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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1053ORDINANCE N0, 3(011'3 ADDING CHAPTER 12.10 TO THE BURLINGAME MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE FOR ISSUANCE OF ENCROACHMENT PERMITS The CITY COUNCIL of the City of Burlingame does ORDAIN as follows: Section 1. Chapter 12.10 concerning encroachment permits is hereby added to the Burlingame Municipal Code to read as follows: "Chapter 12.10 ENCROACHMENT PERMITS 12.10.010 Policy. It is the policy of the City of Burlingame that rights-of-way of the City shall be used for public pur- poses and that permission to encroach thereon shall be given only when exceptional or unusual circumstances are presented, or when there is no reasonably foresee- able requirement for City use of the right-of-way. 12.10.020 No person without first obtaining a permit shall construct or place an encroachment within, on, over or under a right-of-way of the City. Encroachment shall include any tower, pole, pipe, fence, building, or any other structure or object of any kind. This chapter shall apply if a permit other than a building permit is not otherwise required by this ordinance code. 12.10.030 Any person, firm or corporation desiring such a permit shall make a written application to the City Engineer setting forth the purpose and extent of the work to be performed or caused to be performed by such person. Accompanying such application shall be 1.0/15/75 -1' 1J13/75, deposited with the City Engineer a fee in the sum of ten dollars ($10.00). 12,10.040 The City Engineer may grant the request for an en- croachment permit in whole or in part, subject to such conditions as he may determine are necessary for the health, safety, and general welfare of the. public. Any pern.it shall be revocable by the City upon written notice. 12.10.050 Any decision of the City Engineer concerring an en- croachment permit may be appealed by the applicant to the city council. Such appeal shall be made in writing within five (5) days after written notice of the decision o£ the city engineer is sent to the applicant. Addition- ally, all decisions of the city engineer shall be reported to the city council and shall not be final until the conclusion of the city council meeting at which such report is received. 12.10.060 In the event that an appeal is taken, the matter shall be referred to the city council for hearing. At the conclusion of the hearing the city council shall make its order approving, modifying, or reversing the action of the city engineer. The decision of the city council shall be final and conclusive. All permits shall be recorded with the San Mateo County Recorder." Section 2. This ordinance shall be published as requires 'b law. r 11/13/75 11/18/75 HERBERT K. WHITE, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, does hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 17t day of November, 1975, and adopted thereafter at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the day of `'c a 1975. NOES: COUNCILMEN: Pis^ -pie ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: 'i.<'u, ' HERBERT K. ?+TMIITP., C;ty Clerk -3- Deduty City Clerk