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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSummary Form FR 7-9-09'3 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM "-F�°4? FILE ID• Date: 5/3/2009 Requesting Department: Public Works Commission Meeting Date: 6/11/2009 District Impacted: ALL Law Department Type: ❑ Resolution ® Ordinance ❑ Emergency Ordinance ❑ Discussion Item Matter ID No. ❑ Other Subject: An Ordinance amending the City Code regarding the issuance of permits for construction and the use of public right-of-way. Purpose of Item: The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend Chapters 17 and 54 of the City Code to update the requirements for the issuance of construction and right-of-way use permits issued by the Public Works Department to conform to new land management and electronic permitting procedures that will be available on the internet and to clarify the extent of construction, maintenance and repair responsibility by property owners for roadway improvements. Background Information: See attached supplement. Budget Impact Analysis NO Is this item related to revenue? NO Is this item an expenditure? If so, please identify funding source below. General Account No: Special Revenue Account No: CIP Project No: NO Is this item funded by Homeland Defense/Neighborhood Improvement Bonds? Start Up Capital Cost: Maintenance Cost: Total Fiscal Impact: CIP t� I P If using or receiving capital funds ` Grants IjV Final Approvals (SIGN AND DATE) _ Budget Risk Managem Dept. Director. Chief City Manager 51-7)CR Background Information: In order to provide the best possible service to the general public, companies, and agencies in the application and issuance of construction and right-of-way use permits issued by the Public Works Department, the City is developing and implementing a new land management and electronic permitting system. The new system will enable information and permit applications to be directly obtained via the internet and accommodate electronic permit processing for roadway construction and right-of-way use permits. The implementation and administration of the new technology requires certain sections of the City Code to be amended to update and identify requirements that will guide the general public through the electronic procedure, such as authority to review applications, disclosures, surety requirements, insurance, fees, penalties, billing, inspections and permit renewals. Implementation of these new procedures will reduce the amount of paper documents and expedite the services provided by the Public Works Department. Adjunct to the Public Works Department permitting procedures and in response to increasingly dense land development, it is prudent to rationally correlate the services made necessary by the construction and/or operation of private property upon the infrastructure and safety provided in the adjacent public right-of-way. The recommended amendments to the City Code will define, clarify and update the minimum and maximum limits of construction, maintenance and repair responsibility by property owners for roadway improvements within the public right-of-way.