(a) Before a Final Permit is issued pursuant to this section, the applicant shall pay to the City a Permit fee, which shall be determined in accordance with the fee schedule attached. Fees are reasonably related to the costs inherent in managing the public rights of way. As used in this chapter, these costs include, but are not necessarily limited to, the costs of permitting rights of way occupants, verifying rights of way occupation, mapping rights of way occupations, inspecting job sites and rights of way restorations, administering this chapter, fees for the disruption of traffic flow and costs relating to the degradation of the rights of way, i.e., the cost to achieve the acceptable level of restoration as determined by the City.
(b) If multiple Applicants coordinate work in the Rights-of-Way and thereby reduce degradation and disruption, Service Director shall reduce those portions of the fees proportionately. The degradation cost portion of the Permit fee shall be further reduced in cases where the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Service Director that the excavation to be made will be commenced and completed during the twenty-four (24) month period immediately prior to the scheduled repaving or resurfacing of a street, as indicated in the most recent ordinance as passed by Council.
(c) Any Permit for temporary use or occupation of the public rights-of-way, where there is no excavation involved, shall not require payment of a degradation fee as part of the Permit fee.
(d) That portion of any Permit fee relating to degradation costs shall be segregated by the City into an account to cover general street maintenance and construction.
(Ord. 14-2002. Passed 1-8-02.)