Wires and cables—Relocation and costs; trees in boulevards or parks.
Seattle Mun. Code § 15.28.050
in effect15.28.050 - Wires and cables—Relocation and costs; trees in boulevards or parks.
A person who maintains wires, cable or appurtenances in or over a public place shall move or disconnect them in order to accommodate a move authorized by permit as contemplated by Section 15.32.110. When the wires are below minimum vertical clearances above the roadway surface set by state statute, City ordinance, or rules of the authorizing official, and timely notice has been given, and no adjustment or disconnection would be necessary had the minimum vertical clearance been maintained, the cost of moving the wires or cables shall be borne by the person maintaining the wires or cables; otherwise the cost shall be assessed to the grantee of the permit to move the building or equipment.
The Director of Transportation shall determine the probable injury and cost which the moving of a building or equipment will cause to owners of wires and cables that are at or above minimum vertical clearances over the surface of the public place, and also the probable injury and inconvenience the severance of such wires and cables will cause to patrons of public utilities. The Superintendent shall determine the probable injury and cost of restoration or loss which the moving of a building or equipment along or across a park drive or boulevard or a street abutting a park will cause to the department's trees and shrubbery. Such findings shall be endorsed upon the application for permit.
(Ord. 118409 § 75, 1996; Ord. 117569, § 80, 1995; Ord. 108382, § 2, 1979; Ord. 90047, § 28-A(E), 1961.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT15STSIUS_SUBTITLE_ISTUSOR_CH15.28BUEQMO_15.28.050WICAELCOTRBOPAFetched: 11/1/2026