§ 62-82. Purpose.  


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  • Fulton County desires to protect the health, safety and welfare of its citizen by ensuring that digging activities within county rights-of-way and public roads are conducted in the safest possible manner, and that utility contractors performing excavation or construction activities on behalf of utility facility operators or owners, or on behalf of any other entity: (1) Have sufficient bonding and insurance in place to fully cover all damages to county properties and other utilities, (2) provide conspicuous signage at the site of the individuals to contact in case of problems, (3) return the roads and rights-of-way to the equivalent pre-digging conditions, (4) encourage the coordination of digging activities with other utility contractors to minimize the number of excavation activities at the same location, (5) reimburse the county for any extraordinary inspection costs, and (6) provide other assurances.

(Res. No. 02-0264, 2-20-02)