7-1A-5: REGISTRATION AND RIGHT-OF-WAY OCCUPANCY:
   A.   Registration: Each person who occupies, uses, or seeks to occupy or use, the right of way or place any equipment or facilities in or on the right of way, including persons with installation and maintenance responsibilities by lease, sublease or assignment, must register with the city. Registration will consist of providing application information and paying a registration fee. The registration fee shall be established by city council.
   B.   Registration Prior To Work: No person may construct, install, repair, remove, relocate or perform any other work on, or use any facilities or any part thereof in any right of way without first being registered with the city.
   C.   Exceptions: Nothing herein shall be construed to repeal or amend the provisions of a city ordinance permitting persons to plant or maintain boulevard plantings or gardens in the area of the right of way between their property and the street curb. Persons planting or maintaining boulevard plantings or gardens or persons with a sprinkler system agreement with the city pursuant to section 7-6-1 of this title shall not be deemed to use or occupy the right of way, and shall not be required to obtain any permits or satisfy any other requirements for planting or maintaining such boulevard plantings or gardens under this chapter. However, nothing herein relieves a person from complying with the provisions of the Minnesota Statutes chapter 216D, gopher one call law. (Ord. 813, 4-2-2001)