PowerPoint Presentation

Revised Pavement Preservation 
Ordinance
September 28, 2021 City Council Workshop
Don Bessler, PWLF  Engineering Director
Ryan Lee, Intergovernmental Program Manager
Dan Cleavenger, Interim Transportation Director

Background
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• April 13, 2021 Workshop Council gave 
consensus direction:
• The need to establish a formal pavement  
preservation ordinance
• The Purpose of the ordinance 
• The Goals & Strategies of the ordinance 
• Seek input from stakeholders

Purpose of Ordinance
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• Preserve pavement investments
• Manage negative impacts to business and 
residents
• Improve pavement life-cycle 
• Be consistent with other Valley jurisdictions
• Support our brand

Goals & Strategies 
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•Goals 
• Coordinate work
• Reduce & eliminate cuts
• Establish a quality standard to maintain 
pavement integrity
•Strategies
• Partner to encourage coordination
• Disincentivize non-emergency cuts
• Ensure restoration to a new standard

Stakeholder Input
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• April 22, 2021- Quarterly Utility Outreach meeting 11 
entities represented
• Shared DRAFT Ordinance - Received written comments from 
Cox, SWG, Lumen, and SRP
• June 18th, 2021 – follow-up meeting 
• June – July Ongoing follow-up meetings
–Appreciation for input opportunity
–Questions about the “clock”
–Exemptions for emergencies
–Questions about ROW and PUE “Easements”
–Restoration requirements 25’ vs 50’ 
–Number of pothole bores allowed

Collaboration
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•Clarified Public Utility Easement
•Clarified Life Safety
•Clarified restoration requirements
•Clarified the fee schedule
•Potholing / Boring
•Ability to have city do restoration work 
and back bill

Valley Comparison 
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• All require a permit fee, a preservation fee and 
restoration
• Age requirement 1-5 years sliding scale 
• City / MAG specifications for restoration
• Fee for cutting, plus restoration required
• Option to pay city to repair
• Emergencies waivers

GLENDALE CITY CODE CHAPTER 30
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• Staff will walk through each section of the 
revised ordinance generally and describe 
areas where input was considered and  
incorporated or not incorporated, based on:
• Council consensus on the purpose
• Valley standards of practice
• Supports continuity of services

Article IV – Pavement Restoration Fee and 
Pavement Cut Restrictions
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• Sec. 30-81
Purpose
• Sec. 30-82
Definitions  
• Sec. 30-83
Pavement Preservation Ordinance;   
Exceptions
(a) Pavement Restoration Fees
• Explains permit, 
• Establishes the 1-5 year clock
• How fees are paid

Article IV – Pavement Preservation 
Ordinance  -Sec. 30-83 cont’d
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(b) Exceptions (within first 2 years)
• Verifiable emergencies endangering life or property 
• Interruption to essential service
• Service with no other feasible options or alternatives
• New development w/o service or feasible options 
• Government mandated work
(c) Describes restoration requirements
(d) Fees are identified on a separate “Pavement Cut Permit    
Application”
(e) Prescribes the minimum acceptable restoration requirements 
for arterials, collector & local streets
(f) Allows utilities to request city to do work and back-bill

Article IV – Pavement Preservation 
Ordinance 
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• Sec.
30-84 Reserved
• Sec. 30-85 Reserved
• Sec. 30-86 Supervision & Inspection of Work 
• Sec. 30-87 Termination 
• Sec. 30-88 Cease & desist orders
• Secs. 30-89 to 30-100 Reserved

Draft Fee Schedule 
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Cut Size
<200 SY
>200 SY
Fee
$4,000 + $60/SY $4,000 + $55/SY
Cut Size
<200 SY
>200 SY
Fee
$3,500 + $60/SY $3,500 + $55/SY
Pavement Age <12 months (0-1 years)
For cuts within the first year, the fee is in addition to the mill and overlay
Pavement Age 12 months - 24 months (1-2 years)

Draft Fee Schedule
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Cut Size
<200 SY
>200 SY
Fee
$3,000 + $50/SY $3,000 + $45/SY
Cut Size
<200 SY
>200 SY
Fee
$2,500 + $40/SY $2,500 + $35/SY
Pavement Age 24 months - 36 months (2-3 years)
Pavement Age 36 months - 60 months (3-5 years)

Valley Comparison 
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250 SF Example (between 12-24 months) 
JURISDICTION 
PAVEMENT AGE 
(months) 
QUANTITY 
(SF) 
FEE 
CHANDLER 
15 
250 
$2,150 
SURPRISE 
15 
250 
$2,150 
MESA 
15 
250 
$2,156 
GLENDALE  (proposed) 
15 
250 
$5,167 
PEORIA 
15 
250 
$9,375 
TEMPE 
15 
250 
$15,290

Request from Council
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•Provide staff direction to move the 
Ordinance forward for formal 
consideration, as drafted or 
amended