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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR]ORDINANCE NO. 260460
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Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
Amending Chapter 64, Code of Ordinances, by repealing and replacing Section 64-118 for the purpose of reducing the area utilized to calculate the degradation fees that the Public Works Director is authorized to charge.
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WHEREAS, the City seeks to reduce the degradation fee area from the pavement restoration to the excavation plus the one (1) foot on each side of the excavation; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That Chapter 64, Code of Ordinances, is hereby amended by repealing Section 64-118, Excavation permit fees, and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter to read as follows:
Sec. 64-118. Excavation permit fees.
(a) Application fee. A nonrefundable fee in an amount sufficient to defray the expenses of investigating the application, issuing the permit and inspecting the excavation site shall be charged. Effective October 1, 2024, the minimum application fee for all excavations up to 100 lineal feet shall be $171.34, and for each additional 100 lineal feet of excavation or portion thereof an additional $171.34 shall be charged.
(b) Pavement degradation fees. In addition to the application fee, if the excavation is in a paved portion of property, right-of-way or easements owned by the city that is used as a street or alley, then a degradation fee shall be charged to the applicant to recover the cost of the degradation to the life of the pavement The fee shall be based on the size of the excavation plus the one (1) foot on each side of the excavation, the value of the remaining life expectancy of the pavement, and the current value of the pavement. If street pavement is reconstructed curb to curb in association with the excavation permit, no degrad...
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