(a) 
Pipelines must be constructed out of new pipe.
(b) 
The owner/operator must grade, level, and restore such property to the same surface condition, as nearly practicable, as existed when operations were first commenced. Pipelines may not be placed under the travel lanes of a public thoroughfare except for approved crossings.
(c) 
Pipeline trenches shall be backfilled and pipelines shall be constructed so as to maintain a minimum depth of forty-eight inches (48") below the bottom of the adjacent roadside ditch. Public thoroughfares may not be crossed by open cut. A road bore is required.
(d) 
Any damage to the right-of-way of a public thoroughfare must be repaired promptly, but in any case within five (5) days of completion of the work.
(e) 
All applicable federal and state laws and regulations governing construction and operation of the pipeline must be complied with by the owner/operator.
(f) 
Construction may not cause the public thoroughfare to be closed to traffic, except with prior approval of the city, and even then, only for short periods of time specifically granted by the city.
(g) 
Safety precautions to protect the public and workers shall be implemented during pipeline construction, including, as necessary, warning signs, flagmen, trench barricades, temporary fencing, and other measures. Trenches shall not be left open after daylight without adequate reflective barricades or fencing.
(h) 
The foregoing subsections apply equally to pipeline maintenance conducted after operations begin.
(Ordinance adopted 12/17/07)
(a) 
All applicable state and federal safety standards must be followed in the construction and operation of an oil and/or gas pipeline.
(b) 
Adequate cathodic protection of the pipeline must be installed, maintained and periodically tested. However, cathodic protection systems must be designed and must operate in such a way not to cause unreasonable damage or deterioration to other lines in the right-of-way.
(c) 
The owner or operator of a pipeline that transports gas, oil, liquids or hydrocarbons that is located in whole or in part within the right-of-way of a public thoroughfare shall be a member in good standing with the One Call System or other approved excavation monitoring system as required by state law. The owner or operator of any pipeline that transports gas, oil, liquids or hydrocarbons subject to this section shall contract for service with the selected underground utility coordinating system for a minimum of five (5) years unless there is an agreement to change [to] an alternate system between the city and the pipeline owners or operators. Said services shall be maintained without interruption for the life of the oil and gas pipeline permit. The selected underground utility coordinating system may be different than the one used by the city for other underground utility services.
(d) 
All pipeline markers required by state or federal law shall be installed and maintained.
(e) 
A permittee must provide the city with a copy of any report (initial or follow-up) to the USDOT, the state railroad commission, or the TCEQ relating to:
(1) 
Unsafe pipeline conditions;
(2) 
Leaks or pipeline emergencies;
(3) 
Other pipeline incidents; or
(4) 
Pipeline spills or discharges;
with regard to any pipeline located in whole or in part within the right-of-way of a public thoroughfare within the city. Such reports shall be provided to the city at the same time they are submitted to those agencies.
(f) 
A permittee shall provide the city with a copy of any notice of violation received by the permittee from any state or federal government agency with regard to any pipeline located in whole or in part within the right-of-way of a public thoroughfare within the city. Such information shall be provided to the city within ten (10) days of receipt by the permittee.
(Ordinance adopted 12/17/07)