[Added 10-12-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
A. 
Underground directional boring/drilling shall be prohibited in the Downtown Business District of the City of Latrobe. For the purposes of this section the Downtown Business District of the City of Latrobe is bounded as follows: North and South on Jefferson Street from Chestnut Street to the Jefferson Street Underpass 250 feet north of Depot Street, on Ligonier Street from Chestnut Street to the Ligonier Street Underpass 250 feet north of Depot Street, on Alexandria Street from Chestnut Street to the Alexandria Street Underpass 250 feet north of Depot Street. East and west would include Chestnut Street from Jefferson Street to Alexandria Street, Spring Street from Jefferson Street to Alexandria Street, Weldon Street from Jefferson Street to Alexandria Street, Main Street from Jefferson Street to Alexandria Street, and Depot Street from Jefferson Street to Alexandria Street.
B. 
Directional boring/drilling outside of the Downtown Business District is permitted upon approval of the Director of Public Works.
A. 
No opening or excavation in any street shall extend beyond the center line of the street before being backfilled and the surface of the street temporarily restored unless specific prior permission is obtained from the Code Enforcement Officer.
B. 
No more than 250 feet measured longitudinally shall be opened or excavated in any street at any one time, except by special permission of the Code Enforcement Officer. At the end of the workday, all trenches shall be either backfilled or plated.
C. 
All utility facilities shall be exposed sufficiently or definite location be determined ahead of trench excavation work to avoid damage to those facilities and to permit their relocation, if necessary. Any such facilities damaged by the permittee shall be repaired and/or replaced by the permittee.
D. 
Pipe drains, pipe culverts, or other facilities encountered shall be protected by the permittee. Any such facilities damaged by the permittee shall be repaired and/or replaced by the permittee.
E. 
Monuments of concrete, iron, or other lasting material set for the purposes of locating or preserving the lines of any street or property subdivision, or a precise survey reference point or a permanent survey bench mark within the municipality shall not be removed or disturbed or caused to be removed or disturbed unless permission to do so is first obtained, in writing, from the Code Enforcement Officer. Permission shall be granted only upon condition that the permittee shall pay all expenses incident to the proper replacement of the monument.
F. 
When work performed by the permittee interferes with the established drainage system of any street, provision shall be made by the permittee to provide proper drainage.
G. 
When any earth, gravel, or other excavated material is caused to flow, roll, or wash upon any street, the permittee shall cause removal of same from the street within four hours after deposit to permit safe flow of traffic. In the event the earth, gravel, or other excavated material so deposited is not removed as specified, the Code Enforcement Officer shall cause such removal and the cost incurred shall be paid by the permittee or deducted from his deposit.
H. 
Safety requirements.
(1) 
Every permittee shall place around the project such barriers, barricades, lights, warning flags and danger signs as shall be determined by the Code Enforcement Officer to be necessary for the protection of the public. Additional safety requirements may be prescribed by the Code Enforcement Officer, and, where applicable, as set forth in the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation publications which are applicable thereto.
(2) 
Whenever a person fails to provide or maintain the required safety devices, such devices shall be installed and maintained by the municipality. The amount of the cost incurred shall be paid by the permittee or deducted from his deposit.
(3) 
No person shall willfully move, remove, injure, destroy, or extinguish any barrier, warning light, sign, or notice erected, placed or posted in accordance with the provisions of this section.
I. 
Access to private driveways shall be coordinated with abutting property owners and shall be provided to said abutting property owners during working construction operations.
J. 
Work authorized by a permit shall be performed between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, unless the permittee obtains written consent from the Code Enforcement Officer to do the work at an earlier or later hour in the case of an emergency or in the event the work authorized by the permit is to be performed in traffic congested areas.
K. 
