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CITY OF EUGENE <br /> Department of Public Works <br /> Policies and Procedures <br /> Utility and Right-of--Way Permits <br /> onstruction Within and Use of the Public Way <br /> ection 1: GENERAL <br /> 'T a provisions erein shall go into effect June 1, 1997. <br /> '1 A AUTH RITY <br /> 'T is operations policy and procedure document was prepared and enacted under the <br /> a ministrative a drule-making authority granted the City Manager by the Municipal Code <br /> <br /> ,,S ction 2.019 a d the authority granted the City Engineer by the Municipal Code Section <br /> 7 007. <br /> 1 B INTRO UCTION <br /> ',S rest rights-of- ay and public utility easements (public way) are intended for the use of <br /> 'a I citizens for v hicular and pedestrian movement, access to private property and the <br /> ';d livery of esse tial utility, fire, police and transportation services. Section 7.007 of the <br /> unicipal Code charges the City Engineer with the responsibility of protecting the public's <br /> ri hts within the public way for these purposes. That responsibility is discharged in part by <br /> is ntrolling cons ruction and special uses of the public way through the issuance of <br /> ~p rmits. <br /> ,T e primary co cern when exercising this authority is to prevent personal injury, property <br /> d mage and in onvenience to the public resulting from improper construction practices <br /> ~a d right-of-wa uses by contractors, public utilities, public agencies and property owners. <br /> 'T e objective is to accomplish this without discouraging reasonable requests for public <br /> a d private imp ovements and special uses of the public way. <br /> Ir1 this docume t the pertinent section of Eugene Municipal Code (EC) is cited at the end <br /> °of each paragr ph where a Code requirement is referenced, by use of the notation "EC" <br /> fgllowed by the pplicable section number from the Code. The wording herein and the <br /> U'!ility & R/W Permit olicy 1 06/01/97 <br /> i <br /> <br />