Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 14-46.001 - Utilities Installation or Adjustment

(1) Purpose. This rule is established to regulate the location and manner for installation and adjustment of utility facilities on any Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) right-of-way, in the interest of safety and the protection, utilization, and future development of such rights of way, with due consideration given to public service afforded by adequate and economical utility installations, and to provide procedures for the issuance of permits.

(2) Permits.

FDOT will issue permits for the construction, alteration, operation, relocation, removal, and maintenance of utilities upon the right of way in conformity with the FDOT Utility Accommodation Manual (UAM), 2017 edition incorporated by reference at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08495. Copies of the UAM are available from the FDOT Maps and Publications Office at 605 Suwannee Street, MS 12, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0450, or the FDOT Utility website: www.fdot.gov/programmanagement/utilities/. The following documents are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule:

(a) The Utility Permit, Rev. 12/14/16, is incorporated herein by reference at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07737, and available from www.fdot.gov/programmanagement/utilities;

(b) Utility Work Schedule, Rev. 12/14/16, incorporated herein by reference at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07738, and available from www.fdot.gov/programmanagement/utilities;

(c) Utility Work Estimate, Effective 12/14/16, incorporated herein by reference at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07739, and available from www.fdot.gov/programmanagement/utilities;

(d) American Petroleum (API) Standard 1104 - Welding of Pipelines and Related Facilities, 20th Edition, October 2005, available at www.techstreet.com/api/products/1237425. Posting of this manual for public inspection would violate federal copyright law. A copy is available for public inspection during regular business hours at the Florida Department of Transportation, Program Management Office, 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida.

(e) Grades and Standards for Nursery Plants, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, 2015, incorporated herein at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06046, and available from www.fdot.gov/programmanagement/utilities.

(f) FDOT 2016 Design Standards, Indexes 546, 600, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 611, 612, 613, 615, 616, and 660, incorporated herein at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06045, and 2016 Design Standard Index 625, incorporated herein at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07740, and available from www.fdot.gov/programmanagement/utilities.

(g) FDOT South Florida Rail Corridor Clearance Policy, Topic No. 000-725-003-j, effective 9/20/2007, incorporated herein at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06031, and available from www.fdot.gov/programmanagement/utilities.

(h) American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D1586-11 Standard Test Method for Standard Penetration Test (SPT) and Split-Barrel Sampling of Soils (2011) available at astm.org/standards/D1586.htm. Posting of this manual for public inspection would violate federal copyright law. A copy is available for public inspection during regular business hours at the Florida Department of Transportation, Program Management Office, 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida.

(i) American National Standards for Tree Care Operations - Tree, Shrub, and Other Woody Plant Management - Standard Practices (Pruning), ANSI A300 (Part 1) - 2008 Pruning, available at www.tcia.org. Posting of this manual for public inspection would violate federal copyright law. A copy is available for public inspection during regular business hours at the Florida Department of Transportation, Program Management Office, 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida.

(j) 49 C.F.R. Part 192, Rev. 10/1/11, incorporated herein at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07741, and 49 CFR Part 195, Rev, 10/1/11 incorporated herein at https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07742, and available from www.fdot.gov/programmanagement/utilities.

Notes

Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 14-46.001

Rulemaking Authority 334.044(2), 337.401, 337.405 FS. Law Implemented 337.401, 337.402, 337.403, 337.405 FS.

New 5-13-70, Amended 8-10-78, 7-22-82, Formerly 14-46.01, Amended 7-5-90, 6-8-93, 10-15-96, 8-30-99, 11-10-05, 1-24-08, 1-30-11, Amended by Florida Register Volume 43, Number 138, July 18, 2017 effective 7/30/2017.

New 5-13-70, Amended 8-10-78, 7-22-82, Formerly 14-46.01, Amended 7-5-90, 6-8-93, 10-15-96, 8-30-99, 11-10-05, 1-24-08, 1-30-11, 7-30-17.