HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1762 (Public Right-of-Way Regulations)ORDINANCE NO. 1762
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF THE
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
DIVISION 1.
Title 11 of the San Rafael Municipal Code entitled "Public Works" is amended to add
Chapter 11.06 to read as follows:
Chapter 11.06
Use of Public Right -of -Way
Sections:
11.06.010
Purpose; authority
11.06.020
Definitions
11.06.030
Agreement required
11.06.040
Exemptions; existing agreements
11.06.050
Application
11.06.060
Application - Fee
11.06.070
Approval and execution of agreement
11.06.080
Terms of agreement
11.06.090
Amendment; application and determination
11.06.100
Renewal; application and determination
11.06.110
Right-of-way usage fee
11.06.120
Security
11.06.130
Use of facilities; change in use
11.06.140
Transfer of agreement
11.06.150
Nonexclusive use; limitations
11.06.160
Facilities - Installation
11.06.170
Facilities - Relocation; removal
11.06.180
Facilities - Abandonment; removal
11.06.190
Damage to facilities and public property
11.06.200
Indemnification
11.06.210
Insurance
11.06.220
Timing of installations; special right-of-way restoration standards
11.06.230
Violations; penalties; remedies
11.06.240
Rights reserved to the City
11.06.250
Conflicts with other local laws
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11.06.010 Purpose; authority.
A. The public rights-of-way are unique public resources held in trust by the City for
the benefit of the public. These physically limited resources require proper management by the
City to maximize their efficiency and minimize the costs to the taxpayers, to protect against
foreclosure of future economic expansion because of premature exhaustion of the public rights-
of-way, and to minimize the inconvenience to and negative effects on the public from private
uses of the public rights-of-way.
B. Under applicable state and federal law, the City is empowered to control access to
and use of its public rights-of-way, and to obtain reasonable and fair compensation for its use.
C. The purpose of this Chapter is to serve and further the purposes identified above
and to enable the City to treat similarly persons who are making a similar use of the City's public
rights-of-way, as may be appropriate to comply with applicable law.
11.06.020 Definitions.
For purposes of carrying out the intent of this Chapter, the following words, phrases, and
terns shall have the meanings set forth herein unless a different meaning is clearly intended by
the use and context of the word, phrase or term.
A. "Director" means the Director of Public Works of the City or his or her designee.
B. "Facility" means any fiber optic, coaxial, or copper cable, telephone,
telecommunications, electric or other wire or line, oil, gas, or other pipeline, duct, conduit,
cabinet, tunnel, vault, equipment, drain, manhole, splice box, surface location, marker, pole
structure, utility, or other appurtenance, structure, property, or tangible thing owned, leased,
operated, or licensed by a person and located or proposed to be located in, upon, above, beneath,
or across any public right-of-way.
C. "Licensee" means a person with whom the City has executed a right-of-way
agreement under this Chapter or any lawful successor, transferee, or assignee of such person.
D. "Right-of-way agreement" means the authorization granted by the City to a
person under this Chapter giving the person a non-exclusive right to occupy certain space in,
upon, above, beneath, or across any public right-of-way for the purpose of providing a specified
service.
E. "Person" means any person, business, firm, corporation, or other legal entity who
places, constructs, owns, controls, operates, manages, or uses any facility in, upon, above,
beneath, or across any public right-of-way. For the purposes of this Chapter, person does not
include any local agency as defined by Government Code Section 54980.
F. "Public right-of-way" means the area in, upon, above, beneath, or across any
public street, road, lane, court, alley, boulevard, sidewalk, median, parkway, or easement for
vehicular travel within the City. "Public right-of-way" does not include any trail, pathway or
lane used exclusively for pedestrian or bicycle use.
G. "Standard specifications" means the then current version of the standard
specifications, standard drawings, and uniform construction standards adopted by resolution of
the City Council.
