8. Applicant and/or its successors shall promptly remove said facilities from county right-of-way or
shall relocate or adjust said facilities, at its sole cost and expense when requested to do so by the
County. When the applying company and/or its successors uses an existing road or section line
easement, the applying company shall be responsible to pay for all costs of moving, relocating, or
reconstructing the facility, should Billings County deem it necessary or advisable, in its sole
discretion, to repair or reconstruct existing roads or to build new roads on section lines or off
section lines as allowed by North Dakota State law. Should the applicant and/or its successors
fail to take necessary steps to relocate, or reconstruct its facility, the county may take steps to
have the same accomplished, and the applying company agrees to reimburse the county for all
expenses incurred by Billings County in moving, relocating or reconstruction the facility so the
existing roads may be repaired or reconstructed, or new roads may be built on the section line or
off the section line as allowed by North Dakota law.
9. If at any time Billings County wants to excavate in this area and if it should require the utility line
to be moved, it will be at the expense of the applying company and/or its successors.
10. Applicant and/or its successors shall repair or replace highway structures and appurtenances, and
any existing facilities located on, over or under highway right-of-way, which may be damaged as
a result of the installation and maintenance of said facilities on highway right-of-way, including
but not limited to slumping in of trenches, collapse of pipe, etc.
11. A GPS’d drawing of proposed location must be placed on file with Billing County Auditor and
must show at a minimum the location of the proposed facility from a section or quarter line,
section, township and range the facility will be placed.
12. The application plans to bury a utility line facility that will follow or cross an existing section line
or road easement which is further detailed as following: (type, size, product carried in pipeline,
utility line, phone line
etc)___________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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13. During construction or when encroaching upon a public roadway the applicant is required to
provide proper signage such as “Roadwork Ahead or Equipment Working.”
14. All permits are valid for one year upon approval by the County Commissioners.
Before Commencement of construction, the applicant must meet with the road superintendent
Applicant (Representative, Company)______________________________________________________
Applicant Address (Address, City, State, Zip)_______________________________________________
Phone Number(s) of Applicant ________________________________ Fax ______________________
Email _______________________________________________________________________________
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE ______________________________ TITLE ______________________
PERMIT FEE: $100 1
ST
4 CROSSINGS + $25 PER ADDITIONAL CROSSING
$100 (UP TO 4 CROSSINGS) ____________
$25 X _______ ADDITIONAL CROSSINGS = $____________ TOTAL $ ___________
PLEASE MAKES CHECK(S) PAYABLE TO BILLINGS COUNTY CREDIT CARDS TRANSACTIONS ARE ALSO ACCEPTED
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