Markouts
San Diego Municipal Code § 62.1204
in effect§62.1204 Markouts
(a) Excavators seeking to perform work in the public right-of-way shall notify Underground Service Alert of the planned excavation and obtain a utility markout prior to excavation as required by California Government Code sections 4216-4216.24, as may be amended.
(b) All excavators shall give notice to Underground Service Alert as required by California Government Code section 4216.2, as may be amended, before any excavation, including exploratory excavations, is commenced.
(c) If an emergency arises requiring immediate action, Underground Service Alert shall be notified within 24 hours.
(d) Markouts shall not be placed in the public right-of-way more than 14 days prior to the commencement of excavation work. If the excavation work is not commenced within 14 days of the placement of the markout, the markout shall be immediately removed by the excavator.
(e) Excavators shall remove markouts from all surfaces in the public right-of-way, including from decorative surfaces, concurrently with required pavement restoration.
(“Moratorium on Slurried Public Rights-of-Way” added 9–22–2003 by O-19215 N.S.)
(Retitled to “Coordination of Excavation” and amended 1-2-2013 by O-20231 N.S.; effective 2-1-2013.)
(Retitled from “Coordination of Excavations” to “Markouts” and amended 8-8-2023 by O-21701 N.S.; effective 1-1-2024.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter06/Ch06Art02Division12.pdf#page=4Fetched: 10/28/2026