Any work that shall take place within a Village
street shall be completed with all possible dispatch. Such work shall
be performed in the manner and upon the conditions permitted by the
Superintendent of the Department of Public Works (DPW) and, in addition,
the permittee shall:
A. Keep at least one-half of the street open to vehicular
and /or pedestrian traffic at all times.
B. Erect suitable safeguards and/or barriers surrounding
the work for the protection of persons and vehicles using the street
in the daytime and shall cause the same to be marked by adequate lights
or flares from sunset to sunrise, conforming in kind and number to
the requirements of the Superintendent. In the event that any person
shall fail, in the opinion of the Superintendent, to adequately erect
such safeguards and barriers, lights or flares, the Superintendent
shall revoke any permit previously issued forthwith without any notice
and proceed immediately to take such steps as may be necessary to
protect the public from injury. He shall use the security deposit
applicable to the permit revoked to defray whatever costs he may incur
in taking such action.
C. Cut street-opening trenches to a minimum width of
12 inches.
D. Remove all material excavated by having the same hauled
away from work area and not used for backfill.
E. Backfill all trenches with select material, as approved
by the Superintendent, and place in lifts, tamping between lifts.
F. Backfill all trenches within 18 inches of the street
surface and replace the foundation course and pavement in accordance
with the Village of Harriman street specifications.
G. Clean up the work area, including the surrounding
street and/or sidewalk surface, of all dirt, stones and/or construction
debris to the satisfaction of the Superintendent. In the event that
the person, his agents or employees performing the work under the
permit fail to clean up to the satisfaction of the Superintendent,
the cost of said cleanup effected by the Superintendent shall also
be deductible from any security deposit.
[Amended 3-12-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013]
Anyone desiring to make any excavation in the roadway, street or other property in use by the public shall pay the application fee as described in §
114-6C, and deposit with the Village Clerk a sum of money as determined by the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works (DPW), the amount sufficient to repair or replace any work being done by the applicant, before the issuance of the permit, which amount shall be returned to the person making the deposit upon the restoration of the roadway, street or other public property to its original condition, less the reasonable costs the Village incurred of so much said restoration as may be done by the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works (DPW).
Any person, copartner, association or corporation,
who shall, himself or by his or its clerk, agent or employee, and
any such clerk, agent or employee who shall violate any of the provisions
of this article shall be liable to a fine in the amount of $250 per
day. Each day on which such violation continues shall constitute a
separate offense.