(A) Registration. Each person who occupies, uses, or seeks to occupy or use, the right-of-way or place any equipment or facilities in or on the right-of-way, including persons with installation and maintenance responsibilities by lease, sublease or assignment, must register with the city. Registration will consist of providing application information and paying a registration fee. Registration shall be renewed annually.
(B) Registration prior to work. No person may construct, install, repair, remove, relocate, or perform any other work on, or use any facilities or any part thereof in any right-of-way without first being registered with the city.
(C) Exceptions. Nothing in this section shall be construed to repeal or amend the provisions of a city ordinance establishing the rights of and limitations placed on persons to plant or maintain boulevard plantings or gardens in the area of the right-of-way between their property and the street curb. Persons carrying out or requesting the following work shall not be deemed to use or occupy the right-of-way within the meaning of this section, and shall not be governed by this section. Such persons are or may be governed by other city code sections, including but not limited to, those noted below.
(1) Persons planting or maintaining vegetation in the boulevard.
(2) Persons installing driveways, sidewalks, curb and gutter, or parking lots.
(3) Persons erecting fences over drainage or utility easements.
(4) Persons engaged in snow removal activities.
(5) Persons installing street furnishings, mailboxes, bus stop benches and shelters.
(6) Persons installing vending machines.
(7) Persons installing irrigation systems.
(8) Persons installing pet containment systems.
(9) Persons installing water or sewer service lines.
(D) Gopher One Call. Nothing herein relieves a person from complying with the provisions of the M.S. Ch. 216D, Gopher One Call Law.
(Ord. 335, Second Series, passed 4-9-2013)