Union City, CA Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Encroachment Permits (2026)

It is unlawful for any person(s), firm, company, corporation, association, public agency or organization, without first obtaining a written permit, to encroach or to make or cause to be made any encroachment of any nature whatever within, upon, over or under the limits of any right-of-way in the incorporated territory of the City, or to make or cause to be made any alteration of any nature within, upon, over or under such right-of-way; or to construct, put upon, maintain or leave thereon, or to cause to be constructed, put upon, maintained or left thereon, any obstruction or impediment of any nature whatever; or to remove, cut or trim trees thereon; or to set a fire thereon, or to place on, over or under such right-of-way any pipeline, conduit, telecommunications facilities including small cell wireless facilities and ancillary equipment required to operate and support the operation of small cell wireless facilities, or other fixture; or to move over or cause to be moved over the surface of any right-of-way or over any bridge, viaduct or other structure maintained by the City any vehicle or combination of vehicles or other object of dimension or weight prohibited by law or having other characteristics capable of damaging the right-of-way, or to place any structure, wall, culvert or similar encroachment, or to make any excavation or embankment in such a way as to endanger the normal usage or the right-of-way. (Ord. 19-59 § 11, 1959; Ord. 855-19 § 2, 2019)