[Amended 10-8-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
All work performed pursuant to this article shall be subject
to the supervision and approval of the Public Works Superintendent.
No person shall open or cause to be opened by cutting or digging
the surface, pavement or soil in any street, highway or public ground
for any purpose without first securing the written permission of the
Board of Trustees, and then only upon such terms and conditions as
shall be prescribed by the Board of Trustees.
[Amended 8-14-1984 by L.L. No. 1-1984]
Every person applying for a permit to cut or open any street,
sidewalk, highway or other public ground for any purpose whatsoever
shall pay the sum of $10 and an additional sum equal to the square
footage of said cut times $0.50, which total shall be the fee for
the issuance of such permit.
In case of emergencies, openings or cuts may be made before
obtaining the permit required herein, but the same must be obtained
as soon as practical and, in every case, within 24 hours from the
time of the making of such cut or opening.
All openings regulated herein shall be properly guarded with
barricades and lights and furnished with bridges as may be required
for the safety and convenience of the public.
All openings and trenches regulated herein shall be refilled
within 24 hours after the opening thereof and shall be properly backfilled
with bank-run gravel or crushed stone, well tamped, after which the
surface of the street shall be restored by the village. The necessary
costs and expenses of surfacing or resurfacing such street shall be
borne by the applicant or property owner and shall be paid within
20 days after the rendering of a bill by the village.
A public service corporation having the necessary equipment
and facilities may surface or resurface any cuts or openings made
or performed by it, but only in accordance with the standards and
specifications of the village and approval by the Village Engineer.
An offense against the provisions of this Article shall be punishable
by a fine of not more than $250 or by imprisonment for not more than
15 days, or both.