(A) Applications for a right of way utilization permit, accompanied by the appropriate fee, as established by the municipality, shall be submitted to the Municipal Manager. The application shall be on a form approved and designated by the Municipal Manager and in accordance with the procedure established by the Municipal Manager. The Municipal Manager shall, upon request for a right of way utilization permit application, provide to the applicant a copy of the current right of way utilization application and procedures. Applications for access to a state right of way shall be submitted to the appropriate office of the State of Ohio Department of Transportation, and applications for access to a Montgomery County right of way shall be submitted to the appropriate office of Montgomery County, Ohio prior to obtaining a municipal right of way utilization permit. All right of way utilization permits shall meet the specifications and guidelines set forth by the Municipal Manager.
(C) A utility service provider must have a valid Certificate of Registration on file with the municipality, or be exempt under § 154.206 before the municipality may issue a Revocable Street Privilege Permit.
(D) When practical, in the opinion of the municipality, the policy of the municipality is to require the underground location of a new utility system element in the public right of way.
(E) The construction, demolition or removal of any element of a utility system in a public right of way by a utility service provider must be accomplished in a practical manner that, in the opinion of the municipality, results in the least potential amount of damage and disruption of the public right of way.
(F) The applicant shall provide a specific timetable within which the permit work shall be accomplished; detailed plans; accurate scale drawings; and, specifications in sufficient detail acceptable to the municipality to describe the area of work covered in the permit application. In addition, the municipality may require the applicant to provide up-to-date, accurate, comprehensive master plans of the existing and proposed utility system. These master plans are intended to allow the municipality to consider the broader context of the utility service provider’s plans upon which the permit application is based.
(Ord. 2000-06, passed 7-6-00)