(A) Permit required. Except as otherwise provided in this code, no person may obstruct, or excavate any right-of-way without first registering and having obtained the appropriate right-of-way permit from the county to do so.
(B) Permit extensions. No person may excavate or obstruct the right-of-way beyond the date or dates specified in the permit unless such person:
(1) Makes a supplementary application for another right-of-way permit before the expiration of the initial permit; and
(2) A new permit or permit extension is granted.
(C) Delay penalty. In accordance with Minn. Rule part 7819.1000, subd. 3, notwithstanding division (B) above, the county shall establish and impose a delay penalty for unreasonable delays in right-of-way excavation, obstruction, patching or restoration. The delay penalty shall be established from time to time by County Board resolution. The county may also require that the permittee reimburse the county for any damages or additional costs charged by the county’s construction contractor as a result of the delay.
(D) Permit display. Permits issued under this chapter shall be conspicuously displayed or otherwise available at all times at the indicated work site and shall be available for inspection by the county.
(Ord. 06-01, passed 4-4-2006)