[Adopted 3-16-1931 by Ord. No. 5 (Ch. 114, Art. III, of the 1987 Code)]
[Amended 12-5-1991 by L.L. No. 5-1991]
A. 
No person, firm or corporation, public service, water, light or power company shall open or excavate in any street, highway or sidewalk within the limits of the Village of South Floral Park without first procuring written permission therefor from the Administrator of the Village to whom there shall be made a formal application. Each application must be written, signed by the applicant and submitted to the Administrator and is to contain a general description of the location, together with the dimension of the excavation; a statement of the purpose of such excavation and the period of time it is to remain open; and the applicant is to state therein that he indemnifies the Village from any and all damages resultant from injury to life, limb or property caused by such excavation. For each excavation there shall be made a separate application.
[Amended 4-1-1993 by L.L. No. 1-1993]
B. 
Barricades and lights required. All excavations in streets or sidewalks shall be surrounded by suitable barriers, guards and temporary covers for the protection of persons using the streets in the daytime and in addition thereto by lights or flares from twilight continuously until daylight.
[Amended 12-5-1991 by L.L. No. 5-1991; 4-1-1993 by L.L. No. 1-1993]
Except where otherwise provided by law or where permits are granted above at direction of the Village, each application for such permit shall be accompanied by a fee of $50 for each excavation to be paid to the Village Administrator.
No person shall be permitted to tunnel under any street in any manner whatsoever, but shall completely cut through said street from the surface thereof or shall drive his or its piping in the manner known in the plumbing trade as "driving."
[Amended 12-5-1991 by L.L. No. 5-1991]
This article shall apply to any public service corporation operating in the Village.
[Amended 11-5-1987 by L.L. No. 1-1987]
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law of the State of New York, punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense against the provisions of this article shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a separate and distinct offense hereunder.