System Upgrade
The Right of Way Permitting Portal is offline for a system upgrade. The system will be back online at 7:30 AM on February 10, 2025.
When is a permit required?
Anytime you occupy, use, or engage in any activity in a public right-of-way including:
- Excavation in paved and unpaved areas
- Installation of above and below ground facilities
- Activity that obstructs or impedes traffic
- For Small Wireless Facility Applications
When is a permit not required?
- Maintenance activity that makes no material change to the footprint of an existing facility or structure, makes no material change to the surface or sub-surface of a right-of-way, and does not disrupt or impede traffic.
- Work governed by a permit issued by the Department of Inspections & Permits or governed by a Public Works Agreement.
Prohibited Conduct:
- Private irrigation systems are not permitted within County rights-of-way.
- Private fencing is not permitted within County rights-of-way.
- Private utilities require the grant of an easement prior to occupancy in County rights-of-way.

Fees
Maintenance Permit | |
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Maintenance Permit | $17 |
Maintenance Permit Activity | $12 |
Maintenance Permit Emergency Excavation in Paved Area | $209 |
Individual Permit | |
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Individual Permit Fee | $61 |
Individual Permit Base Inspection Fee | $139 |
Grassy Area (nonpaved) - Bore | $70 for every 750 linear ft. |
Grassy Area (nonpaved) – Trench | $70 for every 500 linear ft. |
Road Crossing (Buried) | $70 for every road crossing |
Longitudinal Bore in Paved Area | $70 for every 500 linear ft. |
Trenching Paved Area | $70 for every 200 linear ft. |
Excavations in Paved Area | $70 per excavation |
Small Wireless Facility | |
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New Structure | $4782 |
Colocation | $2511 |
Modification | $2391 |
Replacement | $1763 |
*The fees provided shall increase each July first based on the consumer price index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) for the previous January.