In granting any permit, the Code Enforcement Officer may attach such other conditions thereto as mat be reasonably necessary to prevent damage to public or private property or to prevent the operation from being conducted in a manner hazardous to life or property. The conditions may include but are not limited to the following:
(1) 
Limitations on the period of the year in which the work may be performed;
(2) 
Restrictions as to the size, weight, and type of equipment;
(3) 
Designation of routes upon which materials may be transported;
(4) 
Designation of the place and manner of disposal of excavated materials;
(5) 
Requirements as to the laying of dust, the cleaning of streets, the prevention of noise, and other results offensive or injurious to the neighborhood, the general public, or any portion thereof; and
(6) 
Regulations as to the use of streets in the course of the work.
[Amended 6-12-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-2; 5-13-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-4]
A. 
All pavement cuts, openings and excavations shall be made properly and backfilled properly by the permittee according to municipality specifications as set forth in Appendix A, attached hereto.[1] Permittee also shall place a surface on the pavement cut, opening or excavation in accordance with municipality specifications as set forth on Appendix A, attached hereto. The municipality may, from time to time, by resolution duly adopted, amend Appendix A. All resurfacing work required herein shall include the installation of appropriate steel risers (PENNDOT approved) around all manholes, catch basins, valve boxes and similar installations.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is on file in the City offices.
B. 
If the permittee has been granted permission to restore the street surface but weather conditions are such as to prevent the completion of permanent restoration of the street surface at the time of backfilling is completed, permittee shall install temporary surface and maintain same in accordance with municipality specifications until such time as weather conditions will permit restoration of the street surface.
C. 
The Department of Public Works shall be notified by the permittee during the forty-eight-hour period preceding beginning of backfilling of the site and approximate time at which backfilling will be begun.
D. 
If paving surfaces adjacent to the street openings may be damaged where trenches are made parallel to the street, where trenches and/or street openings are laid through and/or along the right of way, where cross trenches are laid in proximity to one another, or where the equipment used may cause such damage to the roadway, the municipality shall, if the total linear length of the street opening and/ or trench repair, parallel or perpendicular to the direction of travel, exceeds 250 linear feet or is 25% or more of the length of the road, the entire street shall be milled and paved curb to curb and street to street at a minimum of 1.5-inch mill and 1.5-inch pavement meeting all specifications established by the City of Latrobe's Department of Public Works. The municipality may require a contribution from the permittee for the resurfacing of the entire roadway in lieu of patching or restoration. Such negotiations shall be carried on and contributions agreed upon prior to issuance of a permit.
E. 
After excavation is commenced, the work of making and backfilling the same shall be prosecuted with due diligence.
F. 
Inspections of all work authorized by a permit shall be made by the Department of Public Works at such times and in such manner as required to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter. If the nature of the work to be performed under any permit is such to require the services of a full-time inspector, the Department of Public Works, or their designee, shall provide for the services of such an inspector.
G. 
All inspection costs shall be borne by the permittee. Such costs shall be based upon a schedule of charges on file in the office of the Code Enforcement Officer.
H. 
If any settlement in a restored area occurs with a period of two years from date of completion of the permanent restoration and permittee fails to make such correction after notification, any expense incurred by the municipality in correcting such settlement shall be paid by the permittee or recovered from his bond, unless the permittee submits proof satisfactory to the Code Enforcement Officer that the settlement was not due to defective backfilling.
I. 
In no case shall any opening made by permittee be considered in the charge or care of the municipality, or any of its officers or employees, and no officer or employee of the municipality is authorized in any way to take or assume any jurisdiction over any such opening, except in the exercise of the police power, which it is necessary to protect life and property.
J. 
Opening of any streets with an opening less than two feet by two feet or four square feet requires the following: Subject to the review and approval of the Director of Public Works, the pipe or line or exploration shall be bedded or filled and covered with the appropriate material up to 12 inches of cover and compacted, the remaining backfill up to eight inches from finish grade will be of a flowable fill type material having quick-curing properties so that the top wearing course could be applied whether its temporary or permanent. This will not require a one-foot cut-back if asphalt is placed on the cured flowable fill as a finished product. Contractor is responsible for up to two years as a warranty for this work and shall supply the City of Latrobe with a bond or other surety as determined by the Director of Public Works.