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Section 6.06, Subdivisions 1, 2, 3,_4 _ and _5 of__the City_of Orono Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 6.06. CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF PRIVATE ROADWAY SURFACING, SIDEWALK, CURB AND GUTTER, DRIVEWAY APPROACHES, OR CURB CUTS. Subd. 1. Methods of Procedure. Abutting or affected property owners may contract for, construct or reconstruct private roadway surfacing, sidewalk, curb and gutter, driveway, driveway turnaround, driveway approaches or curb cuts in accordance with this Section. Subd. 2. Requirement and Application for Permit. It is a misdemeanor to construct or reconstruct a sidewalk, curb and gutter, driveway, driveway approach, driveway turnaround, curb cuts, roadway surfacing or any otner private improvement in any private road or private property in the City without a permit in writing from the City. Application for such permit shall be made on forms approved and provided by the City and shall sufficiently describe the contemplated improvements, the contemplated date of beginning of work, and the length of time required to complete the same, provided that no permit shall be required for any such improvement ordered installed by the Council . Such application shall also contain information showing the type of construction, the width and the location of an improvement on the parcel of land and the lot and block number or the parcel number and the street and house number and a profile of the proposed improvement, if necessary, and other such information as may be required by the Public Works Director. The application shall be filed by the property owners desiring to construct such a driveway approach, sidewalk, curb and gutter, driveway, driveway turnaround, curb cut, roadway surfacing or private improvements in any private road or any property in the City, or by his or her duly authorized agent. Al1 such appiications shall contain an agreement by the applicant by this Chapter. A permit from the City shall not � relieve the holder from damages to the person or property of another caused by such work. These regulations shall apply to all City, State, County and private roads. Subd. 3 . Issuance of Permit. Such permit shall be issued by the Public Works Director, if he or she has determined that the applicant has complied with the terms of this ordinance, the permit fee hereinafter specified has been paid and the Public Works Director has approved the driveway, driveway approach, driveway turnaround, sidewalk, curb and gutter, curb cuts, roadway surfacing or private improvement in any private road or other private property in the City as requested or with stipulated changes. The Public Works Director shall have the authority to refuse to issue a permit when, in the judgment of the Public Works Director, the requested construction would impose an unreasonable -11-