(A) Permits required under this Chapter specifying the authorized work shall be issued by the Public Works Director, or their designee, upon proper application therefore and upon payment of the fees required as follows:
1. A basic fee in an amount established by the City; and
2. The estimated cost of administration and inspection as determined by the Public Works Director, including the City’s labor, overhead and all other costs for street work, said amount shall not exceed 20% percent of the estimated cost of construction.
3. In the event that reinspection or other actions are necessary, an additional fee shall be charged in an amount determined by the Public Works Director to equal the City’s costs of performing the reinspection or other actions, including all labor, overhead and other costs.
4. A payment of all related street degradation costs.
5. Any permit for temporary use or occupation of the public Rights-of-Way, where there is no construction involved, shall not require payment of a degradation cost as part of the permit fee.
6. Before a permit is issued pursuant to this article, the applicant shall pay to the City a permit application fee, which shall be determined in accordance with a fee schedule adopted by the City from time to time.
(B) Fees will be 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:
1. The costs of permitting Rights-of-Way occupant(s),
2. Verifying Rights-of-Way occupation(s),
3. Mapping Rights-of-Way occupation(s),
4. Inspecting job site(s) and Rights-of-Way restoration(s),
5. Administering this Chapter,
6. Costs relating to the degradation of the Rights-of-Way (i.e., the cost to achieve a level of restoration as determined by the City at the time the permit is issued); and (7) disruption costs resulting from traffic disruption and delay.
(C) The portion of the permit fee relating to degradation costs shall be reduced by the City in cases where the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Public Works Director that the excavation proposed will be used by two (2) or more entities, legally and financially unrelated, for the installation, maintenance, or repair of facilities.
(D) The degradation cost portion of the permit fee shall be further reduced in cases where the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Public Works Director that the excavation to be made will be commenced and completed during the twelve-month period immediately prior to the scheduled repaving or resurfacing of a street, as indicated in the most recent edition of the City’s repaving plan. (Ord. O-2022-009, 2-28-2022)