11.06.030 Agreement required.
No person shall place, construct, own, control, operate, manage, or use any facility in,
upon, above, beneath, or across any public right-of-way without first obtaining a right-of-way
agreement from the City for such purpose. The execution of a right-of-way agreement shall not
diminish, abrogate, or otherwise affect a licensee's obligation to comply with any other
applicable provision of this Code or other City ordinances or regulations, or state or federal law,
including, but not limited to, the following:
A. Any permit or authorization required for the privilege of transacting business
within the City as required by this Code or other City ordinances or regulations.
B. Any permit, agreement, or authorization required in connection with activities in,
upon, above, beneath, or across the public right-of-way, including by way of example but not
limitation, street work, street excavation, use, removal and relocation of property within a street,
or other street work.
C. Any permits or agreements for occupying any other property of the City to which
access is not specifically granted by the right-of-way agreement including, without limitation,
permits and licenses for placing devices on or in poles, conduits, or other structures or facilities
owned by the City or other governmental entities.
11.06.040 Exemptions; existing agreements.
The right-of-way agreement requirement imposed by Section 11.06.030 shall not apply to
the following persons or facilities:
A. Any person who is a party to an existing agreement or franchise with the City that
authorizes the use of the public right-of-way, and which agreement or franchise is in full force
and effect on the effective date of this Chapter, shall not be subject to section 11.06.030 until
such time as the existing agreement or franchise expires or is terminated. If an existing
agreement or franchise for use of the public right-of-way contains within it a provision for the
renewal or extension of the agreement or franchise, then the renewal or extension shall be
negotiated and executed pursuant to the terms of this Chapter.
B. Any persons proposing to place, construct, own, control, operate, manage, or use
a facility in the public right-of-way shall not be subject to section 11.06.030 if the Director
determines in writing that the facility (i) is an insignificant impact or encroachment on, or use of
the public right-of-way, and (ii) does not inconvenience or jeopardize the public's continued use
of the public right-of-way.
C. Facilities temporarily placed in the public right-of-way for a period not to exceed
one (1) year, when such facilities have been otherwise approved by the Director.
D. Any person who is a party to an existing cable television franchise agreement
with the City or an existing cable television or telecommunications franchise agreement with the
Marin Telecommunications Agency.
Any person or facility exempted by this section from the right-of-way agreement
requirement, nonetheless shall obtain any and all encroachment, excavation or other permits
required by this Code before commencing any work within a public right-of-way.
11.06.050 Application.
Application for a right-of-way agreement shall be in writing, shall be filed with the
Director, and shall contain the following information:
A. The name, mailing and email address, telephone number, and facsimile number of
the applicant.
B. A detailed statement and description of the facilities proposed to be placed,
constructed, owned, controlled, operated, managed, or used by the applicant; the proposed
location of the facilities; the manner in which the applicant proposes to place, construct, own,
control, operate, manage, or use the facilities; the services provided by the facilities and the
extent and manner in which existing or future poles or other facilities of other persons will be
used.
C. A detailed description and location map of the public rights-of-way or other
public places within which the applicant proposes or seeks authority to place, construct, own,
control, operate, manage, or use any facility; a detailed description and location map of the
facilities to be installed in the public right-of-way and any adjacent public or private facilities, or
property; a detailed description of the proposed traffic control plans and street repairs; and a
construction schedule.
D. If the applicant is a private entity, the applicant's most recent corporate financial
statements demonstrating the applicant's financial ability to complete the construction, operation,
and maintenance of the proposed facilities.
E. Copies of all licenses, permits, franchises, or other written authorizations received
by the applicant from the Federal Communications Commission, the California Public Utilities
Commission, or any other federal or state regulatory commission or agency having jurisdiction
concerning any matters affecting the applicant's activities or facilities under the proposed right-
of-way agreement.
F. The City may, at any time demand, and applicant shall provide within the time
required supplementary, additional or other information as the City Council or the Director may
deem reasonably necessary to determine whether the requested right-of-way agreement should
be granted. Such information may include the completion of a standard questionnaire for right-
of-way users.
