O-2013-3465 Right-of-Way Ordinance and Utility Permit Process

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Sec. 62-110. Minimum Depth, Clearances of Utility Pipes Near City -Owned Utilities. Buried new Facilities shall be constructed to a minimum depth of 24 -inches below the road or sidewalk subbase or any greater depth as required by state and federal codes and standards. The Director may also require a reasonable depth greater than 24 -inches, and when doing so, will state the required depth and the justification for the greater depth on the approved permit or plan. Installation of new Facilities shall not interfere with City utilities. Facilities shall not be located within 24 -inches vertically, and for construction parallel to City utilities, 6 -feet horizontally. Where this cannot reasonably be accomplished because of insufficient easement/right-of-way area, the Director may permit lesser distance(s) that will also sufficiently protect the existing public infrastructure in the reasonable opinion of the Director. Installation of new Facilities shall cross existing public streets and utilities as closely to a 90 -degree angle as reasonably practical. Sec. 62-111. Minimum Clearances of Aerial Facilities Above Ground and Adjacent to Luminaire and Traffic Signal Facilities. Minimum height above ground shall be 16 -feet for an aerial facility proposed to be constructed over a Street surface after the effective date of this ordinance. The minimum height above ground for all other aerial Facilities shall be 13 -feet. Minimum clearance of aerial power or electrical ground wires with respect to street lighting and/or traffic signal poles shall be 8 -feet or the more restrictive standard required by the National Electrical Safety Code in effect at the time of installation. Sec. 62-112. Temporary Relocation of Facilities. The Utility, on the written request of any person, shall remove or raise or lower its wires temporarily to permit the construction of work in the vicinity thereof or to permit the moving of vessels, houses or other bulky structures. The expense of such temporary removal, raising, or lowering of wires shall by paid by the benefited party or parties, and the Utility may require such payment in advance, being without obligation to remove, raise, or lower its wires until such payment has been made. The Utility shall be given adequate, and in no event less than forty- eight (48) hours advance notice to arrange for such temporary wire changes. Sec. 62-113. Work Hours. Regular working hours for construction activities within the rights-of-way are 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Non -Emergency work may be performed by a Utility 0