After completing the placement, replacement, or removal of a pole or an underground facility pursuant to this article, the public utility shall remove from such right-of-way any pole or underground facility no longer in use as well as any other debris created from such placement, replacement or removal and immediately restore the property, including restoring the property pursuant to the requirements of Chapter
24, Article
II, of the Town Code but not limited to the installation of hot patch as needed to restore the property within the right-of-way to its previous condition as much as possible. As used in this article, "hot patch" means the installation of a mixture of asphalt to restore property within the right-of-way to its previous condition subsequent to the construction or excavation of a site for the placement or replacement of a pole or an underground facility pursuant to this article. The Town Engineer shall approve the method of restoration which may include infrared pavement repair.
Under emergency conditions which significantly impact the placement
of a pole or underground facility resulting from natural forces or
human activities beyond the control of the public utility or small
wireless facility operator, or which pose an imminent or existing
threat of loss of electrical, water, power, telephone, or other telecommunications
service, or which pose an imminent or existing threat to the safety
and security of persons or property, or both, or which require immediate
action by a public utility or small wireless facility operator to
prevent bodily harm or substantial property damage from occurring,
the provisions of this article shall not apply when the public utility
or small wireless facility operator undertakes any construction or
excavation related to the placement, replacement or removal of a pole
or an underground facility in response to such an emergency, provided
that the public utility or small wireless facility operator undertaking
such construction or excavation notifies the Town Engineer at the
earliest reasonable opportunity and that all reasonable efforts are
taken by the public utility or small wireless facility operator to
comply with the removal and restoration requirements of this article
after responding to the emergency.