As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
CITY
City of Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
PERSON
Any person or persons, firm, partnership, corporation or
public utility.
STREET(S)
Any street(s), lane(s) or alley(s).
It is in the public interest to regulate the
location, construction and repair of utility facilities and other
structures and related work in streets of the City. It shall hereafter
be unlawful for any person to enter upon any street of the City and
to cut or open the surface or pavement thereof, or conduct any excavation
or backfill work, or excavate in any manner for the purpose of laying
pipes, drains, conduits or cables, repairing the same or making connections
therewith, or for any other purpose or purposes, except in accordance
with the provisions of this article.
The applicant shall pay permit application fees
and general inspection fees in accordance with the fee schedule entitled
"Schedule of Fees for Excavation Permits," as from time to time adopted
by resolution of the City Council.
The applicant shall include with his application
the following:
A. A bond naming the City as the obligee and the person
who shall make the cut, opening or excavation and also the person
in whose behalf the cut, opening or excavation is made as the obligors,
and shall be in the amount of 150% of the estimated cost of the proposed
permitted work; provided, however, that said bond shall in no event
be less than $500. It shall be a condition of said bond that any person
who shall have made the cut, opening or excavation and the person
in whose behalf the cut, opening or excavation shall have been made
shall jointly or severally restore the street to its original grade
and maintain said grade and condition for one year from the work completion
date, all in accordance with the provisions of this article.
B. A certificate of insurance on a form as shown on Exhibit
3 to this article.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall issue a permit
to the person in whose behalf a cut, opening or excavation is to be
made upon receipt of:
A. The fee as outlined in the above-referenced schedule.
B. The bond and certificate of insurance as required by §
145-12 of this article.
C. Filing of a properly completed application, including a drawing of the proposed work and other required supporting forms and documentation, as required in §
145-10 of this article.
No work of any nature in connection with any
proposed cut, opening or excavation shall be done until the permit
or permits as herein required are issued to the applicant, except
that in the case of sudden unavoidable emergency which should require
the cut, opening or excavation of any street at a time when a permit
could not be obtained under the provisions of this article, a cut,
opening or excavation necessary only to repair the emergency conditions
may be made, provided that in such cases application under the provisions
of this article for a permit to make such opening or excavation shall
be made within 24 hours after opening of the street.
No cut, opening or excavation of any nature shall be allowed in the streets, lanes or alleys of the City between November 15 of one year and March 15 of the next succeeding year, except in the case of unavoidable accident or sudden emergency when an emergency permit shall be issued under provisions of §
145-14 or by special authorization by the Director of the Department of Streets and Public Improvements.
The Director of the Department of Streets and
Public Improvements or his authorized agent shall have the authority
to supervise and inspect the cuts, openings or excavations authorized
under said permits.
The person who shall make a cut, opening or
excavation or the person for whom or in whose behalf there is made
a cut, opening or excavation in the streets of the City shall be jointly
and severally responsible for trenching, backfilling and completely
restoring the trench to the grade and condition as required by this
article and for removing and disposing of excess earth and other materials
from the site. All work shall be performed at such time and in such
manner as shall be consistent with the safety of the public and shall
conform to all requirements and standards of the Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation and specifically the Roadway Standards and Specifications
Form 408. Specific trenching, backfill and trench restoration requirements
are contained in Exhibit 1 of this article.
The permittee shall also be responsible for
performance of the work in accordance with the requirements as set
forth in Exhibit 2 of this article.
The fees and charges paid in accordance with
this article shall be deposited into and credited to Department D,
Department of Streets and Public Improvements.