Ord #207 - 3rd Ser/Repealing-Replacing ROW Management

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ORDINANCE NO. 20� CITY OF ORONO HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING IN ITS ENTIRETY CITY CODE TITLE III, CHAPTER 18,ARTICLE IV REGARDING RIGHT-OF-WAY MANAGEMENT THE CITY COUNCIL OF ORONO ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Orono City Code Title III, Chapter 18, Article IV is repealed in its entirety and replaced with the following language: ARTICLE IV.- RIGHT-OF-WAY MANAGEMENT Section 18-1'71. - Election to Manage the Public Right-of-Way. Pursuant to the authority granted to the city under state and federal statutory, administrative and common law, the city hereby elects,pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 237.163 to manage the right-of-way within its jurisdiction. Section 18-172.-Defmitions. The definitions included in Minnesota Statutes Section 237.162 and Minnesota Rules 7810.0100 subparts 1 through 25 are hereby adopted by reference and are incorporated into this chapter as if set out in full. Section 18-173. - Permit Requirement. (a) Permit Requirec� Except as othervvise provided in this code, no person may obstruct, excavate or install or place any facilities in any right-of-way without first having obtained the appropriate right-of-way permit from the city to do so. (1) Excavation Permit. An excavation permit is required to excavate that part of the right-of-way described in such permit and to hinder free and open passage over the specified portion of the right-of-way by placing facilities described therein to the extent and for the duration specified therein. (2) Obstruction Permit. An obstruction permit is required to hinder free and open passage over the specified portion of right-of-way by placing equipment described therein on the right-of-way, to the extent and for the duration specified therein. An obstruction permit is not required if a person already possesses a valid excavation permit for the same project. 196937v1