[Amended in its entirety 10-17-1973]
A. Permit to excavate. No person shall excavate, dig
up, fill, grade, pave, alter drainage, lay or cut curbs, gutters,
streets or sidewalks in the village without first obtaining a permit
therefor from the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works
or by appealing an adverse decision to the Board of Trustees.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code; See Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I.]
B. Responsibility for one (1) year. It shall be a condition
of any permit to excavate that the applicant shall be responsible
for any excavation, grading, paving, filling, curbing, gutter, street
and sidewalk damage or alteration, and shall immediately repair and
restore the same following the completion of the work to its previous
condition, and, further, shall maintain the curb, gutter, street and
sidewalks, together with supporting the same, for a period of one
(1) calendar year following the completion of the work.
C. Application for permit. The Superintendent of the
Department of Public Works is hereby directed and authorized to prepare
an application form requiring the applicant to state the location
of the work, its nature and extent, the approximate dates of start
and completion, the persons who will be responsible for maintenance
and restoration, the name and address of the liability insurance carrier,
the policy identification number, the limits of coverage [which shall
be not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000.) for personal injury
and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.) for property damage]
and such further the additional information as will be consistent
with the intent of this Article. The applicant shall pay a fee as
set forth from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code; See Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I.]
D. Vehicles on streets and sidewalks. No person shall
operate, propel, draw or allow to pass over any street, curb or sidewalk
in the village any tractor, vehicle or machines having wheels or tracks
from which extend lugs, spikes, ridges, flanges or other projections
whereby the surface of the street, curb or sidewalk may be damaged,
unless the wheels are protected by tires, rims, bands or coverings
so that the wheels present a smooth surface in contact with street,
curb or sidewalk. Studded automobile tires are expressly authorized
for use from October 15 to the first of May.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code; See Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I.]
Any person found guilty of a violation of this Article shall be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, General Penalty.