11.06.060 Application - Fee.
Each application for a right-of-way agreement shall be accompanied by payment to the
City of an application fee in an amount determined by the City necessary to pay all estimated
expenses incurred by the City in connection with the processing of such application and the
execution of a right-of-way agreement, including any expenses incurred by the City for outside
technical or legal services to review such application or agreement. In the event the City
subsequently determines the initial application fee is insufficient to pay for all expenses, it may
require the applicant to pay an additional application fee in an amount sufficient to cover the
additional estimated expenses. No portion of the application fee shall be considered a tax,
compensation or revenue due to the City under this Chapter or Code, or any other local, state or
federal law for use of the public right-of-way.
11.06.070 Approval and execution of agreement.
A. Upon receipt of an application for a right-of-way agreement which is determined
to be complete by the Director, the City Council shall consider the application and may, by
resolution or ordinance, grant or deny the requested right-of-way agreement. If the right-of-way
agreement is granted, the application submitted shall constitute and form part of the right-of-way
agreement as executed to the extent not inconsistent therewith. If the application is denied, the
resolution shall include the reasons for denial. The decision of the City Council shall be final.
B. In considering whether to grant or deny a requested right-of-way agreement, the
City Council shall apply the following criteria:
1. The applicant's ability to install and maintain the facilities described in the
application.
2. The capacity of the public rights-of-way identified in the application to
accommodate the applicant's proposed facilities and any foreseeable additional facilities of the
applicant or other licensees which may need to be accommodated.
3. The City 's future plans for the affected public rights-of-way.
4. The damage or disruption, if any, of public or private facilities,
improvements, service, travel, or landscaping by the proposed use or its proposed location.
5. The availability of existing or future alternative routes or locations for the
applicant's proposed facilities.
6. Any licenses, permits, or franchises received by the applicant from the
Federal Communications Commission, the California Public Utilities Commission, or any other
federal or state regulatory commission or agency having jurisdiction concerning any matters
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affecting the applicant's proposed activities or facilities.
7. Any other factor or circumstance deemed relevant for protecting the health
and safety of the City and the public.
C. If the right-of-way agreement is approved, the right-of-way agreement shall not
be effective unless and until the City and the licensee have executed a written right-of-way
agreement that contains, at a minimum, the following:
1. The purpose, nature and specific uses of the facilities to be installed in the
public right-of-way pursuant to the right-of-way agreement.
2. The right of the City to audit the licensee to ensure such purposes and uses
have not been violated.
3. The terms and conditions for licensee's use of the public right-of-way,
including all conditions imposed by the City Council in its approval of the right-of-way
agreement.
4. The right-of-way usage fee, if any, or the methodology for determining the
fee to be paid to the City by licensee pursuant to section 11.06.110. The City may refuse to enter
into a right-of-way agreement with any proposed licensee who fails to agree to pay the right-of-
way usage fee established by the City.
5. Incorporation of the provisions of this Chapter
6. Any other provision determined to be necessary or prudent by the City.
D. The approval and execution of a right-of-way agreement shall not exempt the
licensee from obtaining any encroachment or excavation permits required by Chapter 11.08 of
this Code. No work shall be performed by any licensee in the public right-of-way before all
required encroachment and excavation permits are granted or issued for the work.
11.06.080 Term of agreement.
A right-of-way agreement executed under this Chapter shall be valid for the period of
time stated in the agreement.
11.06.090 Amendment; application and determination.
A licensee may apply to amend its right-of-way agreement to revise the right-of-way
within which the licensee proposes to place, construct, own, control, operate, manage, or use its
facilities, as long as the type of facilities and the use of such facilities is already authorized by
the licensee's existing right-of-way agreement. The amendment application shall contain the
information required under section 11.06.050, and shall be accompanied by the application fee
specified in section 11.06.060. Upon receipt of a completed amendment application, the City
Council shall, by resolution or ordinance, approve or deny the amendment application in whole,
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in part, or with additional conditions, applying the following criteria:
A. The criteria set forth in section 11.06.070.
B. The applicant's history and current compliance with any applicable right-of-way
agreement, this Chapter, or any other applicable local, state or federal law, regulation, or policy.
