RIGHT-OF-WAY OBSTRUCTION POLICY

Council previously adopted a policy for the placement of certain obstructions within the public rights-of-way of the City. (See Council meeting minutes of January 18, 1968, and June 19, 1978.) A revised and updated version of that policy was adopted by motion at Council’s meeting of January 9, 2023.

The current version of Council’s policy is now set forth in the format of a Right-of-Way License Agreement, a copy of which is appended hereto and incorporated by this reference.

Yard debris pads are a special type of right-of-way obstruction, unique in that they help to facilitate the city’s yard debris collection program while keeping debris out of the stormwater sewer system. For these types of obstructions, Council will not require a neighbor petition or a formal, recordable agreement for yard debris pads. Instead, Council authorizes the City Manager and/or Building Commissioner to develop a streamlined form that residents may use to apply for yard debris pads located in the public rights-of-way.

Adopted on January 9, 2023.