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Notice/Advertisement Title: General Rules and Regulations for City Code, Chapter 903
Contact Name: Andrew Williams
Contact Telephone Number: 614-645-5080
Contact Email Address: ANWilliamsjr@columbus.gov <mailto:ANWilliamsjr@columbus.gov>
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GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
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CITY CODE, CHAPTER 903
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE
DIRECTORS OFFICE
CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO
SUBJECT: EXCAVATION AND OCCUPANCY PERMITS IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/21/2025
RULE:
All public service agencies, companies, corporations, utility companies, and individuals wishing to dig into, under, open holes, ditches, or trenches in any sidewalk, roadway pavement, or public right-of-way or to occupy the right-of-way of any street, alley, or public way of the City of Columbus for any purpose defined under City Code Chapter 903 shall obtain the appropriate permit from the Director of Public Service and/or their designee.
INDEX:
1. General Provisions
1.1. Authority
1.2. Type of Permits
1.2.1. Excavation Permits
1.2.2. Occupancy Permits
1.3. Restrictions on Issuing Permits
1.4. Application, Review and Approval
1.4.1. Excavation Permits
1.4.2. Occupancy Permits
1.4.3. Review of Plans
1.4.4. Issuance
1.5. Length of Permit
1.6. Liability
2. Form of Application or Request for Permit
3. Permit Plans
4. Restoration
5. Emergency Repairs
6. Inspection
7. Inspection Fees and Deposit Costs
7.1. Street Excavation Deposit
7.2. Additional Deposits
7.2.1. Sewer CCTV Inspection
7.3. General Permit Fees
7.4. Failure to Obtain Permit Fees
7.5. Additional Resource Fees
8. Traffic Control
9. New Pavement or Re-pavement
9.1. Special Improved Streets
10. Option for Pavement Repairs by City Contract
11. On-Street Paid Parking
12. Steel Roadway Plates
13. Emergency Phone Number Posting
14. Dumpsters/Containers
15. Special Duty Police Officers
16. Penalty
16.1. Criminal Penalty
16.2. Civil Citations
17. Right to Decline
18. Shared Mobility Devices
1. General Provisions:
1.1 Authority: Chapter 903 of the City Code, 1959, requires any applicant desiring to excavate in or to occupy Public Right-of-Way for any construction related purpose to obtain a permit. Section 903.02 of the City Code authorizes the Director of Public Service or designee to promulgate reasonable rules and regulations to carry out the provision of this Chapter. Therefore, permits to excavate or to occupy the right-of-way for construction related purposes shall be submitted to and approved by the Director of Public Service or designee. Permits are non-transferable.
1.1.1 Per Chapter 121.05 of the City Charter, these rules and regulations are to become effective immediately as temporary rules and regulations and shall remain in effect for a period of thirty (30) days after being filed with the city clerk.
1.1.2 Per Chapter 121.05 of the City Charter, after filing of these rules and regulations with the city clerk to establish them as temporary rules and regulations, these rules and regulations are being published in the City Bulletin prior to the thirty (30) day temporary period expiring and shall remain in effect until amended or repealed.
1.2 Type of Permits: There are two categories of permits covered by these rules and regulations: excavation and occupancy.
1.2.1 Excavation Permits: This category of permit shall be requested when excavating within the right-of-way of any public street or alley. The work covered by this permit includes excavations in street or alley pavement, sidewalk or driveway, or the non-paved area within the right-of-way for any purpose whatsoever.
1.2.2 Occupancy Permits: This category of permit shall be requested when it is necessary to occupy the right-of-way of any public street or alley for a purpose related to construction activity. Examples include working on or in any roadway appurtenance, or work on or in buildings or properties outside the right-of-way.
When a permit is issued for a block party, special event, parade, or other event, items within and outside of the permit area may require additional permits for items to be temporarily constructed within road rights -of-way in support of the event.
1.3 Restrictions on Issuing Permits: Permits will not be issued for parking of personal construction related vehicles, personal vehicles, on-demand delivery vehicles, or vehicles of employees, volunteers, event organizers, promoters, customers and other related activities. Permit will also not be issued for promotional, advertising and /or marketing related activities. Occupancy permits are intended for licensed commercial vehicles and clearly logoed vehicles only. Occupancy permits shall only be issued for the purpose of work within the public right-of-way.
