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What is the Engineering Department?

The Engineering Department is made up of the following divisions:

• Civil Engineering
• Traffic Engineering
• Traffic Signal & Lighting
• Traffic Sign & Pavement Parking
• Parking

 What does the Engineering Department do?

•  We maintain record documents and mapping for city roadways, bridges, sanitary sewers, and storm sewers.

•  We manage the design and construction of public works projects, such as roads, bridges, drainage infrastructure, and more.

•  We issue permits and provide inspection services for excavations in public rights-of-way, sewer connections, construction of public curb and sidewalks, and driveway connections that connect to a public thoroughfare.

•  We conduct subdivision plan reviews and provide construction inspection services, as well as public right-of-way surveys and house numbering.

•  We respond to traffic concerns and perform and review traffic studies.

•  We maintain all traffic control devices in the City (traffic signals, signs, pavement markings, etc.).

•  We manage and enforce all on-street and some off-street parking in the downtown area.

•  We regulate storm water management for contruction projects.

      Storm Water Management

•  We coordinate the City's Hike and Bike Trail System.

      Hike & Bike Trail System

 Engineering News

City takes action to prevent polluted runoff
By Chris Barnes, Assistant City Engineer
Posted: Dec 25, 2009

Late last year, City Council adopted a storm water management program in compliance with requirements of the EPA’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (Phase II) Storm Water Program. The goal of this effort was to consolidate and update many existing storm water related ordinances that address both storm water quality management and storm water quantity management for development projects in the City.

These ordinances are important because they address illegal and dangerous pollutant discharges into the City’s storm water drainage system.  This regulation of discharge is the …

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