C. The capacity of the streets, alleys, or other public rights-of-way identified in the
amendment application to accommodate the applicant's facilities and uses of the public right-of-
way.
11.06.100 Renewal; application and determination.
A licensee that desires to renew its right-of-way agreement may file an application with
the City for renewal, not more than one (1) year nor less than one hundred and eighty (180) days
before expiration of its current right-of-way agreement. The renewal application shall contain
the information required under section 11.06.050, and shall be accompanied by the application
fee specified in section 11.06.060. Upon receipt of a completed renewal application, the City
Council shall, by resolution or ordinance, grant or deny the renewal application in whole, in part,
or with additional conditions, applying the following criteria:
A. The criteria set forth in section 11.06.070.
B. The applicant's history and current compliance with any applicable right-of-way
agreement, this Chapter, or any other applicable local, state or federal law, regulation, or policy.
C. The continuing capacity of the streets, alleys, or other public rights-of-way
identified in the renewal application to accommodate the applicant's facilities and uses of the
public right-of-way.
11.06.110 Right-of-way usage fee.
Each right-of-way agreement granted under this Chapter is subject to the City's right,
which is expressly reserved, to fix a fair and reasonable compensation to be paid by licensee for
the rights granted in the right-of-way agreement. The right-of-way agreement shall specify the
amount of compensation to be paid by the licensee for the use of the City 's right-of-way and the
other privileges granted by the agreement. Compensation may be in the form of cash payments,
in-kind contributions or other benefits of value paid or provided to the City by the licensee or
any combination of the foregoing. This section shall not apply to right-of-way agreements
approved and executed for right-of-way uses governed by the Broughton Act (Cal. Pub. Util.
Code Section 6001 et SeMc .), the Franchise Act of 1937 (Cal. Pub. Util. Code Section 6201 et
seq.), Section 7901 of the Public Utilities Code, or Section 10101 of the Public Utilities Code.
11.06.120 Security.
A. Licensee shall, prior to the issuance of any permit for construction in the public
right-of-way, deliver to the City satisfactory security in the amount of one hundred and ten
percent (110%) of the total estimated cost of all work to be performed under such permit, as
determined by the Director. Such security shall consist of an irrevocable letter of credit, cash
deposit, or performance bond as determined by the Director. The security shall be provided in
the manner required by the Director and maintained in full force and effect until the permitted
work in the public right-of-way is completed to the satisfaction of the Director, at which time the
amount of the security shall be reduced to ten percent (10%) of the actual cost of the work. The
reduced security shall be maintained by licensee for a period of one year as a guarantee that the
work is of good quality and free from any defective or faulty material or workmanship. Any
surety supplying a performance bond must be an "admitted surety insurer," as defined in Section
995.120 of the Code of Civil Procedure, authorized to do business in the State of California.
Return of the security shall be conditioned upon licensee's faithful performance of all work in
the public right-of-way specified in the applicable permit. In the event licensee fails to comply
with any provisions of this Chapter related to such work, or any provision of any applicable
right-of-way agreement or permit, or other approval related to such work, any damages or loss
suffered by the City as a result thereof shall be recoverable from the security, including but not
limited to the full amount of any compensation, indemnification, cost of removal, or
abandonment of any property of licensee, plus reasonable attorneys' fees and costs up to the full
amount of the security.
B. Neither the provisions of this section nor any damages recovered by the City
hereunder shall be construed to excuse licensee's faithful performance of any right-of-way
agreement or limit the liability or damages of licensee under this Chapter, either to the full
amount of the security or otherwise. In addition to its rights to take action under the security, the
City may pursue any other remedy provided by law.
