(A) The City of Banks, in furtherance of the public health, safety and welfare, hereby declares it a matter of public concern and importance to maintain the safety, utility and structural integrity of all public rights-of-way within the city.
(B) The city recognizes that public rights-of-way are obtained, dedicated, maintained and used for the movement of goods and people and the placement of public facilities and utilities that are compatible with those uses. The city declares it a matter of public concern that the public rights-of-way within its borders be protected and that use of the rights-of-way be regulated so as to protect these important assets for these public purposes.
(C) Toward this end, the city declares that the protection of the public health, safety and welfare requires certain regulations on the use of, and uses within, the public right-of-way so as to protect and maintain these public purposes.
(D) For purposes of this chapter, “right-of-way” includes all publicly dedicated streets, roads, alleys, highways and bike paths owned, held or maintained by the City of Banks, Washington County or the State of Oregon, with the understanding that, if entities other than the City of Banks have regulatory or permitting authority over such a right-of-way, any permittee hereunder must obtain any permit or authorization required by any other governmental entity for the proposed activity.
(Ord. 2016-08-01, passed 9-13-2016)