N.J. Admin. Code § 14:2-5.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 14:2-5.4 - Centerline markouts

(a) An operator shall utilize a centerline markout to indicate an underground facility that is 12 inches or less in nominal outside dimension, unless exceptional site conditions would either make it impossible to clearly mark the centerline of the underground facility in accordance with this section, or would make it impossible for the excavator to see the markings in a centerline markout. In a case with such exceptional site conditions, an operator may utilize a centerline offset markout, described at N.J.A.C. 14:2-5.6.

(b) A centerline markout shall meet all of the following requirements:

1. The markout shall consist of paint marks that run parallel to the course of the underground facility, with the eight-inch to 10 inch side of each paint mark over the center line of the underground facility;

2. The marks shall be placed as directly as possible over the center line of the underground facility, and in no case shall the marks be more than 18 inches away from the point on the ground that is directly above the center line of the underground facility;

3. A minimum of three separate paint marks shall be made for each underground facility. Additional marks shall be placed along the course of the underground facility as needed to clearly identify the location of the facility;

4. The marks shall be the appropriate color as indicated in Table A in 14:2-5.2; and

5. The appropriate letter designation code from Table A in 14:2-5.2, and the nominal outside dimension of the underground facility in inches, shall be centered between the paint strokes. Whenever more than one facility is located within a rigid envelope, the markout shall state the dimension of the envelope, not of the individual facilities.

(c) Illustrations of a centerline markout are set forth in Appendix A, figures 2 and 6.

N.J. Admin. Code § 14:2-5.4

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 14:2-5.5 and amended by R.2007 d.298, effective 10/15/2007.
See: 39 N.J.R. 1232(a), 39 N.J.R. 4422(b).
Rewrote introductory paragraph of (a); added introductory paragraph of (b); recodified former (a)1 as (b)1; rewrote (b)1; added (b)2 and (b)3; recodified (a)2 and (a)3 as (b)4 and (b)5; rewrote (b)4; in (b)5; inserted "from Table A in N.J.A.C. 14:2-5.2," and "shall be" and deleted the former second sentence; and recodified former (b) as (c). Former N.J.A.C. 14:2-5.4, Markouts made on paved, concrete, brick or other firm surfaces, repealed.

Amended by 54 N.J.R. 1417(a), effective 7/18/2022