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Council limits cuts on newly paved streets, adopts microtrenching standard
Summary
Paso Robles introduced an ordinance prohibiting trenching in streets treated or reconstructed within the prior five years except in limited circumstances, and adopted a technical microtrenching standard to allow broadband installations while protecting pavement life.
The Paso Robles City Council on May 6 introduced an ordinance (first reading by title) and simultaneously adopted a resolution that sets the city’s microtrenching standard. The new approach combines a five‑year limit on pavement cuts to protect newly rehabilitated streets with a defined, construction‑grade standard for microtrenching to permit broadband installation under specific safeguards.
What the ordinance and standard do
- Pavement preservation moratorium: Trenching and excavations that produce pavement cuts are restricted in any street that has been newly constructed, reconstructed, resurfaced, slurry sealed, or rehabilitated within the past five years. The city defined the five‑year period to match comparable municipal policies and to protect investment in recently upgraded pavements.
- Exceptions: Reasonable exceptions are available, including emergency encroachments necessary for life, property or public health and safety; projects mandated or initiated by the city, state or federal entities; new development connections where no other…
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