Or. Admin. Code § 952-001-0050

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 952-001-0050 - Excavator to Give Notice of Proposed Work; Exemption

(1) Except as provided in section (2) of this rule, at least two full business days, but not more than 10 full business days before beginning an excavation, the excavator must notify the Oregon Utility Notification Center of the date and location of the proposed excavation, and the type of work to be performed.

(2) The notice requirement of section (1) of this rule does not apply if the excavation is in response to an emergency, or if all of the following apply:

(a) The excavator is a tenant or an owner of private property;

(b) The excavation is on private property of that owner or tenant;

(c) The excavation is less than 12 inches in depth; and

(d) The excavation is not within an established easement.

(3) An excavator, when giving notice in compliance with section (1) of this rule, must furnish information as to how the excavator can be contacted.

(4) If an excavator intends to perform work at multiple sites or over a large area, the excavator must take reasonable steps to work with the facility operators, including preconstruction meetings, so that the operators may locate their facilities at a time reasonably in advance of the actual start of excavation for each phase of the work.

Or. Admin. Code § 952-001-0050

OUNC 1-1997, f. & cert. ef. 4-17-97; OUNC 1-2006, f. & cert. ef. 10-13-06; OUNC 1-2014, f. & cert. ef. 3-7-14; OUNC 1-2018, amend filed 12/26/2018, effective 1/1/2019

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 757.552

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 757.552