Adoption of standards.
St. Louis Revised Code § 25.74.050
in effect25.74.050 - Adoption of standards.
The Board of Public Service shall adopt the same standards for repair and reconstruction related to excavation as St. Louis County. Upon issuance of an excavation permit, the Streets Department shall provide these standards to the applicant in a format similar to Exhibit C to Ord. No. 71943. These standards shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following provisions:
1. For restoration of pavement that is five (5) years and older, joint to joint or full lane width, as appropriate, of a right-of-way cut must be restored to adopted standards. Exceptions for keyhole excavations may be made on a case-by-case basis by the Streets Department.
2. Backfilling material under a patch must meet adopted standards.
3. The full block shall be repaved if more than twenty (20) percent of the block is to be patched in non-continuous sites along the block, but only that work location shall be repaved if twenty (20) percent is in a continuous location.
4. If the work occurs solely on one (1) side of the street or in one (1) lane, but travels down block for longer than twenty (20) percent of the block, the full lane shall be repaved joint-to-joint or full lane width, as appropriate, for the type of roadway.
5. Steel plates shall be pinned in place. Asphalt ramps shall be required any time a steel plate is on the roadway and not within a closed lane of traffic. This shall apply to all lanes of traffic (bike lanes, parking lanes, and driving lanes) and sidewalks. Asphalt ramps shall be maintained as needed during the duration of utility work.
6. Patches that are created by the same utility provider that are ten (10) feet or less apart shall be combined into one (1) larger patch, exceptions for keyhole excavations may be made on a case-by-case basis by the Streets Department.
7. Any impacted road fixtures and right-of-way shall be restored in-kind and to their original condition, to the extent possible. If a road fixture is made of a certain material, the same material shall be used for the restoration.
a. This requirement applies to all affected road fixtures and rights-of-way, including, but not limited to, curbs, sidewalks, and medians.
8. All concrete cuts used for restoration shall be restored joint-to-joint.
(Ord. No. 71943, § 6, 12-24-2024.)
Source: City of St. Louis, Missouri, Revised Code of the City of Saint Louis, 2020, Annotated, and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mo/st._louis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT25BUCO_CH25.74UTCO_25.74.050ADSTFetched: 11/1/2026