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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-04-11 11-118 ORDINANCEItem N% 1.1, 1 .1 8 Date: AonI11.I011 item/Subject: ORDINANCE, Amending the Street Code, Chapter 271, Article VII, Street Openings and Utility Connections 4 271-32, Schedule of Charges Responsible Department: Engineering Under the existing Ordinance, Chapter 271, Article VII, ntlllty contractors such as those watdng for Bangor Gas and the Wall District are required to pay the City an annual fee of $500 for street opening permits. At the same time, contractors doing work far private residences are required to pay $60 per permit. In an effort to bring falmess and Consistency to sheet openings and utility connections, the City Is proposing that Chapter 271, Article VII 4271-32 be amended to eliminate the ability of utilities to obtain a single permit for streetopenings and utility connections and require individual permits for each street opening and utility connection. The proposed cost is $50 per permit and would include review and inspection of each individual connection. Undertheproposal, all contractors would Continue to be required to provide dig safe permit number before issuance of permits, proof of insurance, finished pavement repair will be done by the contractor, and provisions for denying permits to contractor's demonstrating unsatisfactory performance. The proposed ordinance amendment would only apply to utility connections that are performed on existing roads that have been accepted by the Oty and not required where the mad has yet to be accepted. The Infrastructure Committee (IC) unanimously recommended to the full Council. Arthur IsMmoan Interim Department Head Manager's Comments: � City t m- CAA 4e Manager Associated Irrformation: Ordinance, Revised Chapter 4271-32 Finance Director rtroduced for _ passage -X First Reading page — Referral 11 _t8 AssiguM to Councilor Dursio April Il, 2011 CITY OF BANGOR 21 (TITLE.) Ordinance, Amending the Street Code, Chapter 271, Article V11, Street Openings and Utility Connections § 271-32 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR THAT, the Street Code, Chapter 271, Article VII, § 271-32, be amended as follows: By deleting § 271-32 in Its entirety end replaced with §271-32. § 271-32. Street openings; schedule of charges. A. Openings by utility companies (1) Utility companies will be required to obtain separate permits for each street opening within accepted public riaht-of-ways. The utility company shall be responsible for performing all backfill operations, including the replacement of roadway gravel, temporary patching of the surface, and the permanent surface pavement. jaloryearnpaRrels WmA Pay ananAtel B. [Unchanged] C. Schedule of charges for street openings and utility connections. (1) The amount to be paid for a street opening/utility connection permit will be based upon the following Inspection fee schedule: Standard poll Fee $-6Bd16 Standard Permit Fee $ 50 00 Weekend Work Permit Fee $210.00 "After the Fact" Permit Fee $420.00 Additional Inspection Costs Actual Labor Expase pis established City Overhead Rates (2) The City Engineer may waive Work" and "ARer the cennit fee for ublibes that open streets in f ernernencies without fret obtaining a oenn't Note: additions are underlined; deletions are struck through. IB.CIYY . . 2011L 11. 2X31 nrac evafae nrst CPiTLS.I ._ Code' C61p CISR Q.@H - u ]tt Artf a Y11. street openlngs andloeflity 1M MY CUGHCII Gonaectioes 271-32 April 25. 2011 Motion We and seconded for Passage voce 8-0 Coumelars Votlag Yes: Blanchette. RroeBm. Oargia AW®fW'1e COORBq Hewes. l.oaga. Heaney. Palmer d Bestoo , I Comacilus Voting Mo: Mone C ilors Absent: CraMek P*sseed <=tA/p��..