RES 2026-17 Amending the Engineering Manual Regulating Construction Holidays and Construction SitesCITY OF OTSEGO
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO: 2026-17
AMENDING THE ENGINEERING MANUAL
REGULATING CONSTRUCTION HOLIDAYS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES
WHEREAS, Section X.10 of the Engineering Manual establishes limits on construction hours; and
WHEREAS, the City has identified a need to revise the construction hours for consistency with the City Code and to better
balance the need to complete work with the potential for negative impacts to adjacent land uses; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment includes a provision of facilities commonly in place within construction sites.
WHEREAS, said the City Council considered proposed amendments at its meeting on 9 March 2026.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OTSEGO, MINNESOTA THAT:
Section X.10 of the Engineering Manual is hereby repealed in its entirely and revised to read as follows:
10.
Use of portable toilets shall
be allowed within the construction site, subject to approval of the City Engineer.
2. The Engineering Manual is hereby amended to add the following provisions:
Xl. Construction Hours.
1. Grading, excavation, paving, other street and utility construction, or other activities related to private
land development regulated by this engineering manual shall occur only between the following hours:
a. Monday through Friday: Seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. to seven o'clock (7:00) P.M.
b. Saturday: Eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. to five o'clock (5:00) P.M.
2. No work regulated by this engineering Manual shall be allowed on Sundays or the following official
Federal holidays..-:
a. New Year's Day.
b. Memorial Day.
c. Independence Day.
d. Labor Day.
e. Thanksgiving Day.
f. Christmas Day.
4. The City Engineer may, in cases of emergency, grant permission to repair at any time when they
find that such repair work will not affect the health and safety of the persons in the vicinity.
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ADOPTED by the Otsego City Council this 9th day of March, 2026.
MOTION BY: Dunlap
SECONDED BY: Lund
INFAVOR: Stockamp, Dunlap, Goede, Lund, and Tanner
OPPOSED: none
CITY OF OTSEGO
Jessica L. Stockamp, Mayo
ATTEST:
Audra Etzel, City Clerk