07-28-2025 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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ao r STREETS, PARKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY within the public right-of-way and adjacent thereto. A permittee shall protect sprinkler systems, pet containment systems, and sod located adjacent to the public right-of-way. (8) A permittee shall coordinate project work and installation of facilities in co -loca- tions with other public right-of-way users. (9) A permittee shall maintain access to all properties and cross streets during project work, including emergency vehicle access. (10) A permittee shall physically locate property lines abutting the project work. The permittee shall replace, with the services of a state -licensed surveyor, any property corners or monuments disturbed as a result of the project. (11) A permittee shall remove daily all dirt from sidewalks, trails, public and private roadway surfaces and curbs and gutters during project work. (12) Fiber facilities shall be buried in a proper conduit and at a depth of no less than three feet deep and no more than four feet deep; copper facilities below concrete or bituminous paved roadway surfaces shall be buried no less than three feet deep and no more than four feet deep, and all other copper facilities shall be buried no less than 30 inches deep and no more than four feet deep. (13) All underground facilities which cross streets or hard surfaced driveways shall be bored and installed in conduit when requested by the city. Gas mains and services do not need to be installed in conduit. (14) When using trenchless installation methods to cross an area where an exist- ing utility is located or when directed by the city, the permittee shall excavate an observation hole to expose the existing utility prior to crossing such utility to ensure that existing utilities are not damaged. When an observation hole must be excavated in an existing pavement section, the pavement must be cut using § 3.04.450 the coring method. Saw cutting, jack hammering or any other means of excavat- ing the observation hole shall be strictly prohibited without prior approval from the city engineer. (15) Unless approved by the city engineer, all above -ground appurtenances shall be located no closer than ten feet to city hydrants, waterline valves, manholes, lift stations, catch basins; shall be located no closer than two feet from sidewalks or trails; and shall not be located in front of any city or private sign, monument or amenity for facilities or parks. (16) Underground facilities shall not be installed within five feet of hydrants, waterline valves, lift stations, manholes or catch basins unless approved by the city engineer. (17) The city may impose reasonable condi- tions upon the issuance of the permit and the performance of the applicant thereunder to protect the health, safety and welfare or when necessary to protect the right-of-way and its current use. (18) A permittee shall comply with all require- ments of local, state and federal laws, including, but not limited to, Minn. Stats. §§ 216D.01 through 216D.09 (Gopher One Call Excavation Notice System) and Minn. R. ch. 7560. (c) Trenchless excavation. As a condition of all applicable permits, permittees employing trench - less excavation methods, including, but not limited to, horizontal directional drilling, shall follow all requirements set forth in Minn. Stats. ch. 216D and Minn. R. ch. 7560, and shall require potholing or open cutting over existing underground utili- ties before excavating as determined by the city. (d) Small wireless facility conditions. In addi- tion to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the erection or installation of a wireless support structure, the collocation of a small wireless facility, or other installation of a small wireless facility in the right-of-way, shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) A small wireless facility shall only be collocated on the particular wireless sup- CD3:17