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CITY OF EUGENE <br />Department of Public Works <br />Policies and Procedures <br />Utility and Right-of--Way Permits <br />Construction Within and Use. of the Public Way <br />Section 7: GENERAL <br />The provisions herein shall go into effect February 12, 1998. <br />1.A AUTHORITY <br />This operational policy acid procedure document was .prepared and enacted under the <br />administrative and rule-making authority granted the City Manager by Section 2.0.19 of the <br />Eugene Code, 1971 and the authority granted the City Engineer by Section 7.007 of the <br />Eugene Code, 1971. <br />1.B INTRODUCTION <br />Street rights-o#--way and public utility easements (public way) are intended for the use of <br />all citizens for vehicular and pedestrian movement, access to private property and the <br />delivery of essential utility, fire, police and transportation services. Section 7:007 of the <br />Eugene Code, 1971 charges the City Engineer with the responsibility of protecting the <br />public's rights within the public way for #hese purposes. That responsibility is discharged <br />in part by controlling construction and special uses of the public way #hrough the issuance <br />of permits. Section 7.302 of the Eugene Code, 1971 specifiies that the City Manager issue <br />administrative rules related to construction within and use of the public way. This manual <br />has been adopted as a part of Administrative Rule R-7.302 under the rule-making authority <br />granted the City Manager. <br />The primary concern when exercising this authority into prevent personal injury, property <br />damage and inconvenience to the public resulting from improper construction practices and <br />right-of--way uses by contractors, public utilities, public agencies and property owners. The <br />objective is to accomplish this without discouraging reasonable requests for public and <br />private improvements and special uses of the public way. <br />Utility & R/W Permit Policy 1 02/09/98 <br />