Definitions
Right of Way (ROW)
Operator Registration Fee
A fee of forty-five dollars ($45.00) per right-of-way user per year for processing registration information.
Emergency Permit Application Fee
A permit application fee of one hundred and forty-five dollars ($145.00) for emergency or expedited permits. The fee includes one inspection.
Planned Right of Way (ROW) Fee
A tiered fee to address planned street excavations. The tiered rate shall be based on the number of days estimated by the applicant in the application. In the event the excavation takes longer than the days estimated, the applicable tier rate shall be applied to the total number of days required to complete the project. The fee is paid by an applicant prior to permit issuance.
  • Tier 1: Sixty dollars ($60) per day- anticipated number of days to complete work 0- 60 days.
  • Tier 2: Ninety dollars ($90) per day- anticipated number of days to complete work 61-120 days.
  • Tier 3: One-hundred twenty dollars ($120) per day- anticipated number of days to complete work 121-180 days.
  • Tier 4: One-hundred fifty dollars ($150) per day- anticipated number of days to complete work >180 days.
Re-Inspection Fee
A re-inspection fee of seventy-five dollars ($75) per hour if repairs to the ROW do not pass an initial inspection. Overtime inspection fees are incurred at a rate of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per hour after business hours, on weekends, and on holidays.
Violation Fee or Non-Compliance Fee
A fee of fifteen hundred dollars ($1500) per day to the violator for any work performed without a permit, for any permit that has not been extended before its expiration date, and for any permit wherein work has not been completed by the expiration date provided for in the permit.
Traffic Plan Review Fee
A fee for the review of construction plans as part of a private development shall be assessed based on the following tier system:
  • Level 1: Two-hundred and four ($204) dollars for developments < 1 acre.
  • Level 2: Two-hundred and fifty-six ($256) dollars for developments between 1- 5 acres.
  • Level 3: Four-hundred and fifty-nine ($459) dollars for developments > 5 acres.
Traffic Study Fee
A fee for the review of traffic studies for private developments, including traffic impact analyses, urban transportation plan amendments, and access management, shall be assessed based on the following tier system:
  • Level 1: Four hundred ($400) dollars for developments < 1 acre.
  • Level 2: Seven hundred ($700) dollars for developments between 1- 5 acres.
  • Level 3: Nine hundred ($900) dollars for developments > 5 acres.
Permit Application Fee
All application fees to ninety-five ($95) dollars. The previous fee schedule included two separate rates of either eighty-five ($85) or ninety-five ($95) dollars.
Barricade Fee
A fee for the closure (barricading with traffic control devices) of city streets (including sidewalks and alleys) to $0.0629 per sq. ft. per day.
Parking Meter Removal or Bagging Fee
A one-time fee for each parking meter removed or temporarily bagged of twenty-eight dollars and fifty cents ($28.50).
Pavement Cost Recovery Fee
The current calculation used for reimbursement to the city to account for the decrease in the useful life of a street caused by excavation.
Right of Way (ROW) Fees
 FEE  CHANGE  RATE
Right of Way (ROW) Operator Registration New $45/Per Applicant
Emergency Permit Application New $145/Per Permit Application
Planned Right of Way
(ROW)
New $60/Day (0-60 Days)
$90/Day (61-120 Days)
$120/Day (121-180 Days)
$150/Day (> 180 Days)
Re-Inspection New $75 (Business Hours)
$100 (Overtime, Holidays, Weekends)
Violation or
Non-Compliance
New $1500/ Day
Traffic Plan Review New $204 (Developments < 1 acre)
$256 (Developments 1 -5 acres)
$459 (Developments> 5 acres)
Traffic Study New $400 (Developments < 1 acre)
$700 (Developments 1 -5 acres)
$900 (Developments> 5 acres)
Permit Application Revised $95/Per Permit Application
Barricade Revised $0.0629/Sa Ft/Day
Parking Meter Removal or Bagging Existing $28.50 Each
Pavement Cost Recovery (PCR)
(Unit Costs Updated Annually by PW)
Existing PCR = Each street maintenance unit cost ($/SY) X Area of influence (SY - actual cut dimensions plus three feet on each side) X Depreciation factor (Account for the age of the maintenance)
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