§ 152.53 ENCROACHMENT PERMIT FEES AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT RESPONSIBILITY.
   (A)   A separate encroachment permit application shall be required for each individual right-of-way cut or encroachment. Each standard application in § 152.49(A) and (C) shall require a minimum $50 fee to be paid upon the receipt of the approved encroachment permit. Exceptions are encroachments as defined in § 152.49(A)(8) shall require an additional fee of $0.10 per foot if extended over 100 feet. Encroachments defined in § 152.49(B) are valid for 30 days and require a $25 fee. Encroachments as defined in § 152.49 may require review of construction plans by the city.
   (B)   Special provision encroachment fees as stated in § 152.49(D) are as follows. These fees are in addition to the standard encroachment fees.
      (1)   Pavement resurfaced within 12 months of encroachment applications shall require a $300 fee. This fee is to be paid upon the receipt of the approved encroachment application.
      (2)   Pavement resurfaced within 24 months of encroachment application shall require a $200 fee. This fee is to be paid upon receipt of the approved encroachment application.
      (3)   Pavement resurfaced within 36 months of encroachment application shall require a $100 fee. This fee is to be paid upon receipt of the approved encroachment application.
      (4)   Any brick streets, alleys, sidewalks or any other brick surface within the right-of-way controlled by the city. A fee of $100 shall be required upon receipt of the approved encroachment application.
      (5)   The city holds all options to invoke special fees per the approval of the Public Works Department when applicable for encroachments not covered within these standards.
   (C)   The Public Works Department shall have exclusive authority to grant a street cut request on all primary and secondary arterials as determined by the Hamilton County Thoroughfare Plan. The street cut methods shall conform to the related details of this chapter and the latest version of the city’s Utility and Infrastructure Construction Standards.
   (D)   (1)   Street cuts requiring authorization by the Public Works Department, shall be a minimum one and one-half-inch mill and overlay for the entire effected street surface for streets paved within three years of the encroachment permit application date as listed under § 152.49(D).
      (2)   Open street cuts parallel, diagonal or perpendicular to the travel lanes shall require a full pavement width mill and overlay. The required resurfaced area shall extend a minimum of ten feet beyond each of the saw cut edges, as determined by the Director and/or his or her representative.
   (E)   The Director shall require the implementation of special methods of street cuts from November 1 through April 30 to ensure temporary street cut patches do not interfere with the normal operation of the Public Works Department or other city services.
(Prior Code, § 54-99) (Ord. 03-04, passed 2-10-2003)