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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPrivate Line Occupancy Permit for Mary Ruth Mann - Contract IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF Mary Ruth Mann FOR A PRIVATE LINE UTILITY OCCUPANCY PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN Waterline and electrical line ALONG AND UNDER North Shore Road A COUNTY MAINTAINED ROAD LOCATED IN MASON COUNTY,WASHINGTON Application of Mary Ruth Mann with principal residence located at 1425 Western Ave#113, Seattle,WA 98101,by and through Mary Ruth Mann,fora private line utility occupancy permit to construct,operate and maintain a private waterline under county roads and highways in Mason County, Washington, as set forth in attached Exhibit"A",having come before the County Commissioners of Mason County, Washington during a regularly scheduled public meeting, on the day of S , 2024, and that it is in the public interest to allow the private line utility occupancy permit herein granted; NOW THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that a non-exclusive private line utility occupancy permit be,and the same is hereby given and granted to operator,and its successors and assigns, hereinafter referred to as the "Permittee", for a period commencing from and after the date of the entry of this order for the purposes, at the location(s), and upon the express terms and conditions as described herein and terminating as provided herein. I. DEFINITIONS For the purposes of this private line utility occupancy permit, terms, phrases, words, and their derivations not defined herein that are defined in Title 12 of the Mason County Code or the Manual on Accommodating Utilities in the Mason County Right-of-Way published by the County Engineer(the"Manual'), shall have the same meaning or be interpreted as provided in Title 12 of the Mason County Code or the Manual. Words not defined here, in Title 12 of the Mason County Code or the Manual shall have their ordinary meaning. A reference to Title 12 of the Mason County Code or the Manual refers to the same as may be amended, revised, updated, re-enacted or re-codified from time to time. II. GRANT The County of Mason(hereafter the"County")hereby grants to the Permittee a non-exclusive private line utility occupancy permit(hereinafter"Permit')which, once it becomes effective shall authorize the Permittee to enter upon the road rights-of-way located within the Permit Area for the purpose of maintaining,repairing,replacing,which grant shall be limited to the following described purpose(s):Provide water distribution from, and power to, a well serving tax parcels: 32220-50-03003 &32220-50-03004. 1 G. Provision for ease of future road maintenance and appearance of the roadway. Provision shall be made for known or planned expansion of the utility facilities, particularly those located underground or attached to bridges or other structures within the road right-of- way. The location,alignment and depth of the utility facilities shall conform with said map of definite location, except in instances in which deviation may be allowed thereafter in writing by the County Engineer pursuant to application by Permittee. All such Work shall be subject to the approval of and shall pass the inspection of the County Engineer. The Permittee shall pay all costs of and expenses incurred in the examination, inspection and approval of such work on account of granting the said utility permits. IV. RESTORATION OF ROAD RIGHT OF WAY In any Work which disturbs or causes damage to the road rights-of-way subject to this Permit, public or private property,the Permittee shall at its own expense and with all convenient speed, complete the work to repair and restore the county road right-of-way, or the public or private property so disturbed or damaged, and leave the same in as good or better condition as before the Work was commenced, to the reasonable satisfaction of the County Engineer. The Permittee shall pay all costs of and expenses incurred in the examination, inspection and approval of such restoration or repair. The County Commissioners and/or County Engineer may at any time do, order or have done any and all work that they consider necessary to restore to a safe condition such County road right-of-way or other County property left by the Permittee or its agents in a condition dangerous to life or property, and the Permittee,upon demand, shall pay to the County all costs of such work. V. PERMITTEE WORK IN RIGHT OF WAY Permittee expressly agrees and understands that,with regard to Work within the road rights-of- way: A. All of Permittee's utility facilities and Work within the road rights-of-way or other County property shall be performed in compliance with the provisions of Title 12 MCC, the Manual, the administrative regulations adopted by the County Engineer, other County-established requirements for placement of utility facilities in road rights-of-way, including the specific location of utility facilities in the road rights-of-way, and all applicable laws,rules,regulations and ordinances; B. In preparing plans