Except as otherwise provided in this code, no person may obstruct or excavate any right of way or install or place facilities in the right of way, without first having obtained the appropriate right of way permit from the city to do so.
A. Utility Permit: A utility permit is required by a registrant to excavate that part of the right of way described in such permit and to hinder free and open passage over the specified portion of the right of way by placing facilities described therein, to the extent and for the duration specified therein.
B. Obstruction Permit: An obstruction permit is required by a registrant to hinder free and open passage over the specified portion of the right of way by placing equipment described therein on the right of way, to the extent and for the duration specified therein. An obstruction permit is not required if a person already possesses a valid utility permit for the same project.
C. Other Permits: Other permits may be required for persons in accordance with this code.
D. Overhead Facilities: Permits for installation, repair or other work on aboveground facilities within the meaning of Minnesota statutes section 237.163, subdivision 6(b)(4), will be obstruction permits, notwithstanding the need for excavation, provided the excavation is augered or hand dug for the purpose of placing a pole type structure.
E. Small Wireless Facility Permit: A small wireless facility permit is required by a registrant to erect or install a wireless support structure, to collocate a small wireless facility, or to otherwise install a small wireless facility in the specified portion of the right-of-way, to the extent specified therein, provided that such permit shall remain in effect for the length of time the facility is in use, unless lawfully revoked. (Ord. 1174, 4-28-2008; amd. Ord. 1424, - -2022)