[Adopted 4-17-1973 by Ord. No. 621-72]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company or organization of any kind.
Any owner of property within an industrial or
commercial zoned area, before beginning any construction on said property,
shall apply to the Commissioner of Public Works for a permit therefor,
and such application shall be accompanied by a plan showing the following:
A.
Complete details of the property in question.
B.
Any existing or proposed driveways.
C.
All buildings or structures on the property or to
be erected on said property and their location thereon as standing
or to be erected.
D.
Complete details on sewerage, drainage and all other
utilities.
E.
Location of all sidewalks, walks and curbings, existing
and to be proposed.
F.
Description of all materials to be used in construction
of such driveways, sidewalks, walks and curbs.
All applicants shall be held to the following
construction responsibilities:
A.
The applicant shall furnish all materials, including
necessary signs and traffic controls, and shall pay all costs for
work done in any public way.
B.
All work done shall meet the requirements and standards
set by the City of Fitchburg.
C.
No work shall be started to alter any existing sidewalk
or curbing without a permit therefor from the Commissioner of Public
Works.
D.
All work may be stopped on order of the Commissioner
of Public Works if, during an inspection of the work being done, such
work is not being done in accordance with the above-mentioned standards.
E.
The applicant, and his or her heirs, successors and
assigns, as a condition of being granted a permit hereunder, shall
remain responsible for any and all maintenance that may be necessary
as the result of any work done by the applicant.
[Amended 6-3-2014 by Ord. No. 100-2014]
A.
Design standards shall comply with the following requirements:
(1)
General Specifications for the Construction of Bituminous
Concrete Sidewalks and General Construction Within the Sidewalk Area,
available at the office of the Commissioner of Public Works.
(2)
General Specifications for Street Construction where
applicable, such specifications being available at the office of the
Commissioner of Public Works.
(3)
Specifications for the Installation of Slope Granite
Curb, where applicable, such specifications being available at the
office of the Commissioner of Public Works.
B.
If there are no City of Fitchburg specifications applicable
to any of the situations which may arise as to such sidewalks and
curbs, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Public Works
Standard Specifications for Highways, Bridges and Waterways, as amended
from time to time, shall apply.
C.
In the event of situations where there are no specifications
of either the City of Fitchburg or the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
the Commissioner of Public Works shall have the authority to prepare
special specifications as to such situation.
In any case where the applicant hereunder shall
fail to comply with the requirements of this article, the Commissioner
of Public Works shall order the completion of the work, if same is
on a public way, by the City and shall recover the costs thereof from
the person obtaining the permit.
The Commissioner of Public Works shall have
the authority to require an applicant hereunder to file a bond conditioned
to protect and save harmless the City of Fitchburg from all claims
for damages and injuries to other persons and property by reason of
the work being done hereunder.
[Added 4-2-1974 by Ord. No. 98-74]
All petitions for berm construction must be
approved in petition form with the cost of materials to be shared
equally by the petitioner and the City, except in such situations
where the Commissioner of Public Works deems the responsibility to
lie with the City.