and specifications for the Work the Permittee shall use the Manual. Prior to commencement of any Work, Permittee shall submit such plans and specifications to the County Engineer for review and approval together with the adequate exhibit depicting the existing or proposed location of the utility facility in relation to the road, 3 H. When required by the County, Permittee shall make information available to the public regarding any Work involving the ongoing installation, construction, adjustment, relocation, repair or maintenance of its utility facilities sufficient to show(1)the nature of the work being performed; (2)where it is being performed; (3)its estimated completion date; and (4)progress to completion. I. PERMITTEE IS PLACED ON NOTICE THAT FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATIONS, POWER, CONTROL SYSTEMS, OTHER TYPES OF CABLES AND PIPELINES MAY BE BURIED ON THE RIGHT OF WAY. Before beginning any underground work, Permittee will contact the appropriate personnel to have such facilities located and make arrangements as to protective measures that must be adhered to prior to the commencement of any work within the road and road rights-of-way. In addition to the liability terms elsewhere in this Agreement, Permittee shall indemnify and hold the County and its elected and appointed officers, employees and agents harmless against and from all cost, liability, and expense whatsoever(including,without limitation,attorney's fees and court costs and expenses) arising out of or in any way contributed to by any act or omission of Permittee, its contractor,agents and/or employees,that cause or in any way or degree contribute to(1) any damage to or destruction of any such facilities by Permittee,and/or its contractor,agents and/or employees, on the County's property, (2) any injury to or death of any person employed by or on behalf of any entity, and/or its contractor, agents and/or employees, on the road rights-of- way, and/or (3) any claim or cause of action for alleged loss of profits or revenue, or loss of service,by a customer or user of services or products of such company(ies). J. Permittee shall continuously be a member of the State of Washington one number locator service under RCW 19.122, or an approved equivalent, and shall comply with all such applicable rules and regulations. K. Except in the event of emergency as described below,Permittee and its agents may not enter upon the permit area to perform work for which a utility permit is required,unless and except upon two-business days notice to the County Engineer. L. In the event of an emergency involving the threat of imminent harm to persons or property, and for purposes of taking immediate corrective action,Permittee and its agents may enter the Permit Area without advance notice to the County as long as such entry is for the sole purpose of addressing the emergency; provided however, that if any entry for such purposes would require issuance of a utility permit,Permittee shall give the County verbal or telephonic notice of the places where and the manner in which entry is required prior to such entry, promptly followed by written notice. In all cases, notice to the County shall be given as far in advance as practical prior to entry or as soon as practicable after entry upon the road right-of- way. M. Permittee shall promptly reimburse the County for its reasonable and direct costs incurred in responding to an emergency that is caused,created by or attributable to the presence, construction,maintenance,repair,or operation of Penmittee's utility facilities in the road rights- of-way. 5 Permittee acknowledges and understands that any delay by Permittee in performing the above described work may delay, hinder, or interfere with the work performed by the County and its contractors and subcontractors done in furtherance of such Public Work and result in damage to the County, including but not limited to, delay claims. Permittee shall cooperate with the County and its contractors and subcontractors to coordinate such Permittee work to accommodate the Public Work project and project schedules to avoid delay, hindrance of, or interference with the Public Work. The County shall make available to the Permittee a copy of the Six Year Transportation Program and the County's annual construction program after adoption each year. It is anticipated these programs will aid the Permittee in planning construction programs. B. Permittee has a duty to protect its utility facilities from work performed by the County within the road rights-of-way. The rights granted to the Permittee herein do not preclude the County, its employees, contractors, subcontractors, and agents from blasting, grading, excavating, or doing other necessary road work contiguous to Permittee's utility facilities; providing that, the Permittee shall be given a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours notice of said blasting or other work in order that the Permittee may protect its utility facilities. C. In the event of an emergency, or where the utility facility creates or is contributing to an imminent