A. For longitudinal trench cuts (parallel with the street centerline), surface restoration shall include removal and replacement of the surface layer of asphalt to a minimum depth and thickness of two (2) inches for the full length of the trench cut, plus a minimum of five (5) feet on either end of the cut, and for a total length of not less than forty (40) feet. The remove and replace limits shall extend from face of curb to centerline, or face of curb to face of curb for pavement widths of less than twenty-four (24) feet.

B. For nonlongitudinal trench cuts (pits, patches or perpendicular to the street centerline), surface restoration shall include removal and replacement of the surface layer of asphalt to a minimum depth and thickness of two (2) inches for the full length of the lot/parcel frontage associated with the permitted work or immediately adjacent to the work. The remove and replace limits shall extend from face of curb to centerline for cuts completely contained on one (1) side of street centerline and face of curb to face of curb for cuts that cross the centerline.

C. For pavement restoration cases in subsections (A) and (B) of this section, all other components of the restoration shall conform to Uniform Construction Standards – All Cities and County of Marin (MCUCS), with the structural section street repair extending twenty-four (24) inches beyond every trench wall per MCUCS Drawing No. 330.

D. For pavement cuts that do not include mechanical excavation and that result in less than two-foot by two-foot pits (such as hydro/vacuum potholing), standard MCUCS trench restorations will be allowed with the payment of a five hundred dollar ($500.00) in-lieu fee per pit.

E. At the discretion of the City Engineer, for cuts described in subsections (A) and (B) of this section, the City may charge a fee in lieu of the additional pavement restoration. The in-lieu fee charged will be determined on the nature of the emergency/exception and age of the paving. The minimum in-lieu fee charged will be five hundred dollars ($500.00). The maximum in-lieu fee charged will be the sum of the products of the calculated square footage of pavement grinding and tonnage of asphalt per subsection (A) or (B) of this section as applicable and the most recent unit prices for this work paid by the City on a publicly advertised project, plus an administrative charge of twenty (20) percent. If the in-lieu fee is applied, the excavation shall be repaired by the permittee per MCUCS with the structural section street repair extending twenty-four (24) inches beyond every trench wall per MCUCS Drawing No. 330. (Ord. 1034 § 2, 2019)