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Staff outlines methodology behind proposed right-of-way occupancy fee increase for utility occupants
Summary
Public Works presented an updated calculation that raised the per-linear-foot charge for utilities occupying city right-of-way, driven primarily by higher five-year average capital costs. Occupants were notified; few formal objections were reported. Final council action is not recorded in the transcript.
City Public Works staff presented the city’s methodology and rationale for revising the right-of-way occupancy fee assessed to utilities and other occupants that operate in the public right-of-way. The fee is set by an ordinance in Title 11 (originally enacted Feb. 2001) and can be paid either by reported linear footage or as 2% of gross revenue, at the occupant’s election.
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