May a street use permit grant a permanent right to a private individual to use the street area?
No. If a permanent use of the area is desired, then the street vacation process should be utilized. A street use permit is meant to be temporary, although in some cases it may be long term. Some cities (Port Angeles, notably) have both short term and long term licenses for street use. • What types of uses are allowed by a street use permit? There are many potential uses of the street area which might be regulated by a street use permit. For example, short term uses might include excavation under the street, utility installation, scaffolding for construction projects that extend into the right-of-way, and so on. More long term uses might include bike racks, sidewalk cafes, and newspaper racks. See MRSC Web page on right-of-way use. http://www.mrsc.org/subjects/pubworks/rowuse.aspx • Who has responsibility for maintaining the undeveloped portions of the right-of-way? Normally the interest that a city or county has in a right-of-way, whether it is opened or unopened, is a general easement
