§ 78-188. Breaking through pavement.

(a)

Heavy duty pavement breakers may be prohibited by the public works department when the use endangers existing structures or other property.

(b)

Saw cutting of Portland cement concrete may be required when the nature of the work or the condition of the street warrants. When required, the depth of the cut shall be not less than one inch in depth; however, a depth greater than one inch may be required by the public works department when circumstances warrant. Saw cuttings may be required by the public works department outside of the limits of the excavation over cave-outs, overbreaks and small floating sections.

(c)

Approved cutting of asphalt pavement surface ahead of excavation may be required by the public works department to confine pavement damage to the limits of the trench.

(d)

Sections of sidewalks shall be removed to the nearest score line or joint.

(e)

Unstable pavement shall be removed over cave-outs and overbreaks and the subgrade shall be treated as the main trench.

(f)

Pavement edges shall be trimmed to a vertical face and neatly aligned with the centerline of the trench.

(g)

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

(h)

Borings or other methods to prevent cutting of new pavement may be required by the public works department.

(i)

The permittee shall not be required to repair pavement damage existing prior to excavation unless his cuts result in small floating sections that may be unstable, in which case the permittee shall remove and pave the area.

(Parish Code 1977, § 20-35)