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A. Heavy duty pavement breakers may be prohibited by the administrative authority when the use endangers existing substructures or other property.

B. Saw-cutting of Portland cement concrete may be required by the administrative authority when the nature of the job or the condition of the street warrants. When required, the depth of the cut shall not be less than one inch; however, depths greater than one inch may be required by the administrative authority when circumstances warrant. Saw-cutting may be required by the administrative authority outside of the limits of the excavation over cave-outs, overbreaks and small floating sections.

C. Approved cutting of bituminous pavement ahead of excavations may be required by the administrative authority to confine pavement damage to the limits of the trench.

D. Sections of sidewalks shall be removed to the nearest scoreline or sawcut edge.

E. Unstable pavement shall be removed over cave-outs and overbreaks, and the subgrade shall be treated as the main trench.

F. Pavement edges shall be trimmed to a vertical face and neatly aligned with the centerline of the trench.

G. Cutouts outside of the trench lines must be normal or parallel to the trench line.

H. Boring or other methods to prevent cutting of new pavement may be required by the administrative authority.

I. Permittee shall not be required to repair damage existing prior to excavation unless his cut results in small floating sections that may be unstable, in which case permittee shall remove and pave the area. (Ord. 106 §18, 1961).