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(1) Preservation, Restoration, and Cleanup.

(a) The size of disturbed area necessary to install a utility shall be kept to a minimum.

(b) Restoration methods shall be in accordance with the specifications of the County and/or special provisions of the franchise, permit, or agreement.

(c) Unsatisfactory restoration work shall be promptly corrected by the Utility. If necessary, unsatisfactory restoration work may be corrected by the County and billed to the Utility.

(d) Disposal of refuse and debris shall be done to the satisfaction of the County Engineer.

(e) The cutting of trees and brush, other than as required in CCC 9.48.080(6), and the disfiguring of any feature of scenic value is not permitted. The Utility shall repair or replace, in kind, any tree or shrub removed or disfigured when, in the opinion of the County Engineer, such is not necessary for the utility installation. If vegetation which needs to be removed may reasonably have commercial, aesthetic or screening value, the Utility must obtain the approval of the County Engineer before removal.

(f) Citizens often landscape or otherwise plant or place items in the public right-of-way. When this interferes with placement of a utility in its standard location, disturbance to the landscaping or other item(s) shall be coordinated with the County Engineer. Efforts will be made to minimize expense to the Utility while attempting to please the citizen.

(g) The Utility shall be responsible for any and all restoration or repair of any portion of bridge or road disturbed by the utility installation or use.

(2) Traffic Control and Public Safety.

(a) Traffic controls, including detours for all utility work, shall conform to the currently applicable “Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)”, as modified by Washington State.

(b) All construction and maintenance operations shall be planned to keep interference with traffic to a minimum. On heavily traveled roads, construction operations interfering with traffic should not be scheduled during periods of peak traffic flow. Work shall be planned so that closure of intersecting streets, road approaches, or other access points is held to a minimum.

(c) Adequate provision shall be made to safeguard any open excavation, and shall include barricades, lights, flaggers, signs, road plates, barriers, and other protective devices as may be necessary.

(d) The storage of materials on or close to the roadways shall not be allowed, and parking of vehicles on or close to roadways shall be kept to a minimum.

(e) The Utility shall confine operations as much as possible to the non-traveled portion of the right-of-way, and all construction and maintenance activities shall be planned and carried out to keep interference to traffic to an absolute minimum.

(3) Emergency Repairs.

(a) All utility facilities shall be kept in a good state of repair. Emergency repairs shall be undertaken in a timely manner.

(b) If emergency repairs disturb the right-of-way, such repairs may be immediately undertaken and the right-of-way restored. Approval as to the manner of final restoration of the right-of-way shall be secured from the County in a timely fashion.

(4) Prior Land Rights. Where the utility facilities are to be adjusted to accommodate road construction and the utility has a prior property right in its location, the County and the Utility may enter into an agreement providing for joint occupancy of right-of-way consistent with the requirements of each party.

(5) Materials. All utility installations on, over, or under the surface of the right-of-way and attachments to bridges shall be of durable material designed for long service life expectancy and be relatively free from routine servicing and maintenance.

(6) Herbicides. Herbicides shall not be used in County right-of-way.

(7) Penalties. The County may, at its sole discretion, withhold the approval and granting of permit(s) required for occupancy of the right-of-way to any Utility who is not in conformance.