(A) The County Highway Superintendent is hereby granted the authority to promulgate criteria, rules, and forms for the permitting of utility facilities within the right-of-way of any highway under the jurisdiction of the county. These criteria and rules shall be promulgated in the form of a policy document that shall define all criteria and rules applicable to the permitting of such utility installations, relocations or expansions within county highway rights-of-way.
(B) Any criteria, rules and forms promulgated by the County Highway Superintendent under this section, including any proposed revisions of the same, must be approved by resolution of the County Commission before becoming effective.
(C) Any criteria, rules and forms so promulgated by the County Highway Superintendent and approved by the County Commission by resolution shall be compiled as a policy document in guidebook form and shall be placed on file with the County Auditor, with the County Highway Department, and at other publicly accessible locations at the discretion of the Superintendent.
(D) Criteria, rules and forms so promulgated in the manner required by this section that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter shall have the same force and effect of the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 1603-07, passed 3-1-2016)