§ 3-6-21. County specifications; permit.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person, municipal corporation, special district or any other legal entity to construct, install, remove, revise, alter or modify any structure or topographic feature on any land owned by the county, or any right-of-way or easement dedicated to the public, except in accordance with specifications prescribed by the county engineering department, and without first having obtained a permit for such work from the building department or the zoning department, or both. Activities restricted under this section shall include, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the cutting or installation of pavements, the planting of shrubbery, trees or other plants, the excavation of ditches, installation of culverts, any change in ground elevation, the installation or removal of signs or any work which may be defined as utility construction.

(b)

Applications for such permits shall be filed with the county engineering department on a form prescribed by the department, accompanied by such plans and drawings as the department may deem necessary to a proper determination hereunder, and the appropriate fee as established by resolution of the board of county commissioners. Upon the filing of an application, the department shall cause the premises to be inspected, and on the basis of such inspection, shall make a determination regarding the issuance or refusal of a permit, including detailed specifications for the work to be allowed by the permit and the time allotted to complete the permitted work. The public works division, or its designee, shall then issue or refuse to issue a permit in accordance with the recommendation of the engineering department.

(c)

In making recommendations, the county engineering department shall consider the effect of the proposed activity on the streets and roads of the county, county buildings, fire protection, conservation, pollution, drainage, water supply, waste and sewage collection and disposal, and the responsibility of the applicant. The county engineer may, in his sole and unrestricted discretion, require a bond, deposit or other security to guarantee adequate, proper and faithful performance of such developer's agreement or any other obligation created hereby.

(Ord. No. 74-3, § 1, 1-22-74; Ord. No. 78-37, § 1, 9-26-78; Ord. No. 80-18, § 1, 9-9-80; Ord. No. 82-03, § 1, 2-9-82; Ord. No. 86-47, § 1, 10-14-86; Ord. No. 88-38, § 2, 10-19-88)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 85-43, § 1, adopted Nov. 19, 1985, adopted a memorandum, marked Exhibit "A" and attached to said ordinance and incorporated therein, as the policy of the county to be utilized by the county engineer in the granting and contents of the permit embraced by this article. Such memorandum, establishing requirements covering construction or restoration within county rights-of-way and easements, is not included herein but is on file in the office of the clerk to the board of commissioners. This exhibit has been amended by the following:

Ord. No.	Date	Section
90-32	6-26-90	1