1.4 Application, Review and Approval: Requests for excavation or occupancy permits shall be made through the Director of Public Service or designee. All requests shall be on forms approved by the Director of Public Service or designee and shall conform to Section 2 of these regulations. No work may begin, or occupancy occur, until a permit has been issued, except as provided within Section 5 of these regulations.
1.4.1 Excavation Permits: Requests to dig, open holes, ditches, bore, or trenches in the sidewalk, roadway or right-of-way of any improved or unimproved street, alley, or public way shall be obtained at least ten (10) business days in advance of proposed excavation. Review times vary based on the complexity of the project and adequate review time must be considered in the applicant’s schedule. The permit office can assist any applicant in determining the extent of the review needed and the time required. Complex reviews can take up to twenty (20) business days by City Staff (this does not include any time the applicant has the plans in their possession for revisions). Subsequent reviews can take up to ten (10) business days each. The permit request shall include details, specifications, and plans as set forth in Sections 2 and 3 of these regulations.
1.4.2 Occupancy Permits: Requests to occupy or barricade the right-of-way of any improved or unimproved street, alley, or public way shall be submitted at least three (3) business days in advance. When the permit is for a full street closure, permit request shall be submitted at least ten (10) business days in advance. When a full street closure is for a major planned event, the submittal shall be twenty (20 business days in advance. All lane closures and steel plate placements shall be entered into the Department’s current application as noted on the permit application and website.
1.4.3 Review of Plans: Plans that are deemed compliant with these rules and regulations shall be routed for review and approval as set forth in the Right-of-Way Plan Routing Manual. A copy of this publication may be obtained from the Department’s Right-of-Way Permitting web page.
1.4.4 Issuance: A permit shall be issued after a permit application has been reviewed and approved as required above, and the applicant has notified the Department of Public Service of a scheduled start date.
1.5 Length of Permit: Permits will be issued only for the time necessary to perform the work. Every effort shall must be made by the permittee to minimize the amount of time of traffic and parking restrictions when no work is occurring. If no work occurs for three (3) or more consecutive calendar days, the City has the authority to remove all posted signage and restrictions. Permits issued for less than thirty (30) calendar days may be extended once for a short duration, subject to a re-issuance fee specified in Section 7.3.
1.6 Liability: The issuance of an Excavation or Occupancy Permit does not relieve the permittee from liability for any damage that might occur to the roadway, right-of-way, or any public or personal property while performing work authorized by the permit.
2. Form of Application or Request for Permit. Excavation or Occupancy Permit requests shall contain, but not be limited to, the following information:
2.1 Name of applicant or agent making request.
2.1.1 Agent shall provide the name of the utility owner if the request is for utility work.
2.2 Address of applicant or agent.
2.3 Contact name and phone number.
2.3.1 24-hour emergency number is needed if not the same as the Contact Name.
2.4 Location of work
2.4.1 Provide street name and specify limits (house number as applicable), lane requirements, sidewalks, etc.
2.5 Size of trench (width/length/depth).
2.6 How long permit is needed.
2.7 Proposed work hours if applicable; state if a complete closure is desired.
2.8 Purpose of request (utility placement, working in roadway structure, working on or in a building, etc.).
2.8.1 Provide address when appropriate.
2.9 When work is to begin and completion date (required to issue permit).
2.10 Traffic control requirements (full closure, number and location of lanes to be closed, etc.).
2.10.1 Provide adequate maintenance of traffic notes.
2.10.2 All current, planned, and emergency lane closures, including steel plate placements in the City, must be reported in the CLOSE application or application specified by the City.
2.11 Plans as required per Section 3.
2.12 Parking meter, kiosk, and or mobile pay zone numbers, for all areas the applicant would like reserved, or taken out of service for specified duration during the performance of their work (see Section 11).
3. Permit Plans: Whenever construction is to be performed within the right-of-way (excluding service line repair), the permit application shall be accompanied by fully approved plans in conformance with the Department of Public Service’s Right-of-Way Plan Routing Manual. The plans shall be of suitable size as allowed by the current permit application and clarity to show the nature of the work to be performed. Such plans shall show all existing City utilities and topographic features. The City utilities shall be shown on the plans as to horizontal and vertical alignment based upon an actual field inspection and a diligent search of City records for the same. All conflicts with any City facility shall be resolved to the satisfaction of the City Department who has oversight of such facility division. The applicant should refer to the Right-of-Way Plan Routing Manual for more information.
