(1) A Type D7 permit may be granted for utility installations or relocations in the right-of-way to utility purveyors whose installations or relocations are not in the opinion of the engineer likely to cause major disruptions in the public use of the right-of-way or create hazards which cannot be guarded against by moderate controls.

(2) Department procedures shall detail the types of construction activities that may be performed by a utility purveyor under a Type D7 permit.

(3) Any necessary backfill of utility trenches and/or restoration of the pavement surface shall be performed by the permittee in accordance with the EDDS and to the satisfaction of the engineer.

(4) A Type D7 permit shall be valid for a term of one year from the date on which the permit is issued, unless a different term is specified on the face of the permit. Type D7 permits shall not be renewable.

(5) A permittee using the right-of-way under a Type D7 permit must provide advance notice to the department of each installation, relocation or other construction activity the permittee intends to perform under the Type D7 permit, as specified in department procedures.

(6) A Type D7 permit shall not be issued to a utility purveyor that is operating under an expired franchise undergoing the renewal process as described in SCC 13.80.140, or fails to comply with the provisions and conditions of its franchise or C10 permit, this title, and all applicable standards and regulations. (Added by Ord. 85-051 § 3, July 3, 1985; Amended by Ord. 96-028 § 46, June 12, 1996, Eff date June 29, 1996; Amended by Amended Ord. 12-001, Feb. 15, 2012, Eff date Feb. 26, 2012; Amended by Ord. 21-032, July 21, 2021, Eff date Aug. 2, 2022).