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NATURAL RESOURCES § 102-242 (2) All pipelines shall be buried to specified depths, as follows: a. Pipelines which run under or within 20 feet of any street or streets and/or any proposed street which has been designated on the master plan for the city or the official city map of the city,shall be buried to a depth of at least six feet measured between the top of the pipeline and the natural surface of the ground. b. Pipelines which run under any ditch and/or drainage area or structure shall be buried to a depth of at least five feet measured between the top of the pipeline and the ultimate channel or structure depth.Permittee is responsible for determining the ultimate depths from the appropriate agency and reporting said information with permit application. C. Pipelines for areas not mentioned in a.or b. above shall be buried to a minimum depth of four feet measured between the top of the pipeline and the natural surface of the ground. Provided further, if at any particular point or points the director determines that a greater or lesser depth be required, such permit shall not be granted except upon agreement by the permittee to comply with such depth requirement. (3) All pipelines shall cross public streets, public properties and public rights-of-way as closely as possible to a right (900) angle. (4) All public streets,roads and ways in existence at the time of construction of a pipeline shall be bored under and shall not be cut for the purpose of constructing,relocating or repositioning a pipeline. (5) All pipeline related excavations in any public right-of-way shall be backfilled in a manner satisfactory to the city; and if after once refilling such excavation the earth within the excavated area settles so as to leave a depression, the permittee shall be required to make further necessary fills as ordered by the city.All areas shall be graded and maintained so as to provide drainage of the area. (6) The permittee shall be required to repair all portions of any street across or along and under which pipelines are laid and place the same in as good a state of repair and condition as they were at the time the construction,repair or removal was commenced, such repairs to be to the satisfaction of the city. (7) Upon completion of the pipeline, the permittee shall provide the director with three as-built(or record)drawings of the pipeline, showing the route, distances and shut-off valve locations. These drawings shall be submitted in digital format acceptable to the city. (Ord. No. 2004-2755, § 1, 7-12-04) Sec. 102-242. Pipeline location. (a) Where feasible, a new pipeline shall be located within existing pipeline corridors. The feasibility of locating new pipelines in established corridors in the city shall be considered from the perspective of the pipeline owner or operator, taking into consideration the following: (1) The availability and cost of corridor space; Supp.No. 11 CD102:21