The Director of Engineering, Commissioner of Public Services,
Public Works, or his designee designated in writing, shall be the
City officer to issue permits for the purpose of creating a trench
as that term is defined in MGL c. 82A, § 4, and 520 CMR
14.00.
Said permit granting officer may require the inspection of any
proposed trench site before the issuance of any trench permit.
Should the permit granting officer determine that any trench
site is not covered, barricaded, or backfilled and is unattended and
the permit holder, if any, is unavailable or refuses to take corrective
action, the permit granting officer may secure the services of a police
detail officer to make the trench site safe. The permit holder, landowner,
or contractor shall be assessed the costs of providing said police
detail.
In addition to the securing of a police detail to make a trench
site safe or, in the alternative, should the permit granting officer
determine that any trench site is not covered, barricaded, or backfilled
and is unattended and the permit holder, if any, is unavailable or
refuses to take corrective action, the permit granting officer may
have the Department of Public Services take action to cover, barricade,
or backfill said trench, and the permit holder, landowner, or contractor
shall be assessed the costs associated with any such action, including
overtime for Department of Public Services employees.
For projects involving multiple trenches, the permit granting
officer may issue a single blanket permit for such work. When a blanket
permit is issued, the permit holder shall notify the permit granting
officer of the location of each new trench as the permit holder becomes
aware that such project requires an additional trench.