11.06.130 Use of facilities; change in use.
Licensee's facilities shall be placed, constructed, owned, controlled, operated, managed,
and used solely and exclusively for the purposes and uses expressly set forth in licensee's right-
of-way agreement. Licensee shall not in any way use, or authorize or allow another person to
use, any facility subject to licensee's right-of-way agreement for any purpose or use other than
the purposes and uses expressly set forth in the right-of-way agreement.
11.06.140 Transfer of agreement or facilities.
The execution of a right-of-way agreement is a privilege to be held personally by
licensee. Subject to applicable law, no right-of-way agreement or any facility permitted
thereunder shall be sold, leased, licensed, assigned, disposed of, or otherwise transferred, in
whole or in part, either by involuntary or voluntary sale, merger, consolidation, stock transfer,
transfer in trust, or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the City, and then only under
such conditions as may be prescribed by the agreement. A sale or transfer of stock, assets, or
other equitable interests of licensee, or any parent, subsidiary, or other affiliate of licensee, which
effects a material change in licensee's ownership or control, as determined by the City, shall be
deemed to be a transfer for purposes of this section. Any transfer shall be made only by an
instrument in writing, such as a bill of sale, or similar document, a duly executed copy of which
shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk within thirty (30) days after any such transfer or
assignment. The consent of the City Council to a transfer may not be unreasonably denied. Any
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proposed transferee must show that it has the financial, technical and legal ability to perform all
obligations and requirements of the right-of-way agreement and this Chapter as determined by
the City Council and must agree in writing to comply with all provisions of the right-of-way
agreement and this Chapter. No consent by the City shall be required for a transfer in trust,
mortgage or other hypothecation, in whole or in part, to secure any indebtedness.
11.06.150 Nonexclusive use; limitations.
A. Any right-of-way agreement shall be for the nonexclusive use of the public rights-
of-way. By executing a right-of-way agreement, the City does not agree to restrict the number of
right-of-way agreements to be executed that cover all or any part of the City for any person in the
same business, a related business, or a competing business as the licensee.
B. A right-of-way agreement only authorizes licensee to use the public right-of-way
specifically described in one or more encroachment permits issued by the City, and the use of
any other public property, whether located within or outside a public right-of-way, is strictly
prohibited unless authorized by a separate agreement with the City.
C. No reference herein, nor in any right-of-way agreement, shall be deemed to be a
representation or guarantee by the City that its interest or other right to control the use of the
property that is the subject of a right-of-way agreement is sufficient to permit its use for the
purposes specified in the agreement. Any right-of-way agreement shall be deemed to grant no
more than the rights which the City may have the authority to grant.
D. Any privilege claimed by licensee in any public right-of-way shall be subordinate
to any prior lawful occupancy or use of the public right-of-way.
E. Licensee shall have no recourse whatsoever against the City for any loss, cost,
expense, or damage arising out of any provision or requirement of this Chapter or of any right-
of-way agreement executed under this Chapter or because of its enforcement.
11.06.160 Facilities - Installation.
A. Conformance with Applicable Law. No person shall place, construct, own,
control, operate, manage, or use any facility in, upon, above, beneath, or across any public right-
of-way without first obtaining all necessary or required permits, agreements, or approvals from
the City and all other governmental entities with jurisdiction over the facility or public right-of-
way. All facilities shall be placed, installed or constructed and the right-of-way restored in
accordance with the standard specifications adopted by resolution of the City Council and any
applicable special conditions or provisions imposed by the City Council or Director. All facilities
shall be maintained in compliance with such permits, agreements, or approvals, and all
applicable statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, and decisions issued by any federal,
state, or local governmental body, agency, or court.
B. Time, Place and Manner. All facilities shall be located, constructed, operated,
and maintained in the time, place and manner that causes the least interference with the public's
use of the public right-of-way, and the rights or reasonable convenience of property owners who
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adjoin the public rights-of-way, all as determined by and approved by the Director.
