No cut or break shall be made in the pavement or street
service and no trench or excavation shall be dug for any purpose in any street
in the Village of Saugerties, without obtaining from the Board of Trustees,
or the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works for the Village, a
written permit for the making of such cut or excavation, which permit shall
specify the purpose for which the permit is asked and the name of the corporation,
person or persons or property owner making the application therefor.
If such work is done for the purpose of making of any
house connections, the cost of refilling any trench and relaying any pavement
shall be a lien against the property so connected and may be collected in
the same manner as special assessments as provided by statutes and all acts
amendatory thereof.
The applicant shall give the Board of Trustees of the
Village of Saugerties or the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works
for the Village of Saugerties at least 24 hours' notice of the time any
work is to be commenced, unless such notice is waived by the Board of Trustees
or by the Superintendent in writing.
Immediate notice of the completion of the work for which
the permit was given shall be given to the Board of Trustees or to the Superintendent
of Public Works for the Village of Saugerties.
Excavation. The pavement is to be cut by sawing or jackhammering
in neat lines. The excavation width is to be two feet each side of the outside
diameter of the pipe for workability. Any excavation greater than five feet
in depth shall be sheeted and shored for the safety of the men and the traveling
public. All open excavations shall be barricaded when unattended with proper
reflection and lights for safety. All unsuitable material shall be hauled
away from the site of the work. The person or persons granted the permit shall
be responsible for all claims for damages resulting from any cause connected
with the making of the cut, trench or excavation.
Laying or repairing pipe. All pipe layed will be to true
line and grade. All repairs to pipes and hookups shall meet the approval of
the Plumbing Inspector.
Backfilling. The trench will be dewatered. The pipe will
be set in a bedding material of sand or screenings. The depth of this material
shall be two to three inches whichever is deemed necessary by the Superintendent
of Public Works. The backfill will consist of gravel material (nothing larger
than two inches in diameter) sand or screenings. The material shall be placed
in lifts no greater than one foot in depth and compacted with a tamper. The
top five inches of the backfill will consist of two courses, each two inches,
of base or dense binder hot mix blacktop and a one inch course of 1A top hot
mix. All three courses shall be compacted to the satisfaction of the Superintendent
of the Department of Public Works.
All persons violating this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be
subject to a fine not to exceed $250 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding
15 days, or both. Any day that a violation shall continue shall be a separate
offense.