral part of the highway construction project, or scheduled after completion of the project, will require permitting in the normal manner.

(c)

Emergency repairs may be performed without obtaining a permit prior to such repair. Emergency repair work shall be completed in accordance with applicable directives from the county or other authority as expeditiously as possible. The county engineering department shall be notified on all emergency repair work by 10:00 a.m., the workday following the beginning of such repair work. An application for a right-of-way utilization permit and payment of applicable fees shall be submitted to the county engineer within two (2) working days following commencement of emergency repair work. The person, company or utility performing the emergency repair work shall be exempt from the requirements of section 21-199 for prior notification to other agencies, with the exception of gas utility companies, but shall notify those agencies by 10:00 a.m., the day following the commencement of the emergency repair work, of the extent of repair work performed.

(d)

For those situations described in subsections (a), (b) and (c) above, all work must be performed in compliance with the other provisions of these regulations and all other applicable laws and regulations, including the provisions of the gas notification law. An applicable gas company notification identification number must have been obtained prior to commencement of operations, and be available upon request of competent county authority.

(Right-of-Way Utilization Regs., § V)