[Adopted 5-25-1942 as part of Ord.
No. 106; amended in its entirety 4-13-1988 by L.L. No. 5-1988; 9-20-2007 by L.L. No. 3-2007]
[1]
Editor's Note: The provisions of this article
are derived from § 313.2(g) and (h) of the Code of Ordinances
of 1942.
A permit to place stone, timber, etc., in the
Village streets shall not be issued unless the applicant shall file
with the Village Administrator a surety bond for the payment of all
damages to person or property, including the property of the Village,
by reason of such obstruction of a Village street.
No permit for the opening or cutting of any
street, sidewalk or curb, for access to underground utilities, which
may require any work in, upon or under any Village property, shall
be issued unless the applicant shall deposit with the Village Administrator,
the prescribed fee as required in Chapter A219, Fees, of the Code
of the Village of Lawrence, which in the event that such refilling
and repaving is not replaced properly and exactly as prescribed in
the Village’s specifications, the full deposit shall be utilized
by the Village to complete such work. All deposits shall be retained
for a period of two years as a guaranty of maintenance and performance.
The Village of Lawrence requires that when any
street or sidewalk, under the jurisdiction of the Village of Lawrence,
must be opened for access to underground utilities, for the installation
of new or the repair of existing underground service, it is necessary
for the applicant to file for a street or sidewalk opening permit
with the Village of Lawrence.
A.
The applicant must submit a letter of application
with the following information:
(1)
Name, address and phone number of applicant.
(2)
Purpose for the requested street or sidewalk opening.
(3)
The specific property address, if any, which the street
or sidewalk opening is requested.
(4)
The applicant must submit a drawing indicating the
location of the requested street or sidewalk opening, with measurements
from the nearest intersection, which side of the street, the distance
of the opening from the curb and the size of the requested cut.
B.
Any street or sidewalk which has been opened with
an approved permit from the Village of Lawrence must be restored to
its original condition.
C.
When restoring a concrete road, rebar must be doweled
into the perimeter of the road cut and rebar installed before the
concrete patch is installed.
D.
When restoring an asphalt road cut, a subbase must
be installed first. Liquid tar cannot be applied to the surface of
the road, to seal the patch, after the final top coat of paving has
been installed to seal the patch. Liquid tar must be applied to the
perimeter of the road cut before the final asphalt top coat is installed.
When possible, a heated metal plate must be used to seal the new asphalt
top coat to the existing asphalt paving.
Any person committing an offense against any
provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty
of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law of the State of New York,
punishable by a fine up to a maximum of $1,000 or by imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
The continuation of an offense against the provisions of this article
shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a separate
and distinct offense hereunder.
