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8-08 FINAL UTILITY ADJUSTMENT TO FINISH GRADE <br />A. General <br />1. All utility covers, valve boxes, manholes and monument cases located on asphalt <br />roadways shall be temporarily placed at subgrade elevation prior to placing base <br />material. <br />2. Final adjustment of all covers and access entries shall be completed within 15 <br />business days following final paving, unless a different time frame is approved <br />by the County Engineer. The covers and access entries shall be adjusted <br />pursuant to the applicable utilities standards and specifications, provided that if <br />there are none, the final adjustment shall be completed as follows: <br />i. Saw -cutting or neat -line jackhammering of the pavement around lids and <br />covers. The opening should not be larger than 12 inches beyond the <br />radius of the cover; <br />ii. Removing base material, surfacing course, and frame; adding raising <br />bricks; replacing frame and cover to finish grade; <br />iii. Pouring 5 inches of concrete around the structure and frame within no less <br />than 2 inches from the top; <br />iv. Filling the remaining with HMA class 1/2", compacted and sealed to provide <br />a dense, uniform surface; and <br />v. The maximum height differential from the finished grade and top of frame <br />shall not exceed one -quarter inch. <br />3. In the event the final adjustment of all covers and access entries are not <br />completed within the time required or approved pursuant to 8-08.A.2) above, <br />the responsible: <br />i. Utility shall be required to obtain a new or separate Type D-8 Major Utility <br />Construction permit and may be required to obtain a new or separate Tvge <br />BB-55 Traffic Control permit; or <br />ii. Developer shall be required to obtain a new or separate Type D-5 Major <br />Construction permit and may be required to obtain a new or separate Type <br />B-5 Traffic Control permit. <br />8-09 RESTORATION REQUIREMENTS <br />See Standard Drawing 8-040 <br />A. Preservation, Restoration and Cleanup <br />1. All work shall comply with Chapters 30.61 through 30.67 SCC for environmental <br />standards and mitigation, as applicable. <br />2. Where utility installation or other construction has impacted streams, wetlands, <br />fish and wildlife habitat areas or their buffers, full restoration and/or mitigation <br />shall be performed as required by franchise, permit or county code. <br />3. Restoration methods shall be in accordance with county codes, provisions of a <br />franchise, permit, or agreement, and/or these Standards. <br />8-16 Engineering Design and Development Standards <br />September 17, 2021 <br />