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6.4.A. - Page 4 <br /> ORDINANCE NO. <br /> ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AMENDING <br /> CHAPTER 29 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS OF <br /> THE REDWOOD CITY MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING <br /> ENGINEERING STANDARDS, WORK IN THE PUBLIC RIGHTS- <br /> OF-WAY AND REPAIR OF SIDEWALKS <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY <br /> DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: <br /> SECTION 1. The following constitutes the Council's findings. <br /> A. The City of Redwood City has the responsibility of managing the <br /> maintenance of all sidewalks, roads, streets and rights-of-way in the <br /> City to preserve the operational safety, integrity, and function of the <br /> City's transportation system; and <br /> B. The manner in which utilities and other encroachments cross or <br /> otherwise occupy City roads and streets can materially affect the safe <br /> operation, maintenance, and longevity of the streets; and <br /> C. It is necessary to protect the safety of the driving public, that the use, <br /> occupancy and all encroachments of City streets be subject to City <br /> authorization and reasonably regulated; and <br /> D. The ordinance herein has been generated in the interest of developing <br /> and preserving safe streets and minimizing possible interference and <br /> impairment to the roadway, its structures, lifespan, appearance, <br /> operation and maintenance; and <br /> E. It is in the public interest for utility facilities and other encroachments to <br /> be accommodated within the right-of-way of City streets, when such <br /> use and occupancy does not interfere with the free and safe flow of <br /> traffic or otherwise impair the roadway or its safety, longevity, and <br /> scenic appearance, and does not conflict with the provisions of <br /> Federal, State or Local Laws or this accommodation ordinance. <br /> SECTION 2. Chapter 29 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS, is <br /> hereby repealed in its entirety. <br /> SECTION 3. [The following table of contents and the highlighted text <br /> designating a section new, similar or same are informational only and are not <br /> part of the ordinance.]] A new Chapter 29, "STREETS, SIDEWALKS and WORK <br /> IN OR USE OF CITY RIGHT-OF-WAY" is hereby added to read as follows: <br /> ATTY/ORD.377/AMENDING CHAPTER 29 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS <br /> REV: 11-16-12 JS <br /> Page 1 of 28 <br />