Item 1: Ordinance Concerning Public Improvements - Chapter 7 Revisions

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ATTACHMENT A Section 18. Section 7.305 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide: 7.305 Public Way Construction and Use - Municipal Utilities [and] , Franchisee Opening Permits and Inspection , and Licensee. (1) If the applicant for a permit required by section 7.290 is a municipal utility, [or a] franchisee, or licensee, the city engineer's stamp of approval on the [municipal utility's or franchisee's] applicant’s drawings for the proposed work shall constitute issuance of a permit. The work performed under such a permit shall comply with the requirements of subsection 7.290(3). The [municipal utility's, or the franchisee's] permittee’s drawings shall designate in the permit, with accurate dimensions shown, the part of the public way to be used and the [municipal utility, or franchisee] permittee shall strictly conform to the designation so made, unless re-approval is given by the city engineer. (2) The [municipal utility's or franchisee's] permittee’s approved drawings must be at the work site for which the permit is issued before work begins and remain there during the performance of the work. After completion of the work, the [municipal utility or franchisee] permittee shall furnish the city engineer as-built plans showing the location and depths of all installations. (3) The [municipal utility's and the franchisee's] permittee’s work under the permit is subject to inspection during and after completion of the work. Regarding the relocation of the public way, a city inspector may require changes in construction technique or workmanship if hazardous conditions are present and may halt construction if it does not conform to the approved drawings or permit conditions. That a city inspector directed a change in construction techniques or workmanship shall not relieve the permittee of its obligations under section 7.290 to 7.308. (4) In an emergency, a [municipal utility or franchisee] permittee may open a public way to repair or install an underground utility system, provided, before commencing work the [municipal utility or franchisee] permittee enters each excavation on the communication system of the [Lane Utilities Coordinating Council] Oregon Utility Notification Center, and provided the [municipal utility or franchisee] permittee obtains the permit required by subsection 7.305(1) promptly thereafter. (5) A [municipal utility and a franchisee] permittee shall pay the established permit fees. The permit fees shall be paid monthly, before the 15th day of the month following inspection. Section 19. Subsection (1) of Section 7.307 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide: Ordinance - 16