§ 12.08.020. Safety barricades and illumination required; removal prohibited when.

A.

It shall be unlawful for any person, by or for whom any excavation is made in a public street for any purpose, to fail to install safety devices in accordance with the most current edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices as published by the Federal Highway Administration or such traffic control manual as shall be adopted by the State of Utah for municipal use.

B.

It is unlawful for any person, by or for whom any excavation is made in a public street for any purpose, to fail to cause a barricade, rail or other sufficient fence or covering to be placed so as to enclose such excavation, together with the dirt, gravel, or other material thrown therefrom, and to maintain such barricade during the time for which such excavation continues. All construction equipment and other appurtenant devices shall be properly noticed and protected by construction safety and/or traffic safety devices.

C.

It is unlawful for any person to fail to have lighted devices, retroreflective devices, or some other proper and sufficient nighttime illumination or retroreflectivity fixed to parts of such barricade, or in some other proper manner over or near the excavation, and over and near the dirt, gravel, or other material taken therefrom so as to properly advise of any potential hazard. Such illuminations or retroreflective device shall be kept in place for the full period in which excavation exists until the public street or right-of-way is restored to its predisturbance condition.

D.

It is unlawful for any person, maliciously or wantonly and without legal cause, to extinguish, remove or diminish such lights, or to tear down or remove any rail, fence, or barricade fixed in accordance with the provisions of this section.

(Prior code, § 21-10; Ord. No. 2013-08-27, § 1, 8-27-2013)