4. Restoration: Whenever any permittee has the authority to excavate in any sidewalk, roadway or right-of-way of any improved or unimproved street, alley, or public way the permittee causing such excavation shall be required to return, in accordance with current City standards, the right-of-way to the same quality condition it was prior to the excavation or restore the same in such a manner and by such time as required by the Director of Public Service or designee.
Restoration of any sidewalk, curb, street pavement, etc. shall occur no later than fourteen (14) calendar days after the conclusion of any utility repair or installation activity unless expressly authorized otherwise by the Director of Public Service or designee. Construction activity completed from December through April shall be permanently restored no later than the following May 31st. After the following May 31st, non-compliance with this required restoration work shall be considered a violation of this policy. Additional permits shall not be issued to the permittee until the violations are corrected to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Service or designee. In addition, each violation may be dealt with in accordance with Section 903.99 and Chapter 908 of the City Code.
Permanent repairs to any roadway cut for the purpose of installing, extending, or repairing any utility wire, conduit, or any other repair shall be made in accordance with the Department of Public Service Standard Drawing 1441 A, or other suitable means conforming to current City specifications and approved by the Director of Public Service or designee.
Standard Drawing 1441 A has been developed to provide specifications on long pavement cuts, small pavement repairs, and other minor repair work within the right-of-way. Whenever a pavement cut area exceeds the nominal size of 8 feet in width and 100 feet in length, the plans shall provide the method of pavement replacement in accordance with current City standard specifications and are subject to review and approval by the Director of Public Service or designee.
Per Standard Drawing 1441 A whenever a trench is contained within any street or alleyway and the trench exceeds 100 feet in length the repair shall include milling the full lane width. Where the excavation trench encroaches into more than one lane of traffic, each lane shall be milled and repaved the entire length of the excavation or street block as directed by the Director of Public Service or designee.
Temporary brick street repairs are to be performed in conformance with Standard Drawing 1441 A, Special Note “F”, which allows for a temporary material placed until permanent restoration can be completed. Temporary material is not to be used without prior approval from the Department of Public Service. Temporary material is not allowed over a period of fourteen (14) calendar days without prior approval from the Department of Public Service. All street bricks that are excavated shall be salvaged intact. The sawing of existing bricks shall not be permitted. Bricks must be removed whole. Bricks not used in pavement restoration shall be cleaned, stacked on pallets, and delivered to the City’s Street Maintenance Operation Center, located at 1850 East 25th Avenue. (614) 645-8120. Any bricks that are not delivered shall be charged to the applicant at a rate pre-determined by the Director of Public Service or designee and/or through forfeiture of deposits.
All trenches within the road right-of-way shall be backfilled and temporary pavement applied or securely plated. Item No. 304 material, control density fill (CDF) and/or millings shall not be permitted to be used as temporary pavement on major arterial, collector, or high volume roadways. With the approval of the Director of Public Service or designee, the Temporary Traffic Control Coordinator (614-645-6269) and/or the Permit Supervisor (614-645-5997), properly compacted Item No. 304 may be used as temporary fill on residential streets and alleys between intersections. Intersections shall have temporary pavement applied for a maximum of five (5) business days.
5. Emergency Repairs: When any public agency, private utility company, or corporation must excavate within the road right-of-way in order to make emergency repairs necessary for the safety and health of the public, the same shall request a permit no later than the following business day. Emergency repairs that require lane closure(s), or placement of steel plates, shall be reported in the CLOSE application or an application as directed by the City, as stated on the Permit. All permanent repairs shall conform to Section 4 of this policy.
6. Inspection: Inspections of work performed under these permits shall be done by personnel of the Department of Public Service. The permittee must request an inspection online or call the telephone number indicated on the permit before 2:00 p.m. the business day before any inspection is needed. All authorized excavation work must be inspected.
Inspections Are Required: Contact information for Inspection request is listed on the Permit.
6.1. Backfill: Call before 2 p.m. the day before backfill operation begins. Approval is needed to start backfill
6.2. Sidewalk, driveway or curb: Form work installation inspection is required before placement of material.
6.3. Roadway Base Inspection: Approval is needed prior to starting any paving work.
6.4. Final Inspection: When all work is complete. Upon a successful final inspection, deposits will be processed and returned to the permit holder.
