Section 17.28.020 Temporary encroachments.

1. No person shall construct, use, or maintain upon, over or under the surface of any public right-of-way any temporary encroachment unless authorized by the city manager as herein provided.

2. The City Manager is authorized to permit temporary encroachments into the public right-of-way if the encroachment is one which does not impede in any manner the normal use of the public right-of-way by the general public and the encroachment is one that can be removed in not more than two working days.

3. No permit shall be issued for any such encroachment until plans for the same, complete in detail, have been filed with the director of inspection services division and approved by the city manager, or his designee. Permits must be filed a minimum of seven days before the effective date of the permit. All permits shall be in writing, signed by the city engineer or his designee and contain the name of the person, securing the same, the date issued, the number, size and location of the encroachment as permitted, and shall be revocable as hereinafter provided. In accepting a permit, the person receiving the same shall be deemed to have agreed to hold and shall hold the city harmless from and indemnify it against any and all damages arising from or growing out of the construction, use, or maintenance of the encroachment. The person receiving the permit shall be required to provide the city with a written hold-harmless agreement in a form approved by the city attorney.

4. Before issuing any permit, the city manager may require proof of financial responsibility in the form of a surety bond or casualty insurance.

5. Such permit shall not be assignable or otherwise transferable.

6. The nonrefundable fee payable in advance for processing an application for a permit herein shall be $15.00. (Ord. 2007-0906, 86/T-5127).