danger to health, safety; or property, the County may protect, support, temporarily disconnect, remove, or relocate any or all parts of the utility facility without prior notice, and charge the Permittee for costs incurred. D. If any Person that is authorized to place facilities in the road right of way requests the Permittee to protect, support, temporarily disconnect, remove, or relocate the Permittee's utility facilities to accommodate the construction, operation, or repair of the facilities of such other person,the Permittee shall,after 30 days' advance written notice,take action to effect the necessary changes requested; provided that, if such project is related to or competes with Permittee's service, or if the effect of such changes would be to permanently deprive Permittee of the beneficial enjoyment of this Permit for its intended purposes through interference with the operation of Permittee's utility facilities or otherwise, Permittee shall not be required to relocate its utility facilities. Unless the matter is governed by a valid contract or a state or federal law or regulation, or unless the Permittee's utility facilities were not properly installed, the reasonable cost of the same shall be borne by the Person requesting the protection, support, temporary disconnection,removal, or relocation at no charge to the County, even if the County makes the request for such action. E. The Permittee shall, on the request of any person holding a valid pernrit issued by a governmental authority, temporarily raise or lower its wires to permit the moving of buildings or other objects. The expense of such temporary removal or raising or lowering of wires shall be paid by the person requesting the same. 7 XI. FINANCIAL SECURITY A. Insurance It is intended that the following insurance requirements shall apply to the person performing the Work in the road right-of-way. Permittee and Permittee's contractors shall not perform or cause to be performed any Work,unless and until Permittee (to the extent Permittee performs any of the Work in the road right-of-way) or its contractors (to the extent Permittee's contractor performs any of the Work in the road right-of-way)provide certificates of insurance evidencing that Permittee or Permittee's contractors are in compliance with the following requirements, including,maintaining insurance in at least in the following amounts: 1. COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY insurance to cover liability, bodily injury, and property damage. The Commercial General Liability insurance shall be written on an occurrence basis, with an aggregate limit location endorsement for the Permit Area, and shall provide coverage for any and all costs, including defense costs, and losses and damages resulting from personal injury, bodily injury and death, property damage, products liability and completed operations arising out of the Work. Coverage must be written with the following limits of liability: Bodily and Personal Injury &Property Damage $ 1,000,000 per Occurrence $ 2,000,000 aggregate 2 WORKERS' COMPENSATION insurance shall be maintained by Permittee's contractor to comply with statutory limits for all employees, and in the case any work is sublet, the contractor shall require its subcontractors similarly to provide workers' compensation insurance for all the employees. 3. COMPREHENSIVE AUTO LIABILITY insurance shall include owned, hired, and non-owned vehicles on an occurrence basis with coverage of at least $500,000 per occurrence. The required insurance shall be maintained from the time that Work in the road right-of-way commences until the Work is complete and the utility permit issued for said Work has been released by the County Engineer, or his or her designee. If the Permittee or its contractors and subcontractors do not have the required insurance, the County may require such entities to stop operations until the insurance is obtained and approved. Permittee shall, or shall cause its contractors to, file with the application for a utility permit, certificates of insurance reflecting evidence of the required insurance in a form and content approved by the County's Risk Manager. All coverage shall be listed on one certificate with the same expiration dates. 9 B. Contractor Bond. All contractors performing Work on behalf of Permittee shall be licensed and bonded. C. Limitation of Liability. to the fullest extent permitted by law, permittee shall, and shall cause its contractor(s) only as to subsection(9) below,to release, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the county and the county's legal representatives,officers (elected or appointed), employees and agents (collectively, "indemnitees") for, from and against any and all claims, liabilities, fines, penalties, costs, damages, losses, liens, causes of action, suits, demands, judgments and expenses (including, without limitation, court costs, attorneys' fees, and costs of investigation,removal and remediation and governmental oversight costs),environmental or otherwise(collectively "liabilities") of any nature,kind, or description, of any person