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Pullman council adopts new right-of-way permit code; approves fee schedule with lower insurance requirement
Summary
After weeks of outreach and an extended public comment period, the Pullman City Council adopted a new right-of-way use ordinance and a companion fee resolution, setting standardized permit types, processing fees and insurance requirements for sidewalk cafes, events and other uses of public sidewalks and streets.
The Pullman City Council voted Feb. 11 to adopt a new right-of-way use ordinance (Ordinance 25-02) and a companion fee resolution (R-06-25) establishing permit types, application and processing fees, and standard insurance requirements for uses of the city's sidewalks and streets.
The ordinance updates a decades-old code and creates three permit classes (type A, B and C) corresponding to short-term events, intermediate uses and long-term or recurring uses such as sidewalk cafés. The council approved the ordinance with an amendment directing staff to develop and return with a formal renewal process by the end of the city’s second quarter.
Council and staff said the ordinance is intended to provide a consistent, citywide process for a wide range of right-of-way activities while protecting pedestrian access and public safety. “We wanted to make it fair for all users of the right of way,” Public Works Director Sean Wells…
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