01-12-15 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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January 12, 2015 Dow Hydrocarbons and Resources, LLC 1254 Enclave Pkwy. Houston, TX 77077 Attn: Mr. Chico Negual/Wood Group Mustang RE:Pipeline Transportation Permit (PT-14-37000003) Dear Mr. Negual: Your application for a permit to construct a 12” Ethane Y-Grade Liquids pipeline within the city limits of La Porte has been approved by La Porte City Council. You are hereby authorized to begin your project as governedby regulations set forth in City of La Porte Ordinance 2004-2755 and the conditions stipulated below: 1.Notify City Staff no less than 48 hours prior to commencement of construction. 2.Post copies of this Permit at all public right-of-way crossings. 3.Per Sec. 102-235, Item (k) of La Porte’s Code of Ordinances (Ord. 2004-2755): “the Permittee shall, at any time in the future, where such pipeline or portion thereof crosses or is laid within, under or across any street, road or utility right-of-way, drainage way or public way existing or projected at the time the permit is issued, reposition such pipeline (which shall include lowering or raising the pipeline, as well as casing it, if required) at the Permittee’s sole expense, when the City reasonably requires such action incidental to public construction or public improvement: construction, maintenance and improvement of streets, water lines, sanitary sewer lines, storm sewers, ditches and public utilities. The City shall give the Permittee prior written noticeof the need for repositioning location, and such notice shall be mailed certified mail, return receipt requested, to the Permittee as designated in the application. The Permittee shall have six (6) months to complete such repositioning. 4.Any and all construction materials utilized by the pipeline contractor for access across any and all drainage ditches, drainage paths and/or drainage channels shall be promptly removed by the contractor upon completion of construction at each crossing. 5.Any fill material resulting from construction shall be removed or be subject to a Fill Permit from the City. 6.Prior to an anticipated major rain event, contractor shall remove all construction-related materials and/or fill from any drainage way or roadside ditch as to not impede storm water runoff. Sincerely, Tim Tietjens Planning Director CC:Finance Department; PT-12-37000001 File City of La Porte 604 W. Fairmont ParkwayPhone: (281) 471-5020 Planning and DevelopmentLa Porte, TX 77571-6215Fax: (281) 470-5005