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31. Attached applicable Utility permits required

    1. Washington Gas
    2. Pepco
    3. Communications
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37. Length of utility cut right of way (permit fee Based on $0.6 per linear foot of cut in roadbed and $0.30 per linear foot of cut elsewhere in right of way)*
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47. Section 12-104. - Permit required for grading and construction in the public right-of-way.

    1. Permit Required.
       1. No person shall grade, construct, cut or excavate any street, road, highway, alley, driveway apron, sidewalk, right-of-way, curb or gutter or begin any of the work of such grading or construction, without first obtaining a permit from the City.
       2. No person, including any utility company, shall cut any road or public right-of-way for the purpose of installing or connecting underground power, communication lines, water or sewer lines, cable television wires, or for any other purpose without first obtaining a permit from the City.
       3. In the event of an unexpected repair or emergency, a utility company may commence such repair and emergency response work as required under the circumstances, provided that the utility company shall notify the City as promptly as possible of such repair or emergency work and shall obtain a permit from the City for such work as soon as possible.
       4. A violation of this section and any regulations adopted to implement or enforce this section is a municipal infraction.
       5. In addition to all other means of enforcement provided for by law and in this section, the City Manager, Public Works Director or designee, City Code Enforcement Officers or police officers may issue a stop-work order to any utility company or person who violates any provision of this section, or any regulations adopted to implement or enforce this section. Any utility company or person who receives such a stop-work order shall immediately crease the work which constitutes the violation. The utility company or person shall comply with all terms and conditions imposed by the stop-work order before the work may resume.
    2. Permit and inspection fees.
       1. Before any street, sidewalk, gutter, curb or drainage project may be begun on a road or street or within the boundaries of a dedication to public use, the applicant for a permit to undertake the project shall pay a fee for road construction, right-oof-way openings, pavement cuts, excavations, and other disturbance work within a public right-of as set forth in the City of Mount Rainier Fee Schedule.
          1. For disturbance activities within the roadbed: Sixty cents ($0.60) per linear foot.
          2. For disturbance activities outside of the roadbed: Thirty cents ($0.30) per linear foot.
       2. In addition to the permit fee, a permittee shall reimburse the City, on as hourly basis, for a reasonable engineering and staff expenses related to the review and inspection of construction within a public right-of-way. The hourly rates for such engineering and staff time shall be established by regulations promulgated by City Manager or designee.
       3. In tall cases in the section, the City Manager or his/her designee may require that an escrow deposit or a bond to cover costs of possible damage or related problems to public property be paid to the Treasurer. The amount of the escrow deposit or bond shall be determined by the City Manager, or his/her designee based on the project and shall be refunded after completion of the project with the approval of the City Manager and his/her designee.
       4. The permit is non-transferrable and automatically expires in 6 months from the date of issuance unless extended by the City Manager or designee.

    (Ord. 32-97, January 6, 1998; Ord. 5-2018, 6/5/18)

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