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<br />1---- <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />lateral facilities in conformance with Minn. Statutes, section 216D.04 subdivision 3, over a <br />continuous length in excess of 500 feet. <br /> <br />"Degradation" means a decrease in the useful life of the right-of-way caused by excavation in or <br />disturbance of the right-of -way, resulting in the need to reconstruct such right-of-way earlier than <br />would be required if the excavation or disturbance did not occur. <br /> <br />"Degradation Cost" subject to Minn. Rules 7819.11 00 means the cost to achieve a level of restoration <br />as determined by the city at tbe time the permit is issued, not to exceed the maximum restoration <br />shown in plates 1 to 13, set forth in Minn. Rules parts 7819.9900 to 7819.9950. <br /> <br />"Degradation Fee" means the estimated fee established at the time of permitting by the city to recover <br />costs associated with the decrease in the useful life of the right-of-way caused by the excavation, and <br />which equals the degradation costs. <br /> <br />"City Inspector" means any person authorized by the city to carry out inspections related to the <br />provisions of this chapter. <br /> <br />"Delay Penalty" is the penalty imposed as a result of unreasonable delays in right-of-way excavation, <br />obstruction, patching, or restoration as established by permit. <br /> <br />"Emergency" means a condition that (1) poses a danger to life of health. or of a significant loss of <br />property; or (2) requires immediate repair or replacement of facilities in order to restore service to a <br />customer. <br /> <br />"Equipment" means any tangible asset used to install, repair, or maintain facilities in any right-of- <br />way. <br /> <br />"Excavate" means to dig into or in any way remove or physically disturb or penetrate any part of a <br />right-of-way. <br /> <br />"Excavation permit" means the permit which, pursuant to this chapter, must be obtained belore a <br />person may excavate in a right-of-way described in such permit. <br /> <br />"Facility or Facilities" means any tangible asset in the right-of-way required to provide Utility <br />Service. <br /> <br />"Hole" means an excavation in the right-of-way, with the excavation having length less than the <br />width of the pavement. <br /> <br />"Management Costs" means the actual costs the city incurs in managing its right-of-way, including <br />such cost, if incurred, as those associated with registering applicants; issuing processing, and <br />verifying right-of-way permit applications, inspectingjob sites and restoration projects; maintaining, <br />supporting, protecting, or moving user facilities during right-of-way work; determining the adequacy <br /> <br />Page 2 of 12 <br />