§ 72-695. Exceptions.

(a)

Service connections without pavement cuts. Scheduled short-side service connections, including, but not limited to, water and sewer hookups with no pavement cut or road crossings and all scheduled maintenance repair (i.e., pole replacement with no change in location or alignment, splice pits, etc.) in the right-of-way where limits of excavation are not in or within six feet of the edge of the traveled way, will not require a use permit; however, prior notification of the commencement of such work shall be given to the CDE before starting work. Failure to notify may result in a penalty fee as determined by resolution of the county council.

(b)

Relocations requested by the county. On any county construction project where facilities on county property are requested by the county to be relocated, a use permit shall be required. An application shall be submitted by the person responsible for the relocation as required by subsection 72-691(b), but no fee will be charged, providing there is no expansion of the facilities involved.

(c)

Emergency repair.

(1)

Emergency repairs may be performed without obtaining a use permit prior to such repair. Emergency repair work shall be completed in accordance with applicable directives from the county or other authority as expeditiously as possible. During normal county working times, verbal approval for the emergency work shall be obtained from development engineering. If emergency work is required at night, on weekends or holidays, development engineering shall be notified of all emergency repair work by 10:00 a.m., the first workday following beginning of such repair work. An application for a use permit shall be submitted within two working days following commencement of emergency repair work. The person, company or utility performing the emergency repair work shall be exempt from the requirements of section 72-696, for prior notification to other agencies, with exception of gas utility companies, but shall notify those agencies by 10:00 a.m., the day following the commencement of the emergency repair work.

(2)

Notification to gas utility companies. Notification to gas utility companies shall be accomplished prior to commencement of any emergency work. This may be accomplished by telephone or other expeditious method.

(d)

Performance criteria. For those situations described in subsections (a), (b) and (c), all work must be performed in compliance with the other provisions of this article and all other applicable laws and regulations.

(e)

County council-approved construction projects. County construction projects on county property which have been approved by the county council shall comply with the permitting provisions of this article.

(Ord. No. 96-32, § XXXVI, 12-19-96; Ord. No. 2008-25, § III, 12-4-08; Ord. No. 2012-05, § VIII, 4-19-12)