Laserfiche WebLink
1.10 DAMAGE TO PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY <br />Should any structure or property be damaged during the tree pruning operations, the <br />persons conducting the work shall immediately notify the proper owners and an <br />authorized SAPRF representative. Repairs to property damaged by the responsible party <br />shall be made within forty-eight (48) hours, except utility lines, which shall be repaired <br />the same working day. Repairs on private property shall be made in accordance with the <br />appropriate building code under permits issued by the City of Santa Ana. Any damage <br />caused by the Contractors employees shall be repaired or restored by them at their <br />expense to a condition similar or equal to that existing before such damage or injury, or <br />they shall repair such damage in a manner acceptable to the City of Santa Ana and/or <br />SAPRF. Special attention is drawn to sprinkler systems in City landscapes and the need <br />to avoid damage. All damage to irrigation systems shall be repaired as soon as possible <br />at Contractors expense. <br />1.11 WORK PERFORMED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY <br />No SAPRF contracted tree worker shall perform work upon private property without the <br />written consent of the property owner and an authorized SAPRF representative. <br />1.12 PUBLIC SAFETY AND COOPERATION <br />All tree work shall be conducted in a manner as to cause the least possible interference <br />with, or annoyance to others. Pedestrian and vehicular traffic shall be allowed to pass <br />through the work areas only under conditions of safety and with as little inconvenience <br />and delay as possible. Unless the work area is totally barricaded or otherwise kept safe, <br />at least one worker shall serve to coordinate safe operations on the ground at all times <br />when work operations are in progress. <br />a. Whenever larger tree sections are being cut in a treetop, which may endanger persons <br />or property, such sections shall be secured by ropes and lowered safely to the ground <br />in a controlled manner. <br />b. All fire hydrants, meter vaults, water and gas shut off valves, backflow devices, <br />irrigation field controllers and similar facilities must remain accessible during the <br />course of work. <br />c. Noise levels, resulting from tree work operations, must be kept to a minimum at all <br />times. All tree work operations are subject to compliance with all local Noise <br />Restrictions. Operation of tree work equipment shall not take place between the <br />hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. weekdays, or between 9:00 pm and 8:00 am on <br />weekends (Saturday and Sunday). Emergencies are exempt from any time <br />restrictions. <br />d. All tree work done to SAPRF trees must comply with all tree related safety <br />requirements as stated in the safety standards ANSI Z133.1-1994 of the American <br />National Standards Institute, Inc. 1430 Broadway, New York, NY 10018. <br />25A-55