§ 95.15 PURPOSE; TITLE.

   (A)   The purpose of this subchapter is to:

      (1)   Assist in the management of facilities placed in, on, or over the public rights-of-way in order to minimize the congestion, inconvenience, visual impact, and other adverse effects, and the costs to the citizens resulting from the placement of facilities within the public rights-of-way;

      (2)   Govern the use and occupancy of the public rights-of-way;

      (3)   Assist the city in its efforts to protect the public health, safety, and welfare;

      (4)   Conserve the limited physical capacity of the public rights-of-way held in public trust by the city;

      (5)   Preserve the physical integrity of the streets and highways;

      (6)   Control the orderly flow of vehicles and pedestrians;

      (7)   Keep track of the different entities using the public rights-of-way to prevent interference between them;

      (8)   Assist on scheduling common trenching and street cuts; and

      (9)   Protect the safety, security, appearance, and condition of the public rights-of-way.

   (B)   This subchapter may be referred to as the “construction in the public rights-of-way ordinance.”

(Ord. 480, passed 3-21-2000)