No person, firm or corporation, including public-service
companies and municipalities other than the Village of Millerton,
shall make any excavation in any street or highway in the Village
of Millerton for any purpose without first obtaining a permit therefor
from the Foreman of the Highway Department or the person performing
the duties of said office (hereinafter termed the "Foreman"), as hereinafter
provided.
[Amended 2-23-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
Each applicant must pay a permit fee to the
Village Clerk for each excavation, except those for utility poles.
The permit fee shall be set by the Village Board. A schedule of fees
is on file and available at the Village Hall.
The Foreman 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 Foreman.
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 Foreman
with respect to such barriers, lights, flares and protective measures.
No person shall construct or cause or permit
to be constructed a curb or sidewalk unless the same shall be constructed
in accordance with the grade which shall have been obtained from the
Foreman.
Every person who constructs a sidewalk or curb
shall guard any excavation or work by guardrails, red signal lights
or any other means as may be necessary to warn pedestrians and others
of the danger to be approached.
No person shall install, construct, place or
maintain or permit to be installed, constructed, placed or maintained,
in the area between curb and property line of premises adjoining any
street, parking field or parking field walk owned or occupied by him,
any structure, masonry, stone, sprinkler pipes, sprinkler heads, garbage
receptacles or any similar devices or fixtures.
No person shall ride, drive, operate or park
any motor-driven vehicle, including snowmobiles and minibikes, along
or upon any public sidewalk or path intended for use by pedestrians
within the Village of Millerton.