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if V 1 W, ORDINANCE NO. 36 An Ordinance of the Town of Los Altos Hills regdrding the construction, laying or maintaining of pipes drains or conduits across or along puolic ways or cutting into or removing the surface thereof in the Town of Los Altos Hills. The City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does ordain as follows: Section 1 - Permit Reequir�ed: No person or agency whether pu c or private, shall make any cut into or inter- fere with or remove the surface of any public way or shall construct or maintain any pipe, drain or conduit along or across any street, road or highway in the Town or make any excavation or out therein for such purpose without first obtaining a permit so to do in the manner herein provided. Section 2 - Uplication IpA Depgait: Any person or agency, wwE ie mer pub c or private, ddesiirinng to construct lay or maintain any pipe, drain or conduit along or across any street, road or highway under jurisdiction of the Town shall make application in writing to the Town Clerk and shall deposit with such application the sum of One Hundred Dollars (100.00) or a sum of money sufficient in amount in the opinion of the Town Clerk to cover the total coat of the contemplated work, whichever amount shall be greater or in the discretion of the Town Clerk a good and sufficient bond in lieu thereof; provided that no permit or bond shall be required from a public agency or public utility entity operating in the Town of Loa Altos Hills under a franchise granted by the Town of Los Altos Hills or from any district or entity for which express authority to lay mains without permit is specifically given by law. However, such agency, public utility or district shall be required to give at least 24 hours notice before undertaking any operations thereon. The provisions as to operations and the obligations for restoration as hereinafter provided shall apply to such agency, public utility or district as is setforth for other users; Provided that the Town Clerk may in his dis- cretion waive the requirement for the deposit of said sum or bond for public agencies or public utility corporations which are entitled to operate or maintain facilities in public rights - of way either by operation of law or pursuant to a franchise granted by the Town. Said deposit or bond is required for the purpose of ensuring the proper laying or construction of such pipe, drain or conduit and the proper restoration of said highway and shall be forfeited or called, as the case may be in the event that the work is not properly done as herein provided. Sectio - S�zy ecificatios and Regulations Such pipe, n or concusM oe laid or constructed ructed and such highway shall be restored in the manner required and specified herein, which work shall be done in all cases under the supervision and to the satisfaction of said Town Engineer. (1) cava ion: Excavation of trenches adjacent to the existing pivemen a all be conducted on but one (1) side of the pavement at a time and no excavation shall be started on the opposite side until the trench first excavated has been filled, compacted and surfaced as per requirements below.