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Subd. . Legislative Power. By enactment of this Chapter, the City Council hereby exercises its lawful police power and common law authority, and all statutory authority which is available to it, including, but not limited to, the powers conferred on it under Minn. Stat. §§ 23T 162 and 237.163" while preserving all power and authority to further require franchises from right-of- way users under Minn. Stat. §§ 216B.369 222.37, 300.0 3, and 412.11 a and other provisions of law. See. 707.02. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Chapter of this Code. References hereafter to "sections" are unless otherwise specified references to sections in this Chapter, ]defined terms remain defined terms whether or not capitalized. (a) "Applicant" means any person requesting permission to excavate or obstruct a right- of-way. (b) "Business District" means that portion of the city lying within and hounded by the following streets: to be subsequently designated. (c) "City" means the City of Roseville, Mftmesota. For purposes of section 707. 8, city means its elected officials} officers, employees and agents. (d) I'Management Costs" means the actual costs the City incurs in managing its rights- of-way, including but not limited to costs associated with registering applicants, issuing, processing, and verifying right-of-way permit applications; creating, maintaining and updating mapping systems; budget analysis; systems analysis; legal assistance; inspecting job sites and restoration projects; maintaining, supporting, protecting, or moving user facilities during public right-of-way work; determining the adequacy of right-of-way restoration; restoring work inadequately performed; and revoking right-of-way permits and p erfon ning all other tasks required by this Chapter, Including other costs the city may incur in managing the provisions of this Chapter. (e) "Degradation" means a decrease in the useful life of the right-of-way caused by excavation in or disturbance of the right-of-gray, resulting in the need to reconstruct such right-of way earlier than would be required if the excavation did not occur. ,"De radation Cost'" means the cost to achieve a level of restoration as determine g . by the City at the time the permit is issued, not to exceed the maximum restoration shown i_n p lags 1 to 13, set forth in proposed PU rides parts 7819.9900 to 7819.9950. (9) "Degradation Fee" means the estimated fee established at the time of permitting by the City to recover cosh associated with,the decrease in the useful life of the right-of- way caused by the excavation, and which equals the degradation costs. (h) Department" means the Department of Public works of the City., 2