Sec. 15-8. - Permits — Authorized for certain encroachments.

The road commissioner of the county may issue written permits authorizing the permittee to do any of the following acts:

(a)

Make an opening or excavation for any purpose in any county highway.

(b)

Place, change or renew an encroachment.

(c)

Place or display in, under or over any county highway any kind of advertising sign or device. Any such sign or device placed or displayed contrary to the provisions of this section is a public nuisance and the county road commissioner may immediately remove it. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit the posting of any notice in the manner required by law or by the order of any court of this state.

(d)

Plant, remove, cut, cut down, injure or destroy any tree, shrub, plant or flower growing within any county highway. Any person violating this section or who does any of the acts specified in this section without the authority of such a permit is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Ord. No. 231 § a.)

(a)

The county road commissioner may require persons desiring to take any of the actions described in Section 15-8 on any Public Road to execute and record a recorded notice of acknowledgment and to obtain a written permit pursuant to Section 15-8.

(b)

The recorded notice of acknowledgment shall acknowledge that any of the actions taken pursuant to this section must meet then-current county standards and must comply with the terms as specified in the recorded notice of acknowledgment.

(c)

The county road commissioner is granted the authority to enforce the terms of any recorded notice of acknowledgment.

(d)

"Public road," as used herein, means any road or street which is laid out or constructed by the county, or laid out or constructed by others and dedicated to the county for public road purposes that has not been accepted into the county road system pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code section 941.

(e)

"Road commissioner" means the director of the county of Sonoma, department of transportation and public works.

(Ord. No. 6110, § III, 5-12-2015)

(a)

The board reserves the authority and right to establish, by resolution, a schedule of fees for the engineering review and inspection of work performed under the authority of a written permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this article.

(Ord. No. 2386 § 2.)