The purpose of this chapter is to provide more
effective measures that deal with liabilities, improper design and
hazards and to make the residents aware that some activities to be
performed within our rights-of-way may have to be addressed by the
Department of Public Works before the work is done, to protect the
lives and property of the people using the public highways in the
Town of Greece, to protect Town roads from damage and deterioration
and to allow for orderly development along the highways of the Town
of Greece.
A.
No person shall damage in any way, open or cause to
be opened by cutting or digging the surface, pavement or soil in any
highway right-of-way or public place under the jurisdiction of the
Town without first obtaining a permit from the Superintendent of Highways.
B.
Written application shall be made upon a form to be
provided by the Town, which shall be filed with and approved by the
Highway Superintendent.
Any excavation in the highways, rights-of-way
or public property of the Town shall be properly guarded or barricaded
at all times, and adequate and sufficient warning devices shall be
installed and maintained to warn the public, as provided for in the
New York State Department of Transportation Manual of Uniform Traffic
Control Devices, latest revision.
All excavated materials shall be removed, following
which all openings shall be carefully backfilled for their entire
length, width and depth in the highway area. All backfill must meet
the Town Specifications for Construction of Utilities and Roadways,
latest revision.
All surplus earth and construction debris shall
be cleaned up and removed from the highway daily and the highway left
in a neat and orderly condition daily to the satisfaction of the Highway
Superintendent or his/her designee.
All restoration work shall be inspected and
approved by the Highway Superintendent or his/her designee.
[Amended 5-20-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003]
No permit shall be issued under this chapter
by the Superintendent of Highways until the applicant shall have first
placed on file with said Superintendent of Highways, without cost
to the Town of Greece, satisfactory evidence of general liability
insurance for bodily injury and property damage in the amounts of
not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 annual aggregate,
except that when the work to be performed exceeds the value of $1,000,000,
then the amounts of general liability insurance must not be less than
$3,000,000 per occurrence and $5,000,000 annual aggregate, and satisfactory
evidence of workers' compensation insurance in the amount of not less
than $100,000 per accident or disease and $500,000 policy limit, and
satisfactory evidence that said insurance has been approved as to
form, correctness, and adequacy by the Town of Greece to insure the
Town of Greece against loss, injury or damage arising out of the granting
of the permit or from any negligence or fault of said applicant, his
or her agents, servants, employees or contractors, in connection with
any work related to the permit.
