2009-05-18 Special Called Regular Meeting and Workshop of La Porte City Council minutes

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(6) The permittee shall be required to repair all portions of any street across or along and under which pipelines are laid and place the same in as good a state of repair and condition as they were at the time the construction, repair or removal was commenced, such repairs to be to the satisfaction of the city. (7) Upon completion of the pipeline, the permittee shall provide the director with three as-built (or record) drawings of the pipeline, showing the route, distances and shut-off valve locations. These drawings shall be submitted in digital format acceptable to the city. (Ord. No. 2004-2755, S 1, 7-12-04) Sec. 102-242. Pipeline location. (a) Where feasible, a new pipeline shall be located within existing pipeline corridors. The feasibility of locating new pipelines in established corridors in the city shall be considered from the perspective of the pipeline owner or operator, taking into consideration the following: (1) The availability and cost of corridor space; (2) The availability and cost of right-of-way to and from the corridor; (3) Technical, environmental, safety, efficiency and cost issues related to building, operating and maintaining both the portion of the pipeline that would be located in the corridor and the lengths of pipeline required to gain access to and from routing through a corridor; (4) Any delays in right-of-way acquisition or pipeline construction that may result from routing through a corridor; (5) The availability of an alternative right-of-way to the owner or operator; and (6) All other matters that a prudent pipeline owner or operator would consider in selecting the route for a new pipeline. Provided that the owner or operator has considered in good faith the use of existing corridors within the city, the determination of the owner or operator as to the feasibility shall be determinative, unless there is clear and convincing evidence that contradicts the conclusion of the owner or operator. (b) When it is not feasible for a new pipeline to be located within an existing corridor, the pipeline should, to the extent practical: (1) Follow property boundaries of fee parcels or existing easements to avoid unnecessary fragmentation of land and avoid diagonal routes that would create slivers of land between public ways, except if following: a. Manmade or topographical features is in the public interest; b. Boundary lines or existing easements is impractical under the circumstances; c. Boundary lines or existing easements poses safety concerns; or d. Boundary lines or existing easements would not be feasible. (2) Avoid areas of unique recreational or aesthetic importance, environmentally sensitive areas and areas of historical or cultural significance, unless appropriate mitigation measures are undertaken to the satisfaction of the director; and 7