Title 10 Regulation of Activities
Division II. License Code
Chapter 10.36 Gas Transmission and Distribution
Section 10.36.070 Trench Excavation
The excavator must:
- leave at least thirty feet of completed trench ahead of the pipe laying operation, except at the closing terminus, but may not leave a greater length of trench open than necessary to accommodate the length of pipe at hand ready to be put in place, and in no event more than three hundred feet;
- dig the trench at least twelve inches wider than the exterior dimension of the pipe, unless the pipe is four inches wider than the outsides of manholes and other structures;
- dig any part of a trench in a rock formation to a depth sufficient to allow six inches of bedding below the pipe and six inches of fill above the pipe;
- brace excavations in accordance with current federal and state safety standards for such construction work.
Date Passed: Monday, June 4, 2007
Effective Date: Wednesday, July 11, 2007
ORD C34041 Section 1 (Recodification)
