Wenatchee adopts ordinance raising insurance limits for right-of-way permits to $2 million

A city staff member identified as Thomas presented a revised ordinance amending Wenatchee City Code pertaining to insurance requirements for street excavation and right-of-way permits. Thomas said the city’s insurance limits had not been updated since the 1990s and the change would align local requirements with the city’s insurance pool recommendations.

“So we’re raising our insurance limits basically from from 1,000,000 to 2,000,000, commercial general liability,” Thomas said, adding that the ordinance clarifies contractors can meet the additional million with an umbrella policy to make compliance easier.

Council Member Harold moved to adopt the version of the ordinance that had been handed out at the meeting (Ordinance Number 2026-05, amending Wenatchee City Code section 7.20.040); Council Member Miller seconded and the council adopted the ordinance by voice vote.

The ordinance update was framed as an administrative change to reduce contractor confusion and align coverage with pooled recommendations; the meeting record does not include an implementation date beyond adoption at the meeting.