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Council gives first reading to updated street-cut ordinance with higher bonds and new repair standards
Summary
On first reading the council advanced an ordinance to repeal and replace the city’s street-cut rules, increasing bond amounts, adding a collector/arterial category, allowing blanket bonds for contractors, requiring insurance certificates, setting minimum excavation sizes, and adding penalties for unmaintained line issues.
The Columbus City Council on April 15 gave first reading and advanced a repeal-and-replace street-cut ordinance intended to update the city’s 1996 ordinance (amended 2008). Andrew Beckert, presenting the new draft, said the ordinance updates bond amounts, repair standards and enforcement tools to address recurring utility cuts and long-term pavement performance.
Key changes Beckert highlighted include raising bond amounts for different crossing types (perpendicular, parallel and a…
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