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File #: ORD 26-001    Version: 1 Name: Ordinance - Right of Way Work Permit
Type: Ordinance Status: First Reading
File created: 12/18/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 1/13/2026 Final action:
Title: Introduction and First Reading on Ordinance 26-001, an Ordinance Amending Chapter 74 - Streets, Sidewalks, and Other Public Places, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Brookings, South Dakota. Public Hearing and Action: January 27, 2026.
Attachments: 1. Memo, 2. Ordinance - clean, 3. Ordinance - marked, 4. Legal Notice, 5. Right of Way Work Policy - DRAFT
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Introduction and First Reading on Ordinance 26-001, an Ordinance Amending Chapter 74 - Streets, Sidewalks, and Other Public Places, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Brookings, South Dakota.  Public Hearing and Action:  January 27, 2026.

 

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Summary and Recommended Action:

To ensure the usability, structural integrity and life expectancy of the right-of-way in the City of Brookings, a formal policy and ordinance amendments are proposed establishing permit and licensing procedures for contractors and entities who are working within the right-of-way.  Work within the right-of-way shall include any excavation, construction, repair, or maintenance of utilities, pavement, or other things located in, on, above, under or across a right-of-way.  Staff recommends approval of the proposed ordinance amendment.

 

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Attachments:

Memo

Ordinance - clean

Ordinance - marked

Legal Notice

Right of Way Work Policy - Draft