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industry practices and standards shall be used during the placement or maintenance of communications facilities, including but not limited to. Chapter 33 of the Florida Building Code. Registrant shall use and exercise due caution, care and skill in performing work in the public rights-of-way. and shall take all reasonable steps to safeguard work site areas. (b) In connection with excavation in the public rights-of-way,'a registrant shall. where applicable. comply with the Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety Act set forth in F.S. Ch. 556. as it may be amended. In the event of any conflicts with existing utilities or utility service laterals. the proposed location of the communications facility will be adjusted. not the utility. ( To the extent not inconsistent with applicable codes. underground cables shall have consistent alignment parallel with the edge of pavement, a thirty-six inch (36") depth of cover for the unpaved portion of roadways. and a thirty inch (30") to thirty-six inch (36") depth of cover in the paved portion of roadways. and shall have a three (3) foot horizontal clearance from other underground utilities and their appurtenances so as to not impede the maintenance or replacement of said utilities. The lowest wire on any poles or micro wireless facility placed in any right-of-way used by vehicle traffic shall not be less than eighteen (18) feet from the ground and whenever telephone and electric power wires cross each other. wires shall cross and be maintained in accordance with the National Electrical Code. the National Electrical Safety Code and the "Safety Rules for the Installation and Maintenance of Electrical Supply and Communication Lines" established by the Department of Commerce. Bureau of Standards of the United States in force at the time of the effective date of this ordinance from which this article derives and as amended. (d) Grounding rods and pull boxes. The grounding rod may not extend above the top of the public right-of-way or sidewalk and must be placed in a pull box, and the ground wire between the pole and ground rod must be inside an underground conduit. All pull boxes shall be vehicle load bearing. comply with applicable codes and the applicable FDOT Standard specification and be listed on the FDOT Approved Products List. A concrete pad shall be installed around all pull boxes not located in the sidewalk. No new or replacement pull boxes shall be located in pedestrian ramps. In the event the registrant's work requires the obstruction of City-owned. metered parking spaces, the registrant shall pay a reasonable fee to the City as prescribed in any existing or subsequently enacted City ordinance, or policy adopted thereto based on the revenues lost by the City due to registrant's obstruction of metered parking spaces. (f) In the event that work to be conducted by the registrant requires streets or traffic lanes to be closed or obstructed. the registrant shall. pursuant to the requirements of the City. obtain all permits from. and pay all fees therefor to. and obtain approval of its maintenance-of-traffic plan from, the City's Public Works Department. In no event shall such obstruction be greater than twenty-four(24) hours. 53 City of Sunny Isles Beach CROW Ordinance 10-17-18