7.21 - Mapping Data § 7.21
Section 7.21: Mapping Data
Subdivision 1. Mapping Information Required
Each Registrant and permittee shall provide mapping information required by the
City in accordance with Minnesota Rules 7819.4000 and 7819.4100.
Therefore, in managing the use of its public right-of-way, the City may establish,
develop, and implement a right-of-way mapping or GIS system as follows. The
purpose of the mapping system is to:
A. Allow flexibility in its use by the City as an effective management tool;
B. Enhance public safety and user facility safety;
C. Provide for long term cost savings;
D. Improve public right-of-way design quality; and
E. Allow for better information collection and cooperative usage by right-of-way
users.
Subdivision 2. Information Required
The mapping information must include, but is not limited to, the following:
A. Location and approximate depth of registrants mains, cables, conduits,
switches, and related equipment and facilities, with the location based on:
1. Offsets from property lines, distances from centerlines of the public right-
of-way, and curb lines and determined by the City Manager or his/her
designee;
2. Coordinates derived from the coordinate system being used by the City;
or
3. Any other coordinate system agreed upon by the right-of-way user and
the City Manager or his/her designee.
B. The type and size of the facility;
C. A description showing above ground appurtances;
D. A legend explaining symbols, characters, abbreviations, scale and other data
shown on the maps; and
E. Any facilities to be abandoned, if applicable, in conformance with Minnesota
Statutes, Section 216D.04, Subd. (d).
Subdivision 3. Changes and Corrections
The permittee must provide construction record drawings as required by this
Chapter, reflecting any changes or variances from the mapping information under
this Section, with each right-of-way permit that is issued.
Subdivision 4. Format of Mapping Data
The permittee must provide and convey all required mapping data in a format
approved by the City Manager or his/her designee. If the permittee cannot provide
the information in a format acceptable to the City Manager or his/her designee, the
costs to convert the data furnished to an acceptable permit will be part of the
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application fee or will be billed to the permittee. The permittee must pay these
costs within thirty (30) days of the billing.
Subdivision 5. Data on Existing Facilities.
At the request of the City Manager or his/her designee, a permittee shall provide
data on all its existing facilities within the public right-of-way in a format acceptable
to the City Manager or his/her designee. If the permittee cannot provide the
information in a format approved by the City Manager or his/her designee, a right-
of-way application fee may include such costs to convert the data, or the costs for
such conversion will be billed to the permittee. The permittee must pay these costs
within thirty (30) days of billing.
Source: Ordinance No. 239, 2nd Series
Effective Date: 3-15-01
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