N.J. Admin. Code § 14:2-5.5

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 14:2-5.5 - Outside dimension markouts

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

(b) An outside dimension markout shall meet all general requirements for markouts under N.J.A.C. 14:2-5.1 and 5.2, and in addition shall meet all of the following requirements:

1. The markout shall consist of pairs of parallel paint marks, with marks over each outside wall of the underground facility, but no more than 18 inches from either outside wall of the underground facility;

2. A minimum of three separate pairs of parallel paint marks shall be made for each underground facility; and

3. The following shall be placed within each pair of parallel linear marks, centered in the space between the two marks:

i. The appropriate letter designation code from Table A in N.J.A.C. 14:2-5.2;

ii. Numbers indicating the nominal outside dimension of the underground facility in inches; and

iii. If a non-firm surface requires stakes and/or flags in addition to paint in accordance with N.J.A.C. 14:2-5.2(a), a stake shall be placed on each paint mark, and a flag shall be centered between the two paint marks, over the required numbers and letters.

(c) Illustrations of an outside dimension markout are set forth in Appendix A, figures 3 and 6.

N.J. Admin. Code § 14:2-5.5

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 14:2-5.6 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); recodified former (a)1 as (b)1; deleted (a)2 and (a)3; added introductory paragraph of (b); rewrote (b)1; added (b)2 and (b)3; and recodified former (b) as (c). Former N.J.A.C. 14:2-5.5, Centerline markouts, recodified to N.J.A.C. 14:2-5.4.

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