HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 95-127-CC (002)BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
GRANT COUNTY. WASHINGTON
IN THE MATTER ADOPTING A
POLICY CONCERNING THE
ACCOMMODATION OF UTILITIES RESOLUTION NO. 95- 127 -CC
ON COUNTY ROAD
RIGHT- OF -WAY
WHEREAS, in order to effectively administer authority to grant utility
franchises and permits on county roads as provided in Chapter 36.55 RCW; and
WHEREAS, in order to effectively administer authority to exercise overall
responsibility for county roads and bridges as provided in chapter 36,75 RCW; and
WHEREAS, in order to effectively administer authority to exercise its police
power by adopting a generally applicable written policy ("utility policy") to provide
administrative, procedural, and technical guidance for the installation, replacement,
adjustment, relocation, and maintenance of all above and below ground utilities and
other transmission or transport facilities located within all county road rights of way,
and
WHEREAS, the Grant County utility policy shall, in accordance with WAC 136,
Chapter 40, at a minimum address or include the following:
(1) Address all public and private utilities and other transmission or
transport facilities which are installed, replaced, adjusted, relocated and/or maintained
within the county road right of way pursuant to franchises, permits, and/or exemptions
from the permit process including but not limited to electric power, telephone,
television, telegraph, communication, water, gas, all petroleum products, steam,
chemicals, sewage, drainage, and irrigation;
(2) Include general standards and requirements for the location, design, and
construction of each utility;
(3) Incorporate a written permit process for all utility work not exempted by
the provisions of the utility policy, and specify exemptions from such permit process,
if any;
(4) Include specific requirements for underground utilities which shall
include location and alignment, depth of burial and cover, encasement marking,
appurtenances and related installation procedures;
(5) Include specific requirements for above ground utilities which shall
include location and alignment and vertical clearances;
(6) Include specific requirements for all utilities which shall include
aesthetic/scenic considerations, installations on roadway bridges and structures, site
restoration and cleanup, traffic control and public safety, and both normal and
emergency repairs, and.
WHEREAS, the County Road Administration Board has provided this county
a copy of a model utility policy, which will meet the minimum requirements of WAC
136 Chapter 40 and may be amended as necessary to meet the specific needs of this
county,
WHEREAS, WAC 136-40-030 requires each county legislative authority to
formally adopt a utility policy regarding accommodation of utilities on county road
rights of way that includes all the requirements enumerated in WAC 136-40-020, and
that a copy of such utility policy shall be forwarded to the County Road Administration
Board, and
WHEREAS, should any existing, adopted utility policy be updated, amended or
otherwise modified, said action shall be formally accomplished by the county legislative
authority, and that a copy of the officially adopted updated, amended, or modified
utility policy shall be forwarded to the County Road Administration Board within
thirty days of such adoption.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the following utility policy is
approved, adopted, and made effective this date..
Done this a ya day of ��J , 1995,
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Commissioner
Commissioner
Constituting the Board of County Commissioners
of Grant County, Washington