To provide for the health, safety and welfare of its citizens and to ensure the integrity of its roads and streets and the appropriate use of the rights-of-way, the City strives to keep the rights-of-way under its jurisdiction in a state of good repair and free from unnecessary encumbrances.
Accordingly, the City hereby enacts this chapter relating to right-of-way permits and administration. This chapter imposes regulation on the placement and maintenance of facilities and equipment currently within its rights-of-way or to be placed therein at some future time. It is intended to complement the regulatory roles of State and Federal agencies. Under this chapter, persons excavating and obstructing the rights-of-way will bear financial responsibility for their work. Finally, this chapter provides for recovery of out of pocket and projected costs from persons using the public rights-of-way. (Ord. 990, 12-4-2017)