The Uinta County Commission on July 1 adopted Ordinance 06-25-2025-01, amending the Title 12 appendix so utility owners must move facilities that interfere with county roadways at their own expense.

A county staff presenter explained the change affects situations where utilities are located within public roadways and cause conflicts with road construction or maintenance; under the amendment, the utility owner will be responsible for relocating the utility where it interferes with the roadway. The change formalizes a practice the county has enforced in the past and shifts the relocation cost to the utility owner.

During discussion a commissioner asked whether the amendment changed standard depth requirements; the presenter said it did not: the depth requirements of 24 and 48 inches remain the same.

A motion was made to adopt Ordinance 06-25-2025-01 as presented, and the commission voted to adopt the ordinance. The county clerk will record the ordinance amendment and the road department will notify utility owners as needed when conflicts arise in public rights-of-way.

The ordinance applies when a utility installation interferes with roadway work and requires the utility owner to coordinate relocation at the owner’s expense; it does not change prescribed installation depths.