Laredo |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 28. STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES |
Article IX. PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY MANAGEMENT |
Division 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
§ 28-166. Utility planning and coordination committee.
(a)
Each utility shall name a utility coordinator who shall participate in the utility planning and coordination committee.
(b)
Unless barred by the law, annually on the first day of October, each utility shall prepare and submit to the director a plan that shows all known plans of foreseeable excavations in the paved portion of the public rights-of-way anticipated to be done in the next three (3) years or a statement that no excavations are planned. The utility shall report to the director promptly any changes in the plan as soon as those changes become reasonably foreseeable.
(c)
The city may disclose information contained in a three-year plan to another utility only on a need-to-know basis in order to facilitate coordination and avoid unnecessary excavation. If a utility clearly and appropriately identifies information contained in the plan as confidential, proprietary, a trade secret, or otherwise protected from disclosure, then to the maximum extent permissible under federal or homeland security and state, and local laws applicable to public records, the city shall not disclose that information to the public. If the city determines that information is not clearly or appropriately identified, the city shall follow the procedures in the Texas Public Information Act for requesting a Texas Attorney General's opinion regarding exemption of the information from disclosure.
(d)
A three-year repaving plan shall be prepared by the city engineering department showing all proposed repaving and reconstruction in the paved portion of the rights-of-way, revise and update the plan on an annual basis after receipt of the three-year plans from the utilities, and make the plan available for public inspection.
(e)
The director shall review and approve the three-year plans or plan available and identify conflicts and opportunities for coordination of excavations in the paved portion of the public rights-of-way.
(f)
If utilities propose to do excavations in the same paved portion of the public rights-of-way within a three-year period, the city shall issue permits for the work in a manner that maximizes coordination and minimizes the total period of construction.
(g)
A developer shall provide a development with underground facilities for utilities when required in accordance with article III of the Land Development Code. The developer shall execute all required agreements relating to the underground facilities, including easements, and provide proof to the city that the agreements have been executed.
(h)
The city may require conduit for underground facilities in the paved portion of the public rights-of-way.
(i)
The city or another utility may at its discretion install conduit and/or other facilities of its own when a street is cut by a utility. Such conduit or other facilities shall be installed at the city's or utility company's cost, but the city shall not pay any part of the cost of the street opening.
(Ord. No. 2009-O-045, 4-6-09)