C. Key Map and Detailed Improvement Plan. Every person subject to this Chapter
shall cause a key map and detailed improvement plan to be prepared and filed with the Director
for review as part of its application for an encroachment permit which show all facilities to be
located in the public rights-of-way, including the material of construction and horizontal and
vertical locations with respect to the property lines and grade lines, existing utilities and all other
pertinent facilities and information required by the Director. The key map and detailed
improvement plan shall be prepared by a California registered professional civil engineer.
Revisions shall be made to reflect comments of the Director prior to the issuance of any
encroachment permit. Prior to requesting the issuance of an encroachment permit for installation
of any facility, the key map and detailed improvement plan shall be filed by the applicant with
any other entity that owns, operates, or manages facilities in the affected right-of-way, so that
such entities may advise the Director as to any location, operation, or compatibility problems
created by the applicant's proposed use of the right-of-way.
D. Disclosure. Upon the request of any person who has contracted to perform work
on a public right-of-way, persons subject to this Chapter shall provide accurate detailed
information regarding the location of their existing and proposed facilities in the public right-of-
way.
E. Undergrounding. In those areas and portions of the City where the transmission
or distribution facilities of any person providing telephone service, cable service, or electric
service are underground, all other facilities shall be constructed, operated, and maintained
underground. In the event any City undergrounding project includes a licensee's facilities, the
licensee shall underground such facilities at its expense.
F. Pole Attachments. Where existing poles or other wire -holding structures are
available for use, the City Council may require such poles and strictures to be used if the
Council determines that the public convenience would be enhanced by such installation, and the
terms of the use are just and reasonable.
G. Above Ground Installations. Installations of any above ground equipment
pursuant to a right-of-way agreement entered into pursuant to this Chapter, such as amplifiers
and cabinet boxes, shall be subject to the prior approval of the Director, and to obtaining any
environmental and design review permits required by Chapter 14.25 of this Code.
11.06.170 Facilities - Relocation; removal.
Every person subject to this Chapter shall, at its expense, protect, support, temporarily
disconnect, relocate or remove from any public right-of-way, any facility owned, operated or
maintained by such person when required by the Director by reason of traffic conditions, public
safety, street vacation, freeway or street construction, change or establishment of street grade,
installation of sewers, drains, water pipes, power lines, signal lines, and tracks, or any other
public use of the public right-of-way.
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11.06.180 Facilities - Abandonment; removal.
A. Notice of Removal. In the event the use of any facility is discontinued for any
reason for a continuous period of six (6) months, or in the event any facility has been installed in
any public right-of-way without complying with the requirements of this Chapter, or in the event
the required right-of-way agreement is terminated or expires, the licensee of each facility shall
promptly, upon being given prior written notice, remove from the public right-of-way all such
facilities within the time period specified by the notice, other than any facilities which the
Director permits to be abandoned in place. In the event of such removal, the area from which
such facility has been removed shall be promptly restored pursuant to an encroachment permit
granted by the Director and in conformance with the standard specifications and any applicable
special conditions or provisions.
B. Abandonment. Any facility remaining in place one hundred and twenty (120)
days after the delivery of the notice set forth in this section shall be considered permanently
abandoned. The Director may extend such time as may be necessary under the circumstances.
Any facility abandoned in place in the public right-of-way shall be abandoned in such manner as
the Director shall prescribe. Upon permanent abandonment, the facility shall become that of the
City and the licensee of such facility shall submit to the Director an instrument in writing, to be
approved by the City Attorney, transferring ownership of the facility to the City. Instead of
accepting a facility as being abandoned pursuant to this subsection (B), the City in its sole
discretion may remove the facility at licensee's sole expense, and licensee shall promptly
reimburse the City for the costs of such removal within thirty (30) days after receiving an invoice
from the City.
