(A) Placement of facilities. Placement, location and relocation of facilities must comply with the Act, with other applicable law, and with Minnesota Rules 7819.3100, 7819.5000 and 7819.5100, to the extent the rules do not limit authority otherwise available to the city.
(B) Corridors.
(1) The city may assign a specific area within the right-of-way, or any particular segment of the right-of-way as may be necessary, for each type of facilities that is or, pursuant to current technology, the city expects will someday be located within the right-of-way. All excavation, obstruction or other permits issued by the city involving the installation or replacement of facilities shall designate the proper corridor for the facilities at issue.
(2) Any registrant who has facilities in the right-of-way in a position at variance with the corridors established by the city shall, no later than at the time of the next reconstruction or excavation of the area where the facilities are located, move the facilities to the assigned position within the right-of-way, unless this requirement is waived by the city for good cause shown, upon consideration of the factors as the remaining economic life of the facilities, public safety, customer service needs and hardship to the registrant.
(C) Nuisance. As of January 1, 2002, any facilities found in a right-of-way that have not been registered shall be deemed to be a nuisance. The city may exercise any remedies or rights it has at law or in equity, including, but not limited to, abating the nuisance or taking possession of the facilities and restoring the right-of-way to a useable condition all at the expense of the owner of the facilities.
(D) Limitation of space. To protect health, safety and welfare of persons or when necessary to protect the right-of-way and its current use, the city shall have the power to prohibit or limit the placement of new or additional facilities within the right-of-way.
(Ord. 460, passed 8-28-2000) Penalty, see § 92.999