7. Inspection Fees and Deposit Costs: All private companies, corporations, or individuals shall pay, at the time of permit application, a fee as set forth below to cover the administrative costs of issuing the permit(s) and performing the required inspection(s). It is the responsibility of the permit holder to request inspections. Failure to obtain an inspection will result in requiring re-excavation of the location and replacement with approved materials in the presence of proper inspection personnel. In addition, this action may result in the forfeiture of 100% of all deposits, bonds, and fees on account, and subject permittee to civil citations pursuant to City Code Chapter 908. All requests for inspection refund deposits received after twelve (12) months from the issue date of the permit will not be refundable, and moved to the street maintenance and restoration fund.
7.1 Street Excavation Deposit: A street excavation deposit shall be required for all roadway excavations when the pavement is open cut. The deposit shall be based on the current market rate at the time of the deposit for an open cut area of three (3) square yards or less, or equivalent. For cuts larger than three (3) square yards the deposit shall be based on the current market rate per square yard, or equivalent of pavement to be cut. The street excavation deposit shall be refunded if the repair work is inspected and completed in a manner satisfactory to the Director of Public Service or designee.
7.2 Additional Deposits: If, in the opinion of the Director of Public Service or designee, additional inspections are needed due to the use of granular backfill material, or horizontal directional drilling operations, the permittee shall place on deposit sufficient funds necessary to pay for said inspection services in addition to all other deposits and fees associated with the inspection process. Any unused inspection deposits will be refunded once it has been determined by the Director of Public Service or designee that the work has been completed in a satisfactory manner.
7.2.1 Sewer CCTV Inspection: Deposit shall be required when Sewer CCTV inspection is noted by the Division of Sewerage and Drainage on the Permit Plans (see Section 3 for plan requirements). The Sewer CCTV Inspection deposit fee shall be determined by and paid to the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, located at 1250 Fairwood Avenue, 43206 Attn: Plan Review Group (614-645-3215).
7.3 General Permit Fees: There are general fees associated with the issuance of an Excavation or Occupancy permits.
7.3.1 Emergency No Parking Signs: $.75 each
7.3.2 Application Fee: $120.00
7.3.3 Inspection Fee: $250 Inspection fee for: site visit, pre-backfill, roadway base, and final restoration
7.3.4 Repeat inspection fee: $90 per hour
7.3.5 When overtime is required, the following formula will be used for calculation of charges in addition to the $250 flat rate:
• Multiply the Rate by 1.5 (2.0 if worked on Sunday)
• Multiply the Amount by the number of Hours
• Multiply this amount by 0.4205 (benefit costs)
• Add Charge and Benefit costs for total
• Minimum of 4 hours per Union Contract
7.3.6 Missed Inspection Fee: $100, if failure to notify 2 hours in advance
7.3.7 Reissued Permits: $60
7.3.8 Parking Meter Charges: See Section 11
7.3.9 Shared Mobility Devices: $90 per unit. See Section 18
7.3.10 Small Cell Tower non city poles: $300 each unit
7.4 Failure to Obtain Permit Fees: Fee for contractors that failed to obtain a permit (after an inspector or other finds work being done without a permit): Failure to secure a Right of Way Permit may result in fines and penalties per City Code Chapter 903.99 and civil citations pursuant to City Code Chapter 908.
7.4.1 An additional $200 miscellaneous Application Fee up to 48 hours after notification of violation fee will be assessed.
7.4.2 Application Fee 48 hours after notification of violation: $350.00
7.4.3 On Demand Fee: $250.00
Billing of General Fees for all public and private utility companies will require approval from the Director of Public Service or designee.
7.5 Additional Resource Fees: Projects that requires multiple inspections will be billed at the $90 per hour rate, after the initial $250 inspection fee referenced in section 7.3.3. The need for additional inspections will be determined during the plan review process based on the complexity and duration of the project. When an inspector is required to work beyond their normal scheduled hours or weekends, the permittee shall be required to pay any additional inspection cost at an hourly rate found in section 7.4. When a department employee is required to respond to an emergency situation due to neglect of securing a steel plate or other hazardous situation, it will be the responsibility of the permittee to cover the cost of the employee and any material cost to rectify the situation in a safe manner. These costs shall be paid upon receipt of invoice and/or deducted from the permittee’s deposit. Failure to pay these costs may result in the forfeiture of deposit monies, a moratorium on obtaining future permits, and/or civil citations pursuant to City Code Chapter 908.
