ORDINANCE NO. 43                       
                                                         
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY REGULATION
                             
           THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE IS TO ADMINISTER AND REGULATE THE PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE AND REGULATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMITS.
        
SECTION 1.                   REGISTRATION.                                                          
                                                                                        
(a)   Each person who occupies, uses, or seeks to occupy or use, the right-of-way or place any equipment or facilities in or on the right-of-way, including persons with installation and maintenance responsibilities by lease, sublease or assignment, must register with the City. Registration will consist of providing application information and paying a registration fee.

(b)   No person may construct, install, repair, remove, relocate, or perform any other work on, or use any facilities or any part thereof in any right-of-way without first being registered with the City.

SECTION 2.       EXCEPTIONS.

(a)   Persons shall not be deemed to use or occupy the right-of-way and shall not be required to obtain any permits or satisfy any other requirements for the following;

       1. Planting or maintaining boulevard plantings or gardens.

       2. Other surface landscaping work.

       3. Maintenance of driveways and parking lots unless such maintenance requires excavation work in the right-of-way.

       4. Construction or maintenance of street furnishings, bus stops benches, shelters, or posts and pillars.

       5. Snow removal activities.

       6. Construction and maintenance of irrigation systems provided that the system does not connect directly to the City water mains in the right-of-way
         
SECTION 3.                   STATE STATUTES.

(a)   Nothing herein relieves a person from complying with the provisions of the Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 216D, Gopher One Call Law.

SECTION 4.                   PENALTIES.      
                       
(a)   Violation of this ordinance is a misdemeanor.         

                        THIS ORDINANCE SHALL SUPERSEDE AND REPEAL ALL PRIOR AND CONSISTENT ORDINANCES. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE AND PUBLICATION REQUIRED BY LAW.

DATED: _______________                                          ____________________
                                                                                                      CLERK

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                MAYOR