§ 6.11.040. Fees.  


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  • (a)

    Any applicant who, in conjunction with such encroachment, is also performing work which is regulated in Chapter 12.08, "Street Excavations," shall also obtain an excavation permit and pay the appropriate fee.

    (b)

    A usage fee shall be charged for any temporary encroachment greater seven calendar days from the initial encroachment for each project, which shall be based on the extent of traffic disrupted, the duration of the encroachment, and/or the amount of right-of-way used. Fees will be applied in accordance with a set list of fees approved by the city council and kept on file in the office of the city engineer. A separate fee shall be charged for each street blocked. Only affected city rights-of-way shall have usage fees charged.

    (c)

    If the encroachment begins before a permit is issued, the fees shall be double the normal fees incurred up to the time when the permit is actually issued, unless the encroachment is of an emergency nature, as determined by the city engineer.

    (d)

    An applicant who has a franchise granting it to the right to use the city's streets, alleys, public ways and public grounds shall not be required to pay a permit fee to exercise the rights granted by the franchise.

    (e)

    A sewer lateral rehabilitation inspection fee shall be charged as part of the required encroachment permit for each private lateral rehabilitated. Fees will be applied in accordance with a set list of fees approved by the city council and kept on file in the office of the city engineer.

    (f)

    A yearly fee shall be charged for any revocable occupancy permit in the city rights-of-way. Fees will be applied in accordance with a set list of fees approved by the City Council and kept on file in the office of the city engineer. Business entities covered under Reno Municipal Code 5.95.010 which pay license or franchise fees for customers served in the Reno area through the City of Reno Business License are exempt from fees associated with a revocable occupancy permit.

    (g)

    Bike racks in the public rights-of-way for use by the public are exempt from yearly fees associated with the 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. 6070, § 1, 12-3-08; Ord. No. 6199, § 1, 8-24-11; Ord. No. 6344, § 1, 9-10-14)