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A. Longitudinal excavation--Barriers and light required where. It shall be the duty of every person, firm or corporation making any longitudinal excavation in any public street, sidewalk, alley or other public place, to place and maintain barriers at each end of such excavation and at such places as may be reasonably necessary along the excavation to prevent accidents, and also to place and maintain flashing yellow beacons and such other safety devices as may be required by the City Engineer at each end of such excavation and at distances of not more than fifty feet apart along the line thereof, from sunset each day to sunrise of the next day, until such excavation is entirely refilled.

B. Transverse excavation barriers and lights required where. It shall be the duty of every person, firm or corporation making any transverse excavation in any public street, sidewalk, alley or other public place, to place and maintain barriers on each side of such excavation along the full length thereof, and at each end thereof, if end barricades are reasonably necessary to prevent accidents, and also to place and maintain flashing yellow beacons and such other safety devices as may be required by the City Engineer at each end of such excavation, and at distances of not more than five feet apart along the line thereof, from sunset each day to sunrise of the next day, until such excavation is entirely refilled.

C. Obstructions in public places--Lights required. It shall be the duty of every person, firm or corporation placing or maintaining, or causing or permitting to be placed or maintained any obstruction in any street, sidewalk, alley or other public place, to maintain flashing yellow beacons at or upon such obstruction in such manner as to reasonably apprise any person using such street, sidewalk, alley or public place of the existence of such obstruction, and such flashing yellow beacons shall be maintained from sunset each day to sunrise of the next day, until such obstruction is removed.

D. Flashing yellow beacons--Specifications. The flashing yellow beacons referred to in this chapter shall conform to the rules and regulations established in the current issue of the "Manual of Traffic Controls" published by the State of California Department of Transportation. (Ord. 6207-NS §§ 2, 3, 1993: Ord. 4363-NS § 11, 1968)