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175 of any public street, alley, sidewalk or other public place at any location, other than that described in the application for the excavation permit and as shown on the plans filed with the director, and in accordance with the requirements of the permit. If the circumstances appearing after the excavation is commenced make it impossible to comply with the permit, the director may grant a waiver to take the circumstances into account. (b) Failure to comply with requirements set forth in this Chapter or on any permit shall be cause for revocation of the permit until the violations have been corrected or alternative requirements have been approved by the director. Section 33-32.5 Restoration of Pavement, Traffic Loops, and Pavement Markings. Restoration of the asphalt pavement, traffic loops, pavement markings, legends and stripes of any street, alley or other public place shall be performed by permittee. Nothing in this section shall relieve the person opening or tearing up any pavement from the responsibility to maintain the excavation or installation in a safe condition until it is repaved or otherwise restored. Section 33-32.6 Opening, Backfilling and Paving Trenches. (a) No trench shall be opened in any street for the purpose of laying pipes, conduits or ducts more than four hundred (400) feet in advance of the pipe, conduit or ducts being placed in the trench, except when the prior written consent of the director has been obtained. (b) Each permittee shall cover open excavation with non-skid surface steel plates ramped to the elevation of the contiguous street, pavement or other public right-of-way or otherwise protected in accordance with guidelines prescribed by the department. (c) All excavations shall comply with the standards and requirements established by the director for compaction, backfill and pavement restoration. The standards and requirements may impose different requirements for different excavations, taking into consideration relevant factors, such as (i) the location, type and extent of excavation performed (ii) the condition of the surface being excavated, (iii) the period of time elapsed since the construction or most recent resurfacing of the surface being excavated, and (iv) the average daily traffic volume and truck volume. Permanent pavement restoration shall be completed no later than two (2) weeks after the trench is backfllled; provided, however, that the Director may grant an extension depending on the complexity of the work and testing which is demonstrated to be necessary to get the utility in service. (d) The old torn up pavements and other rubble shall be removed, together with any surplus excavated material, within one (1) working day from the Ordinance No, NS-2447 Page 5 of 12