These regulations have been enacted pursuant to the Town Ordinance dated
January, 1993, entitled "Road Permit and Engineering Standards and Specifications
Ordinance."
Town highways have been established and are maintained primarily for
the purpose of movement of vehicles and pedestrians. It is also desirable
to allow individuals and utility companies to utilize highway rights-of-way
for purposes other than transportation. However, to prevent recurring, dangerous
and annoying interruptions to traffic and pedestrians, to minimize the financial
impacts of road cuts upon the town, to avoid interference with future road
constructions and to provide a uniform standard of construction, and construction
methods, it is necessary that strict control be maintained and standard procedure
be followed for any widening, opening, altering, repairing, constructing and
maintaining of town highways.
The following types of operations within the limits of town highways
and rights-of-way require a written application for permit issuance by the
Director of Public Works or his or her agent before any work can be performed:
A. To construct, repair, install and maintain sewers, drains,
water mains, gas mains, telephone, cable television and electrical conduits
and service connections thereto, driveways, pavement extensions, manholes,
inlets, catch basins, fire hydrants, sidewalks, curbs, steps, retaining walls
and fences.
B. The temporary storage of equipment or construction materials.
C. To erect and maintain, poles, wire, guys, cables and
other overhead structures.
D. Any other operations which may cause abnormal wear to
or deface or damage existing structures, pavement, curbs or sidewalks.
E. Any other widening, opening, altering, repairing, placing
permanent items on, excavating, constructing and maintaining of town highways.
As provided for in Chapter
143, Public Improvements, §
143-13B, all permitted work shall conform to the standard specifications, in particular Section IX, Paragraphs A through R, covering Highway Permits.
Except as limited by Sections 16-228, 16-229 and 16-230 of the Connecticut
General Statutes, an applicant for a permit to work within town highways or
lands shall furnish to the town, prior to the issuance of the permit, certificates
of insurance including a "waiver of subrogation," and automobile liability
and comprehensive general liability insurance in the following amounts:
A. Property damage (including automobile) each accident:
not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.).
B. Bodily injury (including automobile):
(1) Each person: not less than three hundred thousand dollars
($300,000.).
(2) Each accident: not less than six hundred thousand dollars
($600,000.).
Any permit issued by the Town of Mansfield may be revoked immediately
upon written notification to the permittee.
The applicant's signature on the permit application form signifies
his or her consent to the conditions governing the issuance to a permit, including
his or her agreement to defend and save the Town of Mansfield harmless from
any injuries to persons or to property resulting from any work to be performed
in connection with the permit.