Texas Transportation Code

§ 316.004 — PERMIT PROGRAM

TN § 316.004Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part E. MUNICIPAL STREETS · Ch. 316. USE OF MUNICIPAL STREETS AND SIDEWALKS FOR PUBLIC CONVENIENCES AND AMENITIES OR FOR PRIVATE USES · Art. A. USE OF MUNICIPAL STREETS AND SIDEWALKS FOR PUBLIC CONVENIENCES AND AMENITIES

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(a)A municipality by ordinance may establish a permit program under this subchapter.

(b)The governing body of the municipality shall include in the ordinance:

(1)provisions the governing body determines are necessary or desirable to protect, at the site of an applicant's proposed facility, the public, utility companies, and any person who has the right to use the municipal street;

(2)provisions that require:

(A)clearances between the facility or improvement and utility lines that comply with clearances from structures to utility lines required by a nationally recognized building code;

(B)a permit holder to provide a cash or surety bond in an amount approved by the municipality sufficient to cover the costs for the municipality or a public utility to remove the permit holder's facilities or improvements; and

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Legislative history

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.