Council adopts excavation code changes after directional‑drilling moratorium
Council adopted Ordinance 67 to revise Chapter 905, tightening right‑of‑way permitting for directional drilling after a moratorium tied to a Twinford Township incident. The changes add drawing submittal, bonding, marking and potholing requirements.
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The City Council approved Ordinance 67 on Oct. 22, 2026, revising Chapter 905 of the codified ordinances to improve the right‑of‑way permit process for directional drilling and similar utility work. Director Giladi explained the chapter updates were developed in response to a moratorium following an "incident in Twinford Township, earlier this year," and said the revisions require adequate drawing submittals, bonds or deposits and reinforced utility‑marking and potholing where drilling passes other utilities.
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