8. Traffic Control: Traffic control devices shall be furnished, erected, maintained, and removed by the permittee in accordance with guidelines published in the current version of Traffic Control for Construction and Maintenance Operations Manual. Copies are available at the Ohio Department of Transportation, located at 1980 West Broad Street. In the event of conflicting requirements, any additional maintenance of traffic requirements spelled out in the plans shall take precedence over the above-mentioned manual. Any specific condition attached to the permit by the Temporary Traffic Control Coordinator shall take precedence over both the manual and plan notes.
8.1 Traffic Cones: Traffic cones are not permitted as traffic control devices for night work within the City.
9. New Pavement or Re-pavement: No permit will be granted to any applicant to make any opening in the new pavement or re-pavement of a street or alley, except for the purpose of repairing leaks in pipes, for a period of three (3) years after the completion of such new pavement or re-pavement. When emergency repairs are necessary, the Director of Public Service or designee shall provide details and specifications on how the permanent pavement repairs are to be made per Standard Drawing 1441.
9.1 Special Improved Streets: Special Improved Streets shall be reviewed and approved by the Director of Public Service or designee upon which hard surface or landscaped improvements have been constructed or proposed to be constructed which are enhanced architecturally, aesthetically and/or structurally compared to standard City specifications for publicly dedicated streets or alleys. The Director of Public Service or designee shall maintain a list of Special Improved Streets together with the beginning and ending dates of the five (5) year period. No permit shall be granted to any applicant to make any opening in hard surface areas (pavement, sidewalks, curbs, etc.) within right-of-way for Special Improved Streets for a period of five (5) years after construction or substantial construction of such hard surface areas. In addition, within right-of-way of Special Improved Streets, joint use of facilities shall be required so long as there is adequate space available in the existing facilities at reasonable and nondiscriminatory rates.
10. Option for Pavement Repairs by City Contract: A permittee may elect to perform all or part of the repair work required when making a permitted pavement cut. If the permittee is not able to meet the requirements of this regulation and current City standards and specifications governing repairs to utility cuts, the permittee may opt to have all or part of this work performed by the City. The request for the City to perform any and all restorations shall be given at the time the application is submitted for permit processing. If the work is to be performed by the City, a separate pavement repair fee shall be paid to the City for this work. The amount of this pavement repair fee shall be established by unit prices for the quantity of work to be performed. This money shall be collected at the time the permit is issued, unless billing procedures have been approved by the Director of Public Service or designee. The unit price rates shall be made available in advance for cost estimating purposes. The amount due the City shall be equal to the work planned to be performed.
11. On-Street Paid Parking: Whenever the work being performed restricts the use of City on-street paid parking, the applicant requesting the permit shall be responsible for paying the daily loss in parking revenue for each parking space removed from service, pursuant to 2155.055 of the City Code. The permit application shall include the mobile pay zone number(s), meter numbers (if applicable), and the number of parking spaces requested for the restriction. When the activities require the removal of a parking kiosk and/or parking meter, or it is determined by the Director of Public Service or designee that the kiosk/meter need to be removed, a removal fee shall also be charged. These fees shall be paid at the time the permit is issued. Paid parking fees charged will be the total daily loss in revenue, as if the space were occupied for all enforcement hours.
Any parking meters to be hooded, or parking spaces removed on a Sunday or holidays where the parking meters for that day are free, a $4.00 per meter hooding/space removal fee is assessed up to 100 parking meters/spaces. Parking meters/spaces that require over 100 to be hooded/removed will be charged a hourly rate for the actual cost of hooding/removal each. City observed holidays are: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Indigenous People Day, and Christmas Day.
When an occupancy permit is issued in an area with paid parking, each commercial vehicle parked within the restricted area must clearly display the permit on the dashboard of the vehicle. All other vehicles within the restriction will be subject to loading and/or unloading activity only. The permittee shall comply with the City’s On-Street Parking Out of Service Policy.
12. Steel Roadway Plates: The City requires that permittees placing steel roadway plates in the right-of-way of any street, alley, or public right-of-way shall notify the Department of Public Service, by recording the steel plate information in the CLOSE application or current designated application required by the City. All steel roadways plates used shall meet the Standard Drawing 1441 requirements.
Permittee shall also have available sufficient quantity and various sizes of steel roadway plates for their use when needed for protecting and securing trenches opened by the permittee. In the Downtown Business District area, all steel roadway plates shall be a minimum of one (1) inch in thickness. All steel roadway plates shall be secured by using bituminous asphalt material around the perimeter of the plate and shall be a minimum of twenty-four (24) inches wider in width than the actual excavation size, and a minimum of twenty-four (24) inches longer in length than the actual excavation size. Steel roadway plates shall not be left in the roadway for a period to exceed thirty (30) calendar days, unless approved by the Director of Public Service or designee.
