HomeMy WebLinkAbout730727.tiff RESOLUTION
RE: REGULATING INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND UTILITY
LINES IN COUNTY ROAD RIGHTS OF WAY.
WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the Board of County
Commissioners, Weld County, Colorado, that there has been ex-
cessive damage to county road rights of way caused by installations
of utility lines, although through no negligence or fault of utility
companies, and
WHEREAS, the Board has determined that no utility company,
regardless of its sincerity or diligence practiced in the installation
of its physical facilities within county road rights of way, has been
able to return said disturbed right of way to its original condition,
and
WHEREAS, the Board has further determined that there will
be future demands for utility services in the County and that county
road rights of way will be additionally burdened with utility lines,
thus creating additional maintenance problems for the County, and
WHEREAS, the Board believes it to be in the best interests
of the County to take all steps and precautions which it considers
necessary to impose reasonable uniform fees for use of its County
rights of way for utility installations in the County, and
WHEREAS, the Board is vested with the authority to issue or
withhold permits and to impose conditions upon utility companies
relative to installation of their utility lines within county road rights
of way.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of County
Commissioners, and it hereby authorizes and directs the Clerk to the
Board to issue permits for installation of utilities within County owned
rights of way only after application therefor is properly made and in
accordance with uniform fee schedule, marked Exhibit A, copy attached
herewith and made a part hereof by reference.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the aforementioned uniform
fee schedule, marked Exhibit A, be and it hereby is adopted and shall
be in effect as of 12:00 o'clock noon, July 18, 1973, and shall continue
until further order of the Board.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made
and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 18th day of July, 1973.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
ATTEST:
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County C1erwand�Recorder and
Clerk to the Board
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Deputy County Clerk
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Exhibit "A"
UNIFORM FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE USE OF
COUNTY ROAD RIGHTS OF WAY FOR UTILITY
INSTALLATIONS IN WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
1. For cables (power and communication) less than 1" in
diameter - $0. 01 per inch circumference per lineal foot installed
in road rights of way.
2. For cables (power and communication) 1" in diameter and
greater - $0. 01 per inch diameter per lineal foot installed in road
rights of way.
3. For pipelines carrying fluids - $0. 01 per inside diameter
inch per lineal foot installed in road rights of way.
4. For non-fluid pipelines - $0. 01 per inside diameter inch
per lineal foot installed in road rights of way.
5. For encasements (pipe) - $0. 01 per inside diameter inch
per lineal foot installed in road rights of way.
6. For encasements (concrete) - $0. 01 per outside diameter
inch of pipe encased per lineal foot installed in road rights of way.
7. For all non ferrous pipelines installed in road rights of way
a copper locating wire shall be installed on top of the pipeline with
suitable service loops at convenient intervals to facilitate future pipe-
line location.
The above fee schedule and conditions do not relieve any utility
company, its agents, contractors, or personnel of any conditions out-
lined, or duties required as specified in the utility permit required.
TITLE: Uniform Fee Schedule For The Use Of Road Right-of-Way For Utility
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Installation In Weld County, Colorado.
REASONS: No utility company, regardless of sincereity or diligence practiced during
the installation of their physical plant within road right-of-way has been able to
return the right-of-way disturbed to its original condition.
The results have been:
1. Countless tons of road gravel lost to settling soils.
2. Many needless hours of extra maintenance.
3. Impassable roads during inclement weather conditions.
4. Public complaints have increased.
5. Traffic has had to be rerouted and roads closed.. .
6. Weld County's Road 8 Bridge departments are primarily responsible for
the safe movement of people, goods, and services; not the maintenance of utility
trenches.
CONCLUSIONS:
1. We fully realize the physical plant of all utilities is going to
expand due to the increased population and demand upon services.
2. We also realize that because of these expansions we are going to have
additional maintenance problems as the result.
3. We do not intend to bear these additional burdens without compensation
for the time, materials, and all resulting extra efforts.
4. We do not wish to penalize any company or individual for the use of
road right-of-way.
RESULT: The result is the uniform fee for the use of road right-of-way for
utility installation in Weld County, Colorado.
1. For cables (Power and communication) less than 1" in diameter -
3 -�.
$0.01 per inch circumference per lineal foot installed in road right-of-way.
2. For cables (Power and Communication) 1" in diameter and greater-
50.01 per inch diameter per lineal foor installed in road right-of-way.
3. For pipelines carrying fluids - $0.01 per inside diameter inch per
lineal foot installed in road right-of-way.
4. For non-fluid pipelines - $0.01 per inside diameter inch per lineal
foot installed in road right-of-way.
5. For encasements (pipe) - $0.01 per inside diameter inch per lineal foot
installed in road right-of-way.
b. For encasements (concrete) - $0.01 per outside diameter inch of clue'
encased per lineal foot installed in road right-of-way.
7. For all non ferrous pipelines installed in road roght-of-way a copper
locating wire shall be installed on top of the pipeline with suitable service
loops at convenient intervals to facilitate future pipeline location.
The above fee schedule and conditions do not relieve any utility company,
its agents, contractors, or personnel of any conditions outlined, or duties
required as specified in the utility permit required.
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July 9 , 1973
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Mr. Byron Ewing
County Engineer
Weld County Court House
Greeley, Colorado 80631
Re : Proposed Charge for ditching on county roads.
Dear Sir:
We understand that you have been having trouble with some
pipeline companies and other utilities as to their method
of finishing ditches on county property, and as a result
you are proposing a charge on a per-foot basis. We doubt
that this would be an equitable way of approaching the
problem. We feel under this condition that some of us who
do our work properly would be penalized for so doing.
We would like to suggest that a more equitable method of
approach would be as follows. When a permit is issued for
a particular job, require the company to make a deposit which
you feel would cover any damages or repairs that you might
have to make. Then if the job is not completed to your
satisfaction, you would not have to refund the money. If
after the job is completed and your inspectors have made
their inspection and they find that the job is done to your
satisfaction, then at that time you could refund whatever
deposit was made. In this way, only those who violate your
regulations would be penalized.
Rest assured that the Greeley Gas Company will work with the
county to the best of their ability as we always have.
Ve tru`l�y yours,6� � � Ray Fouts r
1\ Engineer ,AR Or COLORADO
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COUNTY O: WELD
' RF:ng Filed.. , L.,i rk of the Board
of County CommissIonnrs
l JUL 1 21973
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