Facility Permits are required for both facilities and activities (within or adjacent to (if potentially impacting) the County right-of-way to protect public safety and public infrastructure. Examples of right-of-way facilities are access/driveway connections, sidewalk construction or repair, ADA ramps, drainage infrastructure, and utility work. Examples of right-of-way activities are parades, bicycle or foot races, roadside logging, vegetation management, and traffic control. 

Access Connections:

Establishes the access point between private property and a County road within the public right-of-way. Facility Permits are required to: construct a new, permanent approach; construct a new, temporary approach; modify an existing approach; remove an existing approach; repair an existing approach; and to evaluate an existing approach. 

General Construction: Allows work like drainage upgrades, sewer connections, new sidewalk construction and frontage improvements.

Utility Work: Allows for installation and maintenance of things like pipes, conduits, poles and vaults.

Other Activities: Allows for consideration of activities within or adjacent to the County right-of-way not covered in the Access, General Construction, and Utility Work permits (above) or the Special Events permits category. Examples include vegetation management, roadside logging, and traffic control.

For more information or to submit a Facility Permit application for utility work, contact: [email protected]

For other types of Facility Permits, contact: [email protected].