NO SPIKES OR PINS ARE PERMITTED TO SECURE A STEEL ROADWAY PLATE.
Steel roadway plates shall have the company name etched, engraved, or welded on each plate placed in road right-of-way, face up for identification and be monitored by the permittee to assure plates are secured and have not moved from its trench. Warning signs (refer to City of Columbus Sign Designs 327 R/L) shall not obstruct motorist or pedestrians and shall identify a steel roadway plate is located in the roadway per Standard Drawing 1441. When steel roadway plates are to be placed on roadways with a posted speed limit of 35 M.P.H. or greater, advanced warning signs (refer to City of Columbus Sign Designs 328) must be placed per Standard Drawing 1441. Failure to secure a roadway steel plate may result in fines and penalties per City Code Chapter 903.99 and civil citations pursuant to City Code Chapter 908.
13. Emergency Phone Number Posting: The permit holder shall post in a conspicuous place at the job site a sign with a 24-hour emergency phone number. This shall be required whenever any travel portion of a lane, sidewalk or any public path is barricaded.
14. Dumpster/Containers: All dumpsters or containers placed within public right-of-way must have an occupancy permit. This regulation does not apply to the trash containers placed by the City’s Refuse Collection Division. Occupancy permits for dumpsters or containers may be issued to the vendor who supplies them or the permittee requesting the use of one. The vendor shall comply with City regulations when providing a dumpster or container. Each dumpster or container shall be equipped with reflectorized hi-intensity barricade tape (minimum 8 inches wide, standard orange and silver). A minimum of two bands each are required for dumpsters or containers less than four (4) feet in height and three bands for dumpsters and containers over four (4) feet in height. Each band shall be spaced evenly around the perimeter of the dumpster or container. The company’s name and a 24-hour telephone number shall be placed on each side of the dumpster or container so that it is clearly visible. Occupancy permit shall be place in a weatherproof nine (9) inch by twelve (12) inches plastic envelope that shall be affixed to the dumpster or container. The permittee shall be responsible for the placement of two lighted barrels. The requirement of such shall be evaluated at the time of permit application or when a hazard develops.
If a permit is only for a dumpster or container to be placed in the right-of-way and not part of a larger construction project, it shall be limited to a seven (7) day period unless approved in advance as part of the permit process.
If a dumpster or container is to occupy on street paid parking, the fee(s) for that on street paid parking shall be charged in place. (See Section 10).
15. Special Duty Police Officers: When required by the permit, or if required by the City’s Public Service or Public Safety Director, the permittee shall be responsible for hiring and paying for the services of Uniformed Special Duty Police Officers. Such officers shall be required at all times when working within a signalized crosswalk and for controlling traffic in a 2-way 1-lane traffic pattern as determined by the Director of Public Service or designee. The City will determine the number of officers required. “Guidelines for Supervising Special Duty Police Officers,” issued by the Chief of Police may be obtained by calling (614) 645-4795.
16. Penalty: Any violations under City Code Chapter 903 may result in the following:
16.1 Criminal Penalty: Whoever violates any provision City Code Chapter 903 shall be deemed guilty of a first degree misdemeanor and fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or imprisoned for not more than six (6) months, or both. Any such violation shall constitute a separate offense on each successive day continued, in accordance with City Code Section 903.99.
16.2 Civil Citations: Whoever violates City Code Chapter 903 may be cited with civil penalties listed under City Code Chapter 908.02.
17. Right to Decline: The City reserves the right to decline additional permits to a previous permit holder for other projects if a violation exists. No permit shall be issued until the violations are corrected to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Service or designee.
The Director of Public Service or designee may limit the approved use of the right-of-way at any time due to unforeseen operational circumstances, but shall make every reasonable effort to alleviate the effects of any such limitation.
18. Shared Mobility Devices: Shared Mobility Devises means small mobility devices, such as bicycles, scooters, or other similar mobility devices as determined by the Director of Public Service or designee, including electronic versions thereof, that are offered for short term rental to subscribers on a minute, hourly, or daily basis for a fee for short distance travel. The fee shall include, but shall not be limited to, per trip, per time period, or on a subscription basis.
BY ORDER:
KELLY SCOCCO, DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE