A. The city engineer or designee, herein referred to as “the city,” shall establish policies and procedures to administer the permit program.

B. Applicants shall submit a complete application form to the city requesting the use of a specific location of right-of-way for a specific period of time. In addition to the information required in the application, the applicant may be required to submit any documents the city deems necessary to perform an accurate evaluation of the right-of-way use permit application.

C. Decisions regarding issuance, renewal, denial, or termination of any such permits shall be subject to insurance requirements, bond requirements, indemnification and hold harmless agreements, the capacity of the rights-of-way to accommodate the applicant’s proposed facilities or use, evaluation of competing public interest, and other administrative details determined and administered by the city.

D. As part of a complete right-of-way use permit application, the applicant shall submit to the city a nonrefundable application fee, as set forth in the city of Auburn fee schedule, at the time of application. Permits may require additional fees, depending on the proposed use, to be paid, per the city of Auburn fee schedule, before the permit can be issued. All fees are nonrefundable.

E. If insurance is required as a condition of approval, the insurance guidelines in Chapter 12.66 ACC shall apply unless otherwise established by the city.

F. Applications that include parking, road, or sidewalk impacts that, as determined by the city engineer, require a parking plan, traffic control plan, or pedestrian detour plan, require an additional application fee per the city of Auburn fee schedule.

G. If the applicant does not take action in good faith, the application will be considered abandoned after 180 days of nonaction.

H. Conditions of approval will be identified during the city’s review of the application and may include a certificate of insurance, indemnification and hold harmless agreement, traffic control plan, performance bond, time and use restrictions, video data, status reports, restoration of disturbed right-of-way features, contract for a uniformed police officer to provide required traffic control, other city permits such as building permits, or any other requirements the city deems necessary to protect the right-of-way and public health, safety, and welfare. (Ord. 6795 § 1 (Exh. A), 2020; Ord. 6125 § 1, 2007; Ord. 5298 § 1, 1999; Ord. 5042 § 1 (Exh. D), 1998; Ord. 5005 § 2, 1997; Ord. 4767 § 1, 1995; Ord. 4239 § 1, 1987; Ord. 3351 § 3, 1978.)