The City permits public improvements to be privately-engineered and constructed via the "Privately Engineered Public Improvement (PEPI)" permit process. Such improvements are typically development-driven, whereas public improvements designed by the City are usually community-driven.
A public improvement covered under this type of permit can include any of the following: Wastewater infrastructure, stormwater facilities, public streets with curb and gutter, and street lights. Often, these improvements are a condition of another Land Use application such as a Subdivision, Site Review or Planned Unit Development.
Design standards for public improvements are to be implemented consistently between the private and public sector; however, there are certain procedures specific to the private process. These can be found in the 2016 Public Improvement Design Standards Manual (PIDSM).
A PEPI Permit is required to be submitted as well as an Engineering and Construction Agreement.
Financial Surety is also required before construction begins and Erosion Prevention is likely to be a part of the PEPI process. Links to these documents and many more are listed below.
For questions about getting started on a PEPI project, please contact Joshua Pinkham at jpinkham@eugene-or.gov or pepireview@eugene-or.gov
