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10/05X00 15:59 003 <br /> x`32 <br /> Model Ordinance <br /> City Of , County,Minnesota <br /> An ordinance to enact a new Chapter <br /> of the Code of Ordinances <br /> to manage and administer use of the <br /> public Right-of-Way in the public interest,and to provide for the <br /> Issuance and regulation of Right-of-Way Permits' <br /> THE COUNCIL OF _ ORDAINS:' <br /> SECTION I <br /> Chapter of Cod_e_of Ordinances hereafter "_this Code")is b=by repealed <br /> - —in its entirety, and is replaced by the following new Chapter 1,to read as follows: <br /> Chapter 1 <br /> Right-of-Way Management <br /> Sec. 1.01. Findings and Purpose. <br /> Subd. 1.. General. In order to provide for the health, safety and well-being of its citizens, <br /> as well as to insure the structural integrity of its streets and the use of the Rights-of--Way,the <br /> City strives to keep its Rights-of-Way in a.state of good repair and free from unnecessary <br /> encumbrances. Although the general population bears the financial burden for the upkeep of the <br /> Rights-of-Way,a primary cause for the early and excessive deterioration of its Rights-of-Way is <br /> their frequent Excavation by Persons whose Equipment is located therein. <br /> Riglit-of-Way Obstruction is a source of frustration for merchants,business owners and <br /> the general population which must avoid these Obstructions or change travel or shopping plans <br /> because of them and has a detrimental effect on commerce. Persons whose Equipment is located <br /> within the Right.of Way are the primary cause of these frequent Obstructions. <br /> This ordinance may supersede existing permitting ordinances or similar regulations. <br /> Any such conflicting ordinances should be repealed. <br /> w 2 Enacting clauses are different in various charters. The statutory City enacting clause is <br /> used here. <br /> 1 <br />