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An Ordinance Amending the Schedule of Fees and Charges to provide consistent management of the Rights-of-Way in accordance with Chapter 26, Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places, of the City Code of the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri. (F&BC 3/9/20)
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Issue/Request:
An Ordinance Amending the Schedule of Fees and Charges to provide consistent management of the Rights-of-Way in accordance with Chapter 26, Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places, of the City Code of the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri.
Key Issues:
The City is requesting changes to the FY20 Schedule of Fees in conjunction with an ordinance amending Chapter 26, Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places, of the City Code (referred to as "ROW Ordinance"), to provide consistent management of the Rights-of-Way with respect to standards of work, bonding, and permitting. The Public Works Committee recommend the ROW Ordinance for approval on Monday, March 2, 2020.
To ensure clarity, the proposed ROW Ordinance updates modify section 26-133 by adding paragraphs J and K to read as follows:
J. A pavement cut fee will be paid by all permit users in accordance with the City’s Schedule of Fees and such payment shall be in addition to any other right-of-way permit fees.
K. In addition to any other permit fee, a street crossing fee for boring as set out on the City’s Schedule of Fees shall be paid when boring under City streets and alleys is to take place.
The proposed changes to the schedule of fees provide clarification on the per unit charge for right-of-way (ROW) permits, and also list the additional ROW fees for streets cuts and street crossings.
Both the street cut and street crossing fees would be additional fees added during the ROW permitting process. The current ROW permit fee is $80 per unit; these fees would be added to that per unit fee if a street cut or street crossing is also necessary as part of the ROW work.
Street cuts require three to five separate trips/inspections along...
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