[Adopted as Ch. 11, Art. II, of the 1975 Code]
[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.
A.
Agreement required. Every person applying for a permit to cut or
open any street shall agree to indemnify and save harmless the village
against any and all loss, damage or expense sustained or recovered
on account of any negligence, omission or act of the applicant for
such permit, or any of his servants or agents, arising or resulting,
directly or indirectly, by reason of such permit or consent or any
excavation, construction or other act done, made or permitted under
authority of any such permit or consent and further agree to pay the
necessary cost of surfacing or resurfacing any such openings or cuts.
B.
Authority to require bond. In addition, the Board of Trustees may
require the applicant for such permit to post a corporate surety bond
in such form and in such amount as may be approved by said Board to
cover the subject matters outlined herein.
[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.
