(A) Prior to performing work or placing facilities within a public right-of-way in the city, a user must obtain an encroachment permit issued by the City Public Works Department (encroachment permits are also called work permits). A user shall acquire an encroachment permit from the Public Works Department for the following activities.
(1) Excavation or restoration within the public way, including but not limited to construction of new portions of the public way;
(2) Cutting, moving, or alteration of any pavement, paver (for example, brick or stone), pipe, conduit, pole, meter, fire hydrant, facility, or other equipment or structure owned by the city, or attachment to such objects;
(3) Installation or repair of facilities within the public way including but not limited to placing facilities on other facilities already located in the public way;
(4) Construction of private streets (including but not limited to paving and gutters), sidewalks, or alleys;
(5) Installation or repair of facilities for the conveyance of water, sewer, or stormwater; and
(6) Installation or repair of facilities for electrical, gas, video, internet, telephone, cable, telecommunications, television, or other information or data transfer service to customers within the city.
(7) Work in the rights-of-way that affects traffic patterns, either permanently or temporarily.
(8) The installation of any permanent structures or property in the PROW, including utilities;
(9) Make ready work. The city shall provide estimates for any make-ready work necessary to enable a city utility pole to support the requested collocation, including pole replacement if necessary, within 60 days after receipt of a complete application. Make-ready work, including any pole replacement, shall be completed within 60 days of written agreement on the cost of the work;
(10) Attachments to or replacements of city utility poles.
(B) Attachments to city property (other than city utility poles) in DOT or other rights of way.
(1) The Board of Commissioners may approve agreements for the use of city property that substitute for encroachment permits, such as the lease of space on a water tower.
(2) No sidewalk of any description shall be built by any individual, firm or corporation without a written permit from the city.
(3) No person shall move any house or building upon or across the public streets or sidewalks without a permit, and without the deposit of a good and sufficient bond to cover damage done to any street or sidewalk or to any property of any person.
(4) A permit is required before constructing, reconstructing, repairing, altering or grading any driveway on the public streets.
(Ord. 2018-O-02, passed 2-20-18)