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Committee approves sending excavation and pavement-disturbance ordinance amendments to full council
Summary
The Codes and Ordinances Committee voted June 5 to forward amendments that tighten seasonal permit windows, set annual permit expirations, and clarify security (surety) amounts for work in city rights-of-way.
The Codes and Ordinances Committee of the City of Rochester voted June 5 to send to the full City Council proposed amendments to the city’s excavation and pavement disturbance moratorium ordinance, which staff say will better align the written rules with current Public Works practice.
The changes, presented by Deputy Director Gretchen Young of the Public Works Department, are intended to reduce the number of open trenches and pavement restorations that carry over into winter months and to clarify how the city sets financial security for restoration work.
Deputy Director Gretchen Young said the packet proposes four cleanup changes. “Permits will not be normally issued between December 1 and March 31 unless…
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