No driveway entrance or exit and no alteration, change, relocation or reconstruction of an existing driveway entrance or exit, subsequently herein referred to as an "operation," shall be constructed by owners and occupants of property abutting on Town highways for any purpose whatsoever until a written permit therefor has been duly issued as herein provided and in accordance with the procedures otherwise set forth in this article.
A. 
Application for a permit under this article shall be made to the Superintendent of Highways in writing, in duplicate, for each such operation and shall contain the following information:
(1) 
Full name and address of the applicant.
(2) 
Full name and address of the owner or owners of the property in front of which the operation is to be performed.
(3) 
Full name and address of the owner or owners of the property for whom the operation is to be performed.
(4) 
The location by street address, if any, of the property in front of which the operation is to be performed and the Tax Map designation of the same.
(5) 
A statement as to the proposed operation, indicating size and purpose thereof.
(6) 
The date or dates when the proposed operation is to be commenced and the date or dates when the operation is to be completed.
(7) 
A sketch of the proposed operation, including a profile from the crown of the road to the property line.
(8) 
The location, if any, of any tiles or drainage system, water mains or other public utility conduits, etc., which may be within the area of the proposed operation.
(9) 
The proposed location of the entry of said driveway onto the Town highway.
(10) 
Any additional information which may be reasonably required by the Superintendent of Highways.
(11) 
A signed statement by the applicant that said applicant agrees to perform the proposed operation for which the permit may be granted in full and strict compliance and in accordance with the conditions of the permit, if issued, and any and all provisions of the Town Law and other applicable statutes and laws and ordinances of the Town of Chester and the rules and regulations of the Highway Department of the Town of Chester.
B. 
Upon receipt of the application as provided for in Subsection A hereof, the Superintendent of Highways shall act thereon by issuing or refusing to issue a permit. No permit shall be issued by him except where there is compliance with the provisions of this article and all other laws and ordinances and rules and regulations of the Highway Department of the Town of Chester. Such a permit, when issued, shall be effective for such period of time, not to exceed 30 consecutive calendar days, as shall be specified thereon by the Superintendent of Highways. Such specified period of time may be extended, if requested in writing by the permittee prior to the expiration of the permit, for such additional period or periods of time as may be authorized by said Superintendent of Highways.
Said permit, when issued, shall contain the following conditions to be complied with by the permittee:
A. 
The proposed driveway at the point of entrance on the Town highway shall have the optimum of sight distances, both vertical and horizontal.
B. 
The grade, width and drainage of said proposed driveway shall minimize any possible damage or injury to the Town highway and shall be such as to provide the maximum safety for all traffic on the Town highway in the area of the entrance of said proposed driveway on a said Town highway.
C. 
Any additional requirements which may be imposed by the Superintendent of Highways for the preservation of the Town highway at the point of entrance of the proposed driveway onto the Town highway and for minimizing hazards and dangers to the traffic on said public highway.
Upon notification by the permittee of the completion of the proposed driveway, the Superintendent of Highways shall inspect said driveway to determine that its completion is in accordance with the permit. When the Superintendent of Highways is satisfied that the conditions of such permit have been met, he shall issue a certificate of compliance. There shall be no use of such driveway for any purpose other than the construction of same until such certificate of compliance has been issued. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the Building Inspector of the Town of Chester if a permit for driveway construction has been issued until such certificate of compliance has also been issued.
No permit for an operation shall be issued by the Superintendent of Highways until the applicant therefor shall have first paid to the Superintendent of Highways, by check or money order payable to the order of the Town of Chester, the following:
A. 
A fee of $2 to cover the cost of issuing the permit and the supervision and inspection of the work done in connection with said operation.
B. 
A deposit in an amount to be determined by the Superintendent of Highways, computed at the rate of $20 per square yard of the surface of any street, highway, sidewalk, sidewalk area or public place, including drainage ditches, gutters, culverts, pipes, curbs or curbing, which may be disturbed, injured or damaged in connection with an operation hereunder. If and when machinery is used in connection with an operation and there is a likelihood of damage or injury to areas other than the specific location of the operation, a deposit of an additional amount may be required, said additional amount to be determined by the Superintendent of Highways, computed at the rate of $20 per square yard of the area affected.
(1) 
Said deposit shall be retained by the Town until a certificate of compliance shall have been issued by the Superintendent of Highways as hereinbefore provided in § 81-16.
(2) 
Upon the failure or default by the permittee of or in any of the terms, agreements, covenants, including the use of a proper culvert, and conditions of the permit on the permittee's part to be done, performed or completed, said deposit may be used by the Town for any expense incurred by the Town by reason of such failure or default on the part of the permittee, and any balance left, after the expense caused by such failure or default, as determined and certified by the Superintendent of Highways, has been paid and deducted from the amount of the deposit, shall be refunded to the permittee.