or entity, directly or indirectly, arising out of,resulting from, or related to (in whole or in part): 1. this permit; 2. any rights or interests granted pursuant to this permit; 3. permittee's occupation and use of the road right of way; 4. permittee's operation of its utility facilities; 5. the presence of utility facilities within the right of way; 6. the environmental condition and status of the road right-of-way caused by, aggravated by, or contributed to, in whole or in part,by permittee or its agents; or 7. the acts,errors,or omissions of third parties when arising out of the,installation, construction, adjustment, relocation, replacement, removal, or maintenance of such third party utility facilities within the road rights-of-way when such work is performed under authority of the operator's utility permit or at the direction or under the control of the operator; or 8. any act or omission of permittee or permittee's agents; or 9. any act or omission of contractor or its employees, agents, or subcontractors when arising out of the work. Even if such liabilities arise from or are attributed to,in whole or in part, any negligence of any indemnitee. The only liabilities with respect to which permittee's obligation to indemnify the indemnitees does not apply are liabilities to the extent proximately caused by the sole negligence or intentional misconduct of an indemnitee or for liabilities that by law the indemniteees cannot be indemnified for. 11 obligations under the Permit, including any obligations not fulfilled by Permittee's assignee; provided that, the assignment shall not in any respect relieve the Permittee, or any of its successors in interest, of responsibility for acts or omissions, known or unknown, or the consequences thereof, which acts or omissions occur prior to the time of the assignment. No Permit may be assigned or transferred without filing or establishing with the county the insurance certificates, security fund and performance bond as may be required pursuant to this Permit. XV. ANNEXATION Whenever any of the County road rights-of-way or other county property as designated in this Permit,by reason of the subsequent incorporation of any town or city,or extension of the limits of any town or city, shall fall within the city or town limits;then, except to the extent allowed by law, this Permit shall terminate in respect to the said roads, rights-of-way or other county property so included with city or town limits; but this Permit shall continue in force and effect to all county road rights-of-way or other county property not so included in city or town limits. XVL TERM/TERMINATION/REMEDIES A. Term. This Permit shall commence upon acceptance by the Permittee as provided at Section XVIII herein and continue in PERPETUITY until terminated or otherwise superseded by a subsequent franchise, private line utility occupancy permit, master road use permit or other agreement of the Parties. In the event that it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that, as a matter or law, the term provided for herein is unlawful, this Permit shall be deemed to have a term for the maximum period allowed by law, and if no such maximum period is readily and easily capable of being identified, for a term of not longer than fifty (50)years. B. Termination by County. Permittee has elected to obtain a Permit in lieu of a franchise agreement. Permittee understands and agrees that,unlike a franchise,this Permit may be terminated by the County with or without cause. This means that the County is not required to have or provide a reason for the termination and that the County may terminate this Permit in its sole discretion without penalty to the County and regardless of whether or not Permittee is or is not in default; provided that,the County may not terminate this Permit for a reason that is unlawful. The Parties agree that the only condition of termination by the County of this Permit is that the County must give not less than ninety(90)days written notice to the Permittee of termination. The County Engineer is authorized to exercise the right of the County to terminate this Permit. C. Termination upon Transfer/Assignment/Conveyance. This Permit shall automatically terminate upon: (1)assignment of the Permit without the prior written consent of the County in substantially the form of an Assignment Agreement (obtained by request), (2) transfer of the utility facilities located with the Permit Area without prior written notice to the County and mutual acceptance of an assignment of the Permit, (3) conveyance of the real property or any part thereof benefited by the installation and operation of the utility facilities without prior written notice to the County and mutual acceptance of an assignment of the 13 and to recover all such damages, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees. Remedies are cumulative; the exercise of one shall not foreclose the exercise of others. XVII. SUBSEQUENT ACTION The County reserves for itself the right at any time upon ninety (90) days written notice to the Permittee, to so change, amend, modify or