(a) 
Prohibition. No excavation and no cutting shall be permitted in any public right-of-way for five years after completion of surface paving or repaving.
(b) 
Exceptions. The Public Works Director or City Engineer may in his or her discretion grant exceptions to the prohibition of this section under the following circumstances. In granting exceptions, the Public Works Director or City Engineer may lengthen and enlarge the required area of restoration up to the full-width of the roadway, and impose other reasonable conditions as it deems appropriate to protect the public interest.
(1) 
Emergency that threatens life or serious property damage.
(2) 
Work that is mandated by a federal, state, or county agency.
(3) 
No other reasonable means of providing service exists.
(4) 
Other situation deemed to be in the public interest.
(c) 
The City Engineer shall develop and maintain a Master Pavement List and make it available at the Engineering Division public counter and the City Clerk's office. The Master Pavement List shall identify those segments of public right-of-way that are subject to the prohibition of this section and the corresponding starting and ending dates of the prohibition.
(d) 
Rules and Procedures. The City Engineer may promulgate pavement restoration guidelines and other rules and procedures that are consistent with this chapter.
(Added by § 2, Ord. 2018-967, eff. October 18, 2018)