11.06.190 Damage to facilities and public property.
A. The City, its elected officials, officers, employees, and agents shall not be liable
for any damage to or loss of any facility placed in, upon, above, beneath, or across a public right-
of-way unless such damage or loss is caused by the sole negligence or willful misconduct of the
City.
B. Any damage done directly or indirectly to any public right-of-way, other public
property or improvement, or to any existing facility within the public right-of-way by any person
subject to this Chapter, shall be promptly repaired, at the person's sole cost and expense, to the
complete satisfaction of the City. Alternatively, the City may, in its sole discretion, choose to
perform the repair work itself, in which case the responsible person shall reimburse the City for
the full costs of the repair work within thirty (30) days after receiving an invoice from the City.
11.06.200 Indemnification.
Every person subject to this Chapter shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City,
its officials, agents, employees and volunteers against any and all liabilities, losses, claims,
actions, causes of action or demands whatsoever against any of them, including any injury to or
death of any person or damage to property or other liability of any nature, including but not
limited to attorney's and expert fees and court costs, arising out of or connected with the
performance of a right-of-way agreement, the installation and maintenance of any facilities or the
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use of any public right-of-way by licensee or licensee's employees, officers, officials, agents,
transferees, contractors or subcontractors. This indemnification shall not apply to any liabilities,
losses, claims, actions, causes of action or demands arising from City's sole negligence, willful
misconduct or criminal acts.
11.06.210 Insurance.
Every person subject to this Chapter shall procure and maintain a policy of general
liability insurance to insure such person and the City against all liability for personal injury,
including accidental death, as well as claims for property damage which may arise from or which
concern the activities of the person or the existence of the person's facilities in the public right-
of-way. The amount of such insurance and any other insurance requirements shall be as
provided in the right-of-way agreement.
11.06.220 Timing of Installations; Special Right -of -Way Restoration Standards.
A. No excavation shall be permitted in any public right-of-way that was constructed
or resurfaced during the five (5) year period prior to the proposed excavation. This prohibition
shall not apply to emergency excavations approved by the Director. A proposed excavation shall
be considered an emergency if it is necessary to repair or replace underground facilities in order
to prevent a disruption of services to customers or prevent injury or damage to life or property.
This prohibition also shall not apply to excavations required to provide essential utility services
to a property where there are no other reasonable means of providing such services to the
property or where the work is mandated by state or federal laws or orders and the excavation
cannot be reasonably avoided as determined in both events by the Director. In the event of an
excavation permitted by this subsection (A), the affected right-of-way shall be restored in
accordance with the right-of-way restoration standards approved by resolution of the City
Council.
B. The special right-of-way restoration standards described in subsection (A) above
also shall apply to the excavation of right-of-way that has been constructed or resurfaced more
than five (5) years before the proposed excavation, provided that the right-of-way has a
Pavement Condition Index of 70 or higher as described in the City's Pavement Management
Program.
C. On an annual basis, the City and each utility or other user of the public rights-of-
way shall coordinate their current year and to the extent practicable their five year capital
improvement programs for public right-of-way installations in order to reduce the number of
excavations that occur. Such coordination shall occur annually at the time and in the manner
specified by the Director. The Director may submit an annual report to the City Council on the
results of this coordination process. This report may include recommendations on the timing of
City right-of-way projects to accommodate street projects planned by utilities or other users of
the public rights-of-way.
D. Unless the right-of-way agreement prescribes a different time period, prior to
submitting an application for a right-of-way agreement, the applicant shall notify in writing, on a
form approved by the City, other existing or potential right of way users who are shown on the
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list of users maintained by the City. The notice shall describe the work to be performed, the
specific rights-of-way that will be used, and the time when such work will be performed. All
persons receiving such notice shall have thirty (30) days from the date thereof to inform in
writing the City and applicant sending the notice that such person desires to perform work jointly
with the applicant. All work jointly performed by other persons shall be performed pursuant to
right-of-way agreements and all required encroachment and excavation permits. The failure to
timely respond to the notice and timely obtain the necessary right-of-way agreement and permits
shall result in the person receiving the notice being prohibited from working in the designated
right-of-way for a period of one year from the date that the work described in the notice is
completed.
