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<baltimore-city-law heading="Regulation .05 Issuance of a Street-cuts Permit.">
  <section prefix="Regulation" num=".05" heading="Issuance of a Street-cuts Permit.">
    <para num="A.">A Street-cuts permit shall be issued upon<para num="(1)">the provision of the required information,</para>
      <para num="(2)">receipt by DOT of the required permit fees,</para>
      <para num="(3)">payment of the required Performance Security, and</para>
      <para num="(4)">correction of outstanding or unresolved deficiencies with existing permits.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="B.">It is the contractor’s responsibility to<para num="(1)">schedule the work, and</para>
      <para num="(2)">notify DOT of completion of the work<para num="(a)">with sufficient time for the work to be inspected and approved prior to the expiration of the permit; and</para>
        <para num="(b)">sufficient time constitutes notice to DOT a minimum of 48 hours prior to the expiration date of the permit.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="C.">Notice to DOT of an Emergency Excavation shall be made by<para num="(1)">calling the Street-cuts Section, at 410-396-2889, between the hours of 7 am and 4:30 pm Monday-Friday;</para>
      <para num="(2)">calling the TMC, at 443-984-2189, 24 hours a day; or</para>
      <para num="(3)">email to &lt;u&gt;streetcuts@baltimorecity.gov&lt;/u&gt;, 24 hours a day.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="D.">A Blanket Permit shall be issued to a utility provider or the Department of Public Works (“DPW”) for Emergency Excavations only.<para num="(1)">A Utility provider with a Blanket Permit shall complete a permit application within<para num="(a)">18 hours of beginning the emergency excavation, or</para>
        <para num="(b)">the next business day.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">Emergency Excavations shall be inspected by DOT Street-cuts Section prior to backfilling of the excavation.<para num="(a)">The utility provider shall notify DOT Street-cuts Section that the excavation is ready for inspection.</para>
        <para num="(b)">Notice shall be made as set forth in &lt;cite data-path="14.03.01.05|C."&gt;Regulation .05.C&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="E.">A Street-cut permit fee shall be assessed in accordance with a fee schedule, established by the Director and approved by the Board of Estimates (“BOE”).<para num="(1)">Street-cut permit fees are in addition to the Temporary Use of the Right-of-Way Permit fee.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Current Street-cut permit fees are posted on the DOT website at    transportation.baltimore.gov/quick-forms.</para>
      <para num="(3)">Additional fees may be assessed as provided in these regulations and allowed by law.</para>
    </para>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
