Chapter 13 PUBLIC UTILITIES SYSTEMS*

Section 13-151 Response to notice of intent to excavate or demolish.

     (a)    The city utilities department, notified in accordance  with section 13-150, shall within two (2) working days after receipt of notice of intent, unless a shorter period is provided by agreement between the person responsible for the excavation or demolition and the operator or the city's  representative, supply by appropriate means the following information to the person responsible for the excavation or demolition:

     (1)    The approximate location and description of all its  underground utilities which may be damaged as a result of the excavation or demolition;

     (2)    The location and description of all temporary utility  markers indicating the approximate location of the underground utilities in the area of excavation or demolition activity before, as far as practical, the activity begins; and

     (3)    Any other information that would assist that person  in locating and thereby avoiding damage to the underground utilities.

     (b)    For the purposes of this section, the approximate  location of underground utilities shall  mean a strip of land at least three (3) feet wide along a designated or marked centerline but not wider than the actual utility line width plus one and one-half (1 1/2) feet on either side of the  centerline of the utility.

 (Code 1958,   18-5-7(i))