CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Waive the first reading and pass the ordinance amending Article A (General Provisions) and Article J (Encroachments and Obstructions) of Chapter 1 (Streets and Sidewalks) of Title 9 (Public Ways and Property) of the Naperville Municipal Code regarding permit fee requirements and establishing a future pavement restoration fee (Requires six positive votes)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: William J. Novack, Director of TED/City Engineer
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
Title 9 of the Naperville Municipal Code governs the use of the city's public ways and properties, including the right-of-ways (ROW's) that the city's streets and alleys occupy. In addition to city streets, the ROW's also contain the public sidewalk system, public utilities such as water, wastewater and electric, and private utilities such as telephone, cable, and other telecommunication infrastructure.
Specifically, Title 9 discusses the details of how work in the ROW is permitted and completed and how fees are assessed. In addition to the City and utility companies, at times builders, developers, and private property owners need to work in the ROW to extend utilities or provide access to property.
The work often requires excavating and digging up of the public street. While staff encourages and requires tunneling where practical, many times excavation of the street is the only way to complete the work. When this is done, the excavator is required to patch the roadway in accordance with City standards.
DISCUSSION:
When pavement is patched, especially a newer pavement, it degrades the overall quality of the pavement and introduces a weak link in the roadway mat. This is due to the addition of four new joints, two of which are transverse to the direction of travel. The joints lead to accelerated deterioration of the patch and the adjacent pavement. Even with well-constructed patches, many o...
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