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Right of Way Use Permits

Chapter 12.05 of the Des Moines Municipal Code, the City of Des Moines Right of Way Use Code, requires a right of way use permit for any private use of a public right-of-way. The following types of right-of-way use permits are established:

Type A - Short-Term, Noninvasive.

Type A permits may be issued for use of a right-of-way for 72 or less continuous hours which do not involve the physical disturbance of the right-of-way. This type of use may involve disruption of pedestrian and vehicular traffic or access to private property including temporary street closures and may require inspections, cleanup, and police surveillance.

Type B - Invasive.

Type B permits may be issued for use of a right-of-way for activities that will alter the appearance of or disturb the surface, supersurface, or subsurface of the right-of-way on a temporary or permanent basis.

Type C - Long-Term, Noninvasive.

Type C permits may be issued for use of a right-of-way for activities for extended periods of time but which will not physically disturb the right-of-way.

The use of a right-of-way for structures, facilities, and uses that involve capital expenditures and long-term commitments of use require this type of permit.

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