It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to:
(a) Manage the occupancy and use of public ways and rights-of-way;
(b) Assure that actual costs incurred by the City in managing the right-of-way, including circumstances when a person or persons constructs or installs facilities, or otherwise performs work activity in the City rights-of-way are paid by said persons;
(c) Permit and manage reasonable access to the public right-of-way of the City for utility and telecommunications service purposes on a competitively neutral basis;
(d) Conserve the limited physical capacity of the public right-of-way held in trust by the City for the benefit of the public;
(e) Assure that persons with facilities in the public right-of-way comply with the ordinances, rules and regulations of the City; and
(f) Assure that the City fairly and responsibly protects the public health, safety and welfare.
(Ord. O2007-54, passed 8-21-2007)