Additional Restoration of Streets Not Under an Excavation Moratorium
San Diego Municipal Code § 62.1211
in effect§62.1211 Additional Restoration of Streets Not Under an Excavation Moratorium
(a) For major excavations in asphalt concrete streets other than moratorium streets, excavators shall:
(1) restore the trench as required by City Adopted Standards and asphalt overlay the excavation influence areas within 180 days of the trench cap;
(2) repair damage to the existing pavement from the excavation work as determined by the City Engineer;
(3) if the trench or excavation influence area enters a bicycle lane, the entire width of the bicycle lane shall be asphalt overlayed and restriped for the length of the trench including the excavation influence area; and
(4) pay the Street Damage Fee under Municipal Code section 62.1216 for the increased repaving and reconstruction costs incurred by the City that are reasonably attributable to the impact of the major excavation in the public right-of-way, or perform additional restoration in-lieu of paying the Street Damage Fee as follows:
(A) repair and backfill the trench as required by City’s Adopted Standards, and asphalt overlay the trench and all lanes affected by the trench, including any lanes within the excavation influence area within 180 days of the trench cap. If the excavation perpendicular to the direction of traffic was done on less than half of the width of the street as measured from curb to curb, grind and asphalt overlay the affected area from the toe of the gutter, or curb face if no gutter exists, to the centerline of the street or to the centerline marking where available;
(B) if the excavation only included installing one service lateral, asphalt overlay the trench and the excavation influence areas from curb to curb;
(C) if the excavation included installing more than one service lateral in one street segment (i.e., street block), asphalt overlay curb to curb from the excavation influence area of the first lateral excavation to the excavation influence area of the last lateral excavation;
(D) for any excavation larger than 3 feet by 3 feet, restore the width of the affected lane for the length of the excavation including the excavation influence areas, but in no circumstance shall the restored area be less than 10 feet in length; and
(E) repair any pavement damage outside the affected lane caused by the excavation work.
(b) For minor excavations in asphalt concrete streets other than moratorium streets, excavators shall:
(1) restore the trench per City Adopted Standards and asphalt overlay the excavation influence areas;
(2) repair damage to the existing pavement from the excavation work as determined by the City Engineer; and
(3) if the trench or excavation influence area enters a bicycle lane, the entire width of the bicycle lane shall be asphalt overlayed and restriped for the length of the trench including the excavation influence area; and
(4) pay the Street Damage Fee under Municipal Code section 62.1216 for the increased repaving and reconstruction costs incurred by the City that are reasonably attributable to the impact of the minor excavation of the public right-of-way, or perform additional restoration in-lieu of paying the Street Damage Fee as follows:
(A) repair and backfill the trench per City Adopted Standards, asphalt overlay the trench and all lanes affected by the trench, including any lanes within the excavation influence area within 180 days. If the excavation perpendicular to the direction of traffic was done on less than half of the width of the street as measured from curb to curb, grind and asphalt overlay the affected area from the toe of the gutter, or curb face if no gutter exists, to the centerline or to the centerline marking where available;
(B) if the excavation included only one service lateral, asphalt overlay the trench and the excavation influence areas from curb to curb;
(C) if the excavation included installing more than one service lateral in one street segment (i.e., street block), asphalt overlay curb to curb from the excavation influence area of the first lateral excavation to the excavation influence area of the last lateral excavation;
(D) for any excavation larger than 3 feet by 3 feet restore the width of the affected lane for the length of the excavation including the excavation influence areas, but in no circumstance shall the restored area be less than 10 feet in length; and
(E) repair any pavement damage outside the affected lane from the excavation work.
(c) For any excavation in Portland cement concrete streets, including alleys, excavators shall perform restoration as directed by the City Engineer in accordance with the following:
(1) Excavators shall restore the entire Portland cement concrete panel extending beyond both sides of the trench to the nearest joint or to the edge of the adjacent gutter, if it exists, or to the face of the curb if no gutter exists. If an existing trench patch is 4 feet or less from the edge of the excavation, the restoration shall include removing the existing trench cap and replacing it as part of the new Portland cement concrete construction for the new panel.
(2) Excavators shall perform additional repairs to Portland cement concrete to correct any damage caused during construction activities, including those associated with increased damage to pavement due to the use of large or heavy equipment during construction activities.
(“Establishment of Fund” added 9–22–2003 by O–19215 N.S.)
(Amended 11-14-2005 by O-19440 N.S.)
(Retitled to “Excavations Not Under an Excavation Moratorium” and amended 1-2-2013 by O-20231 N.S.; effective 2-1-2013.)
(Renumbered from Section 62.1210 to Section 62.1211, retitled from “Excavations Not Under an Excavation Moratorium” to “Additional Restoration of Streets Not Under an Excavation Moratorium” 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=10Fetched: 10/28/2026