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The applicant ofi a denied permit shall have the right ofi appeal to the City Manager. See <br />section 2.021 of the Eugene Code for_appeal procedures. EC 7.295 ~`" <br />Except as outlined below in the section titled "Emergency Permits", permits shall not be <br />issued "after the fact" for work performed without prior approval of the Utility lnspector. <br />Permit fees for individual right-of--way cut permits shall be paid upon issuance of the <br />permit unless the applicant has previously made arrangements to be billed by the City. <br />Permit flees vvill be calculated by the City staff issuing the permit upon approval of the <br />permit utilizing the fee schedule as set by administrative order of the City Manager. <br />Because permit review and inspection activities can be more efficient for joint. #rench <br />installations involving multiple utilities in a common trench,. a matrix of graduated permit <br />fees is included in the fee schedule. Using the permit fee matrix, the Utility Inspector shall <br />determine the individual permit fee which most appropriately reflects the characteristics of <br />the proposed work. <br />2.D.4 Expiration <br />Right-of-way cut permits shall be valid for a period not to exceed six .months from the date <br />of issue. Work may not be performed under an expired. permit. Permit renewals shall <br />follow the same process as that used for a new permit. <br />2.E EMERGENCY PERMITS <br />A permit (i.e. Right=of-Way Cut, Public Improvement, Revocable) is required foi- all work <br />within the public way. However, when emergency repairs of an existing facility are <br />necessary, work may commence prior to the application for a permit. If this emergency <br />occurs during the normal working hours of the Maintenance Division.,-immediate verbal <br />.notice to the Utility lnspector, Maintenance Planning Manager or Main#enance Support <br />Manager is required. <br />In the case where emergency t-epairs are necessary outside the normal business hours of <br />the Maintenance-Division, the Eugene Police Department (682-511.1) should be .notified if <br />the work is within a street or alley and' will necessitate a lane closure.. If a .representative <br />of the Public Works Department is needed, upon request of the permittee, the Eugene <br />Police Department will notify the "on-cal!" supervisor of the Maintenance Division. For <br />emergency repairs which are likely to impact street trees, the Public Works Department <br />must be notified and the Urban Forester consulted to determine impacts .to public trees. <br />Application for an emergency permit shall be submitted no later than the next working day <br />following the emergency repairs. This application must clearly describe the nature of the <br />emergency and the action the permittee has taken to date.. <br />Utifi#y & R/VV Permit Policy 13 12J01/97 <br />