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permit program. <br />Major Facility Upgrade. The extension or reconstruction of any facility in which a wire, <br />cable, conduit, or pipe greater than 400 linear feet in length is installed or replaced within the public <br />way. <br />Provider. A permittee that is a municipal utility, franchisee, or licensee obligated to <br />compensate the city for ongoing use of the public way for the provision of utility or <br />telecommunications services. <br />Right-of--Way Work Permit. A permit to perform work in the publicright-of--way. Permits <br />may include, but are not limited to, Right-of--Way Cut Permits, Right-of--Way Use Permits, Utility <br />Right-of--Way Use Permits, Tree Removal Permits, Traffic Control Permits and Temporary <br />Surfacing Permits. <br />Street Segment. A portion of a street or alley not exceeding 400 feet, generally consisting <br />of one standard City block. <br />R 7.302-C Frequenc~pening the Public Ways -Notice Requirements. <br />. 1. In order to reduce and mitigate the impact of street openings on the life and function <br />of street and alley surfaces, and minimize the disruption in normal use of streets and alleys, the <br />~" frequency and timing of the cutting of pavement is limited. <br />1.1 Cutting of street surfaces for installation of utility or communication facilities <br />is prohibited for a period of five years from the time the street is constructed or resurfaced. <br />1.2 No street segment, irrespective of age or condition, shall be cut more than <br />once in any 12 month period for placement of new facilities by those providers who received <br />notice of prior street openings pursuant to R-7.302-C-2. <br />1.3 Exceptions to these prohibitions must be approved in writing by the City <br />Engineer or designee, based on or subject to the following: <br />1.3.1 Requests for approval to open a street whose surface is less than five <br />years old shall be reviewed and approved, approved with special conditions, or <br />denied. Special conditions may include modified or increased pavement restoration <br />requirements, landscaping, or other requirements to restore disturbed features. <br />1.3.2 Examples of conditions that may justify exceptions to the prohibition <br />include: required excavation to locate existing facilities when installing a new <br />facility by tunneling, boring, or pushing; or to provide necessary utility services to <br />Administrative Order - 4 <br />C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files\OLKB202\03rowr12a0 (00068460)1.WPD(Ol/07/04) <br />