No person, firm or corporation, including public
service companies and municipalities other than the Village of Shortsville,
shall make any excavation in any street or highway in the Village
of Shortsville for any purpose without first obtaining a permit therefor
from the Board of Trustees as hereinafter provided.
[Amended 3-9-1982 by L.L. No. 2-1982; 1-8-2002 by L.L. No.
1-2002]
A permit fee as established by the Board of Trustees shall be submitted to the Village Clerk/Treasurer with the application referred to in §
79-2 of this chapter. No permit fee for excavations required in the placement of utility poles shall be required.
The Board of Trustees may require any person
making a highway excavation pursuant to a permit granted hereunder
to give notice of such excavation to public service companies or municipal
districts having lines, mains or other property in the streets, and
when such notice shall have been required, no work shall be commenced
or done under such permit until such required notice has been fully
complied with to the satisfaction of the Board of Trustees.
Any person making an excavation covered by this
chapter shall erect suitable barriers or guards for the protection
of persons using the streets or sidewalks and, in addition thereto,
shall set up and maintain during the hours of darkness sufficient
lights or flares to properly illuminate the area. He shall also take
all necessary precautions for the protection of the property of the Village,
of public service companies or municipal districts and of others which
may be endangered by such excavation or the work incident thereto,
and shall comply with all directions given by the Department of Public
Works Supervisor with respect to such barriers, lights, flares and
protective measures.