§ 12.24.240. Warnings and signs required.

A.

Every person making an excavation in any street or causing the same to be made, or constructing, leaving, placing or maintaining an obstruction in any street, or causing the same to be constructed, left, placed or maintained shall place and maintain torches or red lights from sunset of each day to sunrise of the next day, until such excavation is entirely refilled or such obstruction is removed:

1.

Along the side of such excavation or obstruction at an angle to the street line, at distances not more than 3 feet apart, but there shall be placed and maintained not less than 3 such torches or red lights on such side; and

2.

Where such excavation is within a street intersection torches or red lights shall be placed and maintained on each side thereof at distances not more than 3 feet apart, but there shall be placed and maintained not less than 3 such torches or red lights on each side; and

3.

Along the side of such excavation or obstruction parallel to the street line, at distances of not more than 25 feet apart; and

4.

Where red lanterns are used as a warning, they shall be maintained in such condition so as to be visible from a distance of 300 feet.

B.

Every said person shall place and maintain barriers at each side of such excavation or obstruction at an angle to the street line and at such other places as directed by the engineer at all times until such excavation is entirely refilled or such obstruction is removed. The barriers shall be not less than 2-½ feet high and shall display on the front thereof in letters not less than 4 inches high the word or words:

"Excavation," or "Obstruction," or "Danger," or "Street Closed," or "Detour," or

"Dangerous but Passable," or any other word or words appropriate to the particular purpose for which the barrier is used; provided that any other type of barrier, a plan of which has been approved by the engineer, may be used; provided, further, that every such person shall use the type of barrier as may be specified by the engineer.

(Ord. 3580 § 1, 1941; Ord. 3532 §§ 1, 2, 1940; Ord. 3387 § 19,1937)