amplify any of the provisions or conditions herein enumerated to conform to any state statute or county regulation,relating to the public welfare, health, safety or highway regulation, as may hereafter be enacted, adopted or promulgated. XVIII. ACCEPTANCE Permittee shall execute and return to County a signed acceptance of the Permit granted hereunder. The acceptance shall be in the form of the acceptance attached hereto as Exhibit "A", and in accepting the Permit, Permittee warrants that it has carefully read the terms and conditions of this Permit and accepts all of the terms and conditions of this Permit and agrees to abide by the same and acknowledges that it has relied upon its own investigation of all relevant facts, that it has had the assistance of counsel or an opportunity to have assistance of counsel, that it was not induced to accept a Permit, that this Permit represents the entire agreement between the Permittee and the County. In the event the Permittee fails to submit the acceptance as provided for herein within the time limits set forth in this section,the grant herein is and shall become null and void. XIX. RECORDING OF MEMORANDUM OF PERMIT The Parties agree that a"Memorandum of Permit" in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit"A",shall be filed for record with the Office of the Mason County Auditor upon written acceptance by the Permittee. The cost and expense of such filing shall be borne by the Permittee if not already included in the fee for issuance of this Permit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Permit is not intended nor shall it be construed to create an interest in land or constitute the grant or conveyance of a real property interest by the County to the Permittee. The requirements of this Section XIX are intended solely to provide notice of the existence of this Permit and the terms and conditions there under, including inter-alia, the limitations upon assignment of the Permit. Permittee shall at the time of its acceptance of this Permit identify the assessor's tax identification number of the parcel or parcels benefited by this Permit and a legal description of each such parcel to be included in the Memorandum of Permit. XX. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS A. Controlling Law/Venue. Any disputes concerning the application or interpretation of any of the provisions of this Permit shall be governed by the laws of the State of Washington. Venue of any action or arbitration brought under this Permit shall be in Mason County, Washington or the Western District of Washington if an action is brought in federal court, provided; however,that venue of such action is legally proper. 15 I. Approvals. Nothing in this Permit shall be deemed to impose any duty or obligation upon the County to determine the adequacy or sufficiency of Permittee's plans and specifications or to ascertain whether Permittee's proposed or actual construction, installation, testing, maintenance, repairs, replacement, relocation, adjustment or removal is adequate or sufficient or in conformance with the plans and specifications reviewed by the County. No approval given,inspection made,review or supervision performed by the County pursuant to this Permit shall constitute or be construed as a representation or warranty express or implied by County that such item approved, inspected, or supervised, complies with laws, rules regulations or ordinances or this Permit or meets any particular standard, code or requirement, or is in conformance with the plans and specifications, and no liability shall attach with respect thereto. County and inspections as provided herein, are for the sole purpose of protecting the County's rights as the owner and manager of the road rights-of-way and shall not constitute any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the adequacy of the design, construction, repair, or maintenance of the utility facilities, suitability of the permit area for construction, maintenance, or repair of the utility facilities, or any obligation on the part of the County to insure that work or materials are in compliance with any requirements imposed by a governmental entity. County is under no obligation or duty to supervise the design, construction,installation,relocation,adjustment,realignment,maintenance,repair,or operation of the utility facilities. J. Force Majeure. Neither Party hereto shall be liable to the other Party for any failure to perform an obligation set forth herein to the extent such failure is caused by war, act of terrorism or an act of God, provided that such Party has made and is making all reasonable efforts to perform such obligation and minimize any and all resulting loss or damage. K. Construction. All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine,feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the Party or Parties may require. The provisions of this Permit shall be construed as a whole according to their common meaning, except where specifically defined herein, not strictly for or against any party and consistent with the provisions contained herein in order to achieve the objectives and purposes of this Permit. L. Incorporation by Reference. All exhibits annexed hereto at the time of execution of this Permit or in the future as contemplated herein, are hereby incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein. M. Calculation of Time. All periods of time referred to herein shall include Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays in the State of Washington,except that if the last day of any period falls on any Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday in the State of Washington,the period shall be extended to include the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday in the State of Washington. 