§ 72-696. Notification to other agencies.

(a)

Notification required by CDE. Notification to gas utility companies shall be accomplished prior to commencement of the permitted work. If required by the CDE, the applicant shall notify in writing all other users of county property in the immediate vicinity of the permitted work, stating the work proposed by the applicant and enclosing a plan of the permitted work in order to determine if there are any objections to it. Any objections to the permitted work by affected right-of-way users or municipalities must be forwarded in writing to the applicant and to the CDE within seven days of the said letter. Except as herein provided, the CDE may hold a permit application for a period not to exceed seven days, to allow time for the receipt of objections to the permitted work. The seven-day period may be waived if the applicant includes proof that other affected right-of-way users have been notified and that said users have no objections to the issuance of the use permit.

(b)

Verification of notification. The applicant shall verify the notification to other users by submitting the proof called for in subsection (a) above, and completing the section provided in the application for such verification. It is the full and complete responsibility of the applicant to determine that all other users are notified of the proposed work. Any work performed without such notification, shall be at the sole risk of the applicant.

(c)

Gas notification number. Pursuant to the provisions of F.S. § 553.851, as amended, all applicants will indicate on the permit application, if required, the gas notification number immediately following the gas company's name. No permit for excavation of the right-of-way will be issued until the applicant has certified his compliance with F.S. §§ 553.851(2)(a) and (c), as amended.

(Ord. No. 96-32, § XXXVII, 12-19-96; Ord. No. 2008-25, § III, 12-4-08)