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Council adopts excavation, road-closure and utility-reporting ordinance with fees and cease-work authority
Summary
The council adopted an update to the city's excavation and right-of-way ordinance that adds a road-closure fee, strengthens cease-work authority for inspectors, requires utility users to report damages and modernizes repair-cost schedules; the council approved the ordinance by voice vote.
The Alice City Council on Jan. 28 adopted an update to the city’s excavation and right-of-way ordinance that adds a road-closure fee, expands inspectors’ cease-work authority and requires utility users to report damages promptly.
Engineering staff explained that the ordinance change will require a city permit for temporary closure of public streets and set a proposed road-closure fee of 5¢ per square foot per day. The fee is tied to the right-of-way permit process and applies to contractors or others seeking to temporarily close a city street.
The update also expands the text of the city’s cease-work order to allow inspectors to stop work immediately when…
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