17 DATED at Shelton, Washington this 10 ' day of q , 2Q_�+ APPROVED: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON County ngineer 9 � / �> Chair Approved as to form: Vice Chair Chie Commissioner 19 RECORDED AT THE REQUEST OF AND AFTER RECORDING RETURN TO: County of Mason 100 West Public Works Drive Shelton WA 98584 Attn: County Engineer EXHIBIT "A" MEMORANDUM OF PERNHT Title: Mary Ruth Mann Private Line Occupancy Permit Grantor: COUNTY OF MASON, a legal subdivision of the state of Washington Grantee: Mary Ruth Mann Description of Franchise Area: Parcel numbers: 32220-50-03003 & 32220-50-03004 GREAT BEND WATERFRONT TRACTS BLK: 3 TR 3 & T.L. GREAT BEND WATERFRONT TRACTS BLK: 3 TR 4 &T.L. SEE EXHIBIT A-4 A-1 ACCEPTANCE OF PERMIT Private Line Utility Occupancy Permit effective 1� /, 9, Za I Mary Ruth Mann am the owner of parcel(s) Tax Parcels No 32220-50-03003 and 32220-50-03004 and authorized to accept Permit on behalf of myself, certify that this Permit and all terms and conditions thereof are accepted by myself without qualification or reservation and guarantee performance hereunder. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the assessor's tax identification number of the parcel or parcels benefited by this Permit and a legal description of each such parcel are as described in the attached exhibit. DATED this_L day of �6! 20ZY'. FP ITT _ ar t ann By: Maty Ruth Mann Title: Owner STATE OF Foti. ) )ss. COUNTY OF 'LI'Y%� ) I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that "'ay /A,,v y, is the person who appeared before me, and said person acknowledged that he/she signed this instrument, on oath stated that he/she was authorized to executgg the instrument and acknowledged it as the owne.f- of the pr» p2e.Y'LI to be the free and voluntary act of such party for the uses an purpo es mer ' ned in the instrument. Dated: 2/1 /2 Notary Public JORY ALEC WALLIS print Name TO Cy l vc 0;; Notary Public state of Washington My commission expires VoLl to 2a1c;- Commission N 21037917 My Comm. Expires Nov 10, 2025 A-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MEMORANDUM OF PRIVATE LINE UTILITY OCCUPANCY PERMIT THIS MEMORANDUM OF PERMIT is dated as of the Lrday of 2024 between the County of Mason, a legal subdivision of the state of Washington("County")and Mary Ruth Mann (Permittee"). 1. Property. County has, pursuant to Private Line Utility Occupancy Permit granted to Permittee, the right, revocable at the will of the County, to use and occupy certain road rights-of-way for the construction, installation, adjustment,maintenance,removal, repair, relocation and operation of Permittee's utility facilities for the benefit of the herein described Property, upon the terms and conditions of that certain permit agreement between the parties accepted the day of�,2024 (the"Permit"), which terms and conditions are incorporated herein by this r ference. The property to be benefited by this permit is situated in the Mason County, Washington, legally described in Exhibit A attached hereto (herein called the"Property"). The road right-of-way permit area("Permit Area")is also described in attached Exhibit A. 2. Term. The term of the Permit is in perpetuity unless terminated. 3. Termination. County in its sole discretion may terminate all or part of the Permit with or without cause upon no less than ninety (90) days written notice to the Permittee. Further, this Permit will automatically terminate upon assignment without the prior written consent of the County, or upon transfer of the Property without the prior written consent of the County to an assignment of the Permit or upon transfer of all or part of the utility facilities located in the Permit Area without the prior written consent of the County to an assignment of the Permit. 4. Purpose of Memorandum of Permit. This memorandum of permit is prepared for the purpose of recordation and notice and in no way modifies the Permit and is in no way intended to or should be construed to create or convey an interest in land or the road right-of- way- DATED this ID day of�,20- COJJNTY OF MASON County Engineer Approved as to form: Chief . . . A-3 FORM OF MEMORANDUM OF PERMIT Permit Area Map Parcel% 3222-50-03004 Parcel 3222-50-03003 HILLS/OE HILLSIDE Existing Well-hood ,Y; Proposed ROW crossing Electrical and Pipeline � North-Share Rood I/ocont Lot 16621 NE NORTH SHORE RO TAHUYA Parcel f 3222-50-03004 Porcel% 3222-50-03003 A-4