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(e) Nuisances. Licensee will not conduct any activities in, on, under, or about the License Area that constitute waste, nuisance, or unreasonable annoyance (including emission of objectionable odors, noises, or lights) to City, to the owners or occupants of neighboring property, or to the public, or that constitute waste or nuisance per se. (f) Damage. Licensee will not do anything in, on, under, or about the License Area that could cause damage to or interference with any pipelines, facilities, or other property located in, on, under, or about the License Area. Licensee will compensate City for all damage caused to the License Area and City facilities resulting from the activities of Licensee and its Agents and Invitees, including damage resulting from defective work. (g) Use of Adioining Land. Licensee acknowledges that the privilege given under this License will be limited strictly to the License Area. Licensee will not traverse over or otherwise use any adjoining lands of City. (h) Ponding; Water Courses. Licensee will not cause any ponding on the License Area or any flooding on adjacent land. Licensee will not engage in any activity that causes any change, disturbance, fill, alteration, or impairment to the bed, bank, or channel of any natural water course, wetland, or other body of water on, in, under, or about the License Area, nor will Licensee engage in any activity that could pollute or degrade any surface or subsurface waters or result in the diminution or drainage of such waters. (i) Heavy Equipment and Vehicles. To prevent dafnage to City's underground pipelines, Licensee's use of vehicles and equipment within twenty feet (20') of each side of the centerline of any City pipeline (measured on the surface) will be subject to the following restrictions: (i) The depth of soil cover over the tops of City's pipelines must be at least three feet (3') for steel cylinder pipe and four feet (4') for reinforced pre -stressed concrete cylinder pipe to accommodate the loading defined in subsection (ii) below. If any equipment with axle loading exceeds the loads stated in subsection (ii) below or if the depth of soil cover is less than stated above, Licensee will submit to the SFPUC for review and approval, at the SFPUC's sole discretion, engineering calculations prepared by a licensed Professional Engineer licensed in California showing that City's pipelines will not be adversely affected by Licensee's proposed activities. If City's pipelines may be adversely affected, Licensee will submit remedial measures for City's approval to ensure that no adverse effect will occur. (ii) The effects of vehicle and equipment loads on the pipeline must not exceed the effects of the "AASHTO Standard H-10 Loading." H-10 loading is defined as loading caused by a two -axle truck with a gross weight of ten tons (20,000 lbs.), axles fourteen feet (14') apart, and rear axle carrying eight tons (16,000 lbs.). Licensee will be responsible for providing the SFPUC adequate evidence that its equipment and vehicles meet the foregoing requirements. (iii) Licensee will not use vibrating compaction equipment without the SFPUC's prior written approval, which approval may be given or withheld at the SFPUC's sole discretion. (iv) If the depth of the soil cover over the pipeline (determined by potholing or other proof procedure) is less than the minimum stated in subsection (i) above, unless an alternate method is approved by the SFPUC in writing, all excavation and grading over the pipeline must 9 Rev. March 2025 ATN/AGR.2025.182/San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (Revocable License) (REV: 07-22-25 VR) (Page 9 of 34)