Item B: Ordinance Concerning Public Improvements

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Work Session: An Ordinance Concerning Public Improvements Meeting Date: June 27, 2007 Agenda Item Number: B Department: Public Works Staff Contact: Peggy Keppler www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-2869 ISSUE STATEMENT The purpose of this work session is to present the ordinance for revisions to Eugene Code Chapter 7 Public Improvements to Council (Attachment A: Draft Ordinance) in preparation for the public hearing scheduled for July 16, 2007. BACKGROUND The proposed code amendments are intended to bring Chapter 7 in line with the rest of the code. Several changes in other chapters of the Eugene code and new work programs, such as the erosion prevention program and the stormwater development standards, along with state and federal legislative changes were implemented into City operations and procedures but not adequately incorporated into Chapter 7. The proposed code amendments will document consistency between regulations and operations. Proposed Changes Definitions: Definitions located throughout the chapter were consolidated into one location, ? unused terminology was removed, and other definitions were updated to match other chapters within the code. Standard Specifications and Design Standards: With the adoption of stormwater development ? standards in 2006, residential development proposals may now elect to have the City maintain the required water quality facilities; as such, it was necessary to add language to include City maintenance of private stormwater facilities as a requirement for designing and constructing those private facilities under the same standard specifications and design standards as public facilities. Temporary Work: A new section was added to the chapter to define and describe temporary ? work requirements. Construction of Public Improvements: Clarification on the requirements of obtaining a permit for ? construction public improvements, paying associated City costs, and the bonding requirements for privately engineered and constructed improvements are incorporated into the code. Local Improvements: Clarifications on processing and assessing local improvements for ? publicly engineered and constructed public improvements were also incorporated into the code. Construction and Use of the Public Way: Several clarifications to the permitting management ? of the public way were made to the chapter. Public Easement Requirements: A new section was added to the chapter to clarify the purpose ? and use of public utility easements. Sidewalks: Several changes to the sidewalk requirements were made to the chapter to ? strengthen the expansion and accessibility of public sidewalks throughout the city. L:\CMO\2007 Council Agendas\M070627\S070627B.doc