§ 6.11.030. Application.

(a)

Request for permission to use public right-of-way under this section shall be made in writing to the engineering division, on the application form provided for such purpose. The application, when approved by the city engineer or his designee, will constitute the permit for such work. Traffic control plans shall only be required for work on collectors, arterials and all detours. These traffic control plans must be approved by the city engineer or his designee prior to any encroachment into the public right-of-way.

(b)

In order to ensure proper notification of affected properties, application shall be made a minimum of 48 hours in advance for complete closures of arterials and collector streets; for all other temporary encroachments, the application shall be made a minimum 24 hours in advance of the encroachment. Applications for emergency operations shall be filed by the next business day whether the emergency work is completed or not.

(c)

An encroachment permit shall be required for each location where a sewer service lateral is rehabilitated by any type of trenchless technology. A sewer lateral rehabilitation inspection fee shall be paid to provide for the city inspection of the point of connection to the city sewer subsequent to the completion of the sewer lateral rehabilitation. Lateral rehabilitation shall conform to the city standards and the standard specifications for public works construction.

(d)

A revocable occupancy permit is required for any surface, aerial or underground occupancy of the public rights-of-way which is intended to be in place for an extended period of time.

(e)

Exceptions to the encroachment permit requirement:

(1)

Firms with valid county or state public works contracts, or performing public utility work for a government entity, are excused from the usage fee requirements of this section if full-time inspection is provided by the responsible entity.

(2)

Firms with valid city public contracts are exempt from the usage fee because of the existing internal review of the traffic control plans.

(3)

Private developments which are conditioned by the city council to reconstruct/overlay city streets are exempt from usage fees provided that the need for the reconstruct/overlay was not caused by the permitted work.

(4)

Single temporary lane closures for service maintenance or deliveries that do not exceed one hour will fall under RMC Section 6.30.230. "Service vehicle standing zones in street." As provided under Section 6.30.150 "Method of parking." These closures will be in accordance with Section 6.11.020 "Traffic control requirements" and shall be considered lower priority than permitted encroachments. If traffic control conflicts between service vehicle standing zones and permitted encroachments occur, the service vehicle standing zone encroachment may be required to cease as determined by the city engineer.

(5)

Utilities with prior existing legal rights are exempt from the requirement to obtain a revocable occupancy permit.

(Ord. No. 4400, § 1, 6-28-94; Ord. No. 4440, § 1, 10-25-94; Ord. No. 4669, § 1, 8-27-96; Ord. No. 6199, § 1, 8-24-11; Ord. No. 6344, § 1, 9-10-14)