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Committee approves tighter notice and bond rules for right-of-way work, including $10k/$50k bond tiers
Summary
A committee passed a neighborhood-focused ordinance requiring larger surety bonds for right-of-way projects, five-business-day notices for work longer than two days, three contact points on permit applications and a replenishment requirement if bonds are drawn.
A city committee approved updated rules for right-of-way work that raise bond requirements, tighten public notice obligations and require permit applicants to provide three contact points, council members said.
Under the committee—s substitute and amendments, residential driveway permits in the right-of-way classified as small projects must hold a $10,000 bond, and larger right-of-way projects must maintain a $50,000 annual bond with the city. If the city draws on a bond, the ordinance amendment requires the permittee to replenish the bond to the original amount. The committee rolled the…
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