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01/28/2013 <br /> ORIGINAL <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 2390 <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 to manage the <br /> maintenance of sidewalks, roads, streets and rights-of-way in the City <br /> to preserve the operational safety, integrity, and function of the City's <br /> 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 City roads and streets; and <br /> C. It is necessary to protect the safety of the driving public by requiring <br /> that the use, occupancy and encroachments of City streets be subject <br /> to City authorization and reasonably regulated; and <br /> D. The ordinance herein was created to develop and preserve safe <br /> streets and minimize possible interFerence and impairment to the <br /> roadway, its structures, lifespan, appearance, operation and <br /> maintenance; and <br /> E. It is in the public interest for utility facilities and other encroachments to <br /> be accommodated within the City street right-of-way, when such use <br /> and occupancy does not interfere with the free and safe flow of traffic <br /> or otherwise impair the roadway or its safety, longevity, and scenic <br /> appearance, and does not conflict with the provisions of Federal, State <br /> or Local Laws or this ordinance. <br /> SECTION 2. Chapter 29 entitled "STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND <br /> DRIVEWAYS" (encompassing Municipal Code Sections 29.1 - 29.5), is hereby <br /> repealed in its entirety and replaced as stated in Section 3 below. <br /> SECTION 3. [The following table of contents and the highlighted text are <br /> informational only and are not part of the ordinance.] A new Chapter 29 entitled <br /> ATTY/ORD.377/AMENDING CHAPTER 29 STREETS,SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS ORD.#2390 <br /> REV:01-22-13 PT FORMERLY MUFF#305 <br /> Page 1 of 28 <br />