11.06.230 Violations; penalties; remedies.
A. Criminal Penalties. The violation by any person of any provision of this Chapter
shall be subject to the criminal penalties set forth in Section 1.42.010 of this Code.
B. Termination. If a licensee breaches a right-of-way agreement, the City may,
following reasonable notice, provide an opportunity to cure, and a hearing, to terminate the right-
of-way agreement or reduce the term of the agreement.
C. Cumulative Remedies. The remedies under this section are non-exclusive and
cumulative, and shall be in addition to any other remedy the City may have at law, including the
remedies set forth in Chapter 1.42 of this Code.
11.06.240 Rights reserved to the City.
A. Nothing in this Chapter shall contract away, modify, abridge, impair, or affect, in
any way, to any extent, the right of the City to acquire any facility located in the public right-of-
way through the exercise of the right of eminent domain.
B. There is reserved to the City every right and power which the City has under any
local, state or federal law, and every person subject to this Chapter, by its use of the public right-
of-way, agrees to comply with any actions or requirements of the City in its exercise of such
rights or powers.
C. Neither the execution of a right-of-way agreement nor any provisions of this
Chapter shall constitute a waiver or bar the exercise of any governmental right or power of the
City, including the City's authority to make any proper public use of the public right-of-way.
D. The City Council and the Director may do all things which are necessary and
convenient in the exercise of the City's jurisdiction under this Chapter.
E. The City shall have the right to monitor and direct as necessary all construction or
installation work performed and collect fees for said inspection subject to the provisions of this
Chapter and make such inspections as it finds necessary to ensure compliance with the terms of
this Chapter, a right-of-way agreement, an encroachment or excavation permit or any other local,
state, or federal law, regulation, permit, or standard.
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11.06.250 Conflicts with other laws.
In the event of any conflict between the provisions of Chapter 11.08 of this Code and this
Chapter, the conflicting provisions of this Chapter shall control.
DIVISION 2:
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held
to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
The Council hereby declares that it would have adopted the Ordinance and each section, subsection,
sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections,
sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
DIVISION 3:
The City Council fl -ids that the adoption and implementation of this Ordinance are exempt
from the provisions of the California Enviromnental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section
15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines (14 CCR Section 15061(b)(3)), which exempts projects that
clearly have no significant adverse effects on the environment.
DIVISION 4:
A summary of this Ordinance shall be published and a certified copy of the full text of this
Ordinance shall be posted in the office of the City Clerk at least five (5) days prior to the Council
meeting at which it is adopted.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its final passage, and
the summary of this Ordinance shall be published within fifteen (15) days after the adoption,
together with the names of those Councilmembers voting for or against same, in the Marin
Independent Journal, a newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the City of San
Rafael, County of Marin, State of California.
Within fifteen (15) days after adoption, the City Clerk shall also post in the office of the City
Clerk, a certified copy of the fiill text of this Ordinance along with the names of those
Cotulcilmembers voting for or against the Ordinance.
ATTEST:
J AI�i�TE M. LEOI� ITNI, City Clerk
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C&YRA. MILLER, Vice -Mayor
The foregoing Ordnance No. 1762 was read and introduced at a Regular Meeting of the
City Council of the City of San Rafael, held on the 20th day of February, 2001 and ordered passed
to print by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councihmembers: Cohen, Heller, Phillips and Vice -Mayor Miller
NOES: Cotmcihmembers: None
ABSENT'
DISQUALIFIED: Councilmembers: Mayor Boro (due to potential conflict of interest)
and will come up for adoption as an Ordinance of the City of San Rafael at a Regular Meeting of the
City Council to be held on the 5th day of March, 2001.
JE M. LEONC,�City
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