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The council of the city of North Bend may enact, by motion or resolution, rules, regulations and standards for the height, location and relocation of wires, poles and fixtures, and the depth, location and relocation of pipes and conduits, and the making of street openings and the repair and inspection thereof, for the purposes of protecting the traveling public from hazards, obstructions and defects on public streets, of providing for the restoration of public streets to substantially their previous condition, and for the protection of utility property over, on or under the streets of the city of North Bend. The council may also provide in such rules, regulations and standards for the issuance of permits for work to be done and impose reasonable fees and charges for the review and inspection of plans and construction work and for damage to streets which cannot be fully repaired. The council may, from time to time, amend, change or make additions to such rules, regulations and standards by either motion or resolution. Copies of all rules, regulations and standards and amendments or additions thereto provided for in this section shall be mailed to both the local and head office of each utility using the streets of the city of North Bend at least 10 days prior to the effective date thereof. The rules, regulations and standards adopted by the council shall have the effect of law, and any violation of such rules, regulations and standards shall be deemed and held to be a violation of this chapter and subject to all the penalties and remedies provided for in this chapter. All rules, regulations and standards adopted by the council shall be filed with the city recorder and shall be open to public inspection, and no failure to mail copies thereof to utilities shall cause any rule, regulation or standard to become ineffective or invalid or relieve any utility from the obligation of complying therewith. (Ord. 1173 § 3, 1961)