[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of East
Granby as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Sidewalks — See Ch. 244.
[Adopted 2-26-1980 (Ch. XXIII, Art. 3, of the 1975 Code)]
No person, firm, association, corporation, except officials
or employees of the Town in the conduct of their official duties or
contractors employed by the Town shall dig, excavate or tunnel under
any public street, highway, sidewalk or public place or permit, allow
or participate in such operation in said Town without having been
granted a permit to do so as hereinafter provided.
All applications for permits hereunder shall be in writing on
such forms as shall be provided by the Town and shall be approved
by the First Selectmen, or his designee such as the Highway Superintendent
or Town Engineer and filed with the First Selectman. A sketch of the
proposed work shall be submitted with each permit application showing
a plan view of existing conditions at the site of the proposed work,
together with all necessary dimensions, details and specifications.
A.
Pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and article, no excavating
or tunneling shall be started until such permit to the applicant has
been delivered by the First Selectman or his duly authorized representative.
B.
In cases of emergency, a temporary permit may be issued by the First
Selectman or his designated representative. An emergency within the
meaning of this chapter shall include location and repair of water
and gas leaks and other dangerous or wasteful conditions as determined
by the First Selectman or his duly authorized representative.
Every such excavation for which a permit shall have been issued
hereunder shall be backfilled with sufficient layers of bank-run gravel
and shall be adequately resurfaced with surfacing similar to the surrounding
surface. Such work shall be completed within the time specified in
such permit.
Whenever it appears from the application a permanently improved
or paved road, sidewalk or other public place shall be taken up, broken
or damaged by reason of the excavation or tunneling to be performed
under such permit, the applicant shall reimburse the Town for the
cost of making the necessary repairs. An estimate of the cost thereof
shall be submitted to the Board of Selectmen who may require a cash
deposit in advance of the issuance of the permit.
Every permit granted pursuant to this article shall be subject
to all terms and conditions set forth herein and subject to such additional
terms and conditions which the Board of Selectmen may specify in the
particular case.
The failure to comply with any lawful order of the Town Highway
Superintendent or the First Selectman or violation of any part of
this article shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine
not to exceed $100, and the applicant shall be liable to the Town
for all loss or expense incurred by reason of such failure to comply
with provisions of this article or by reason of the applicant’s
violation of any provisions of this article.
[Adopted 6-14-1978 (Ch. XXIII, Art. 4A, of the 1975 Code)]
No person shall deposit or push snow or ice by any means (including
by not limited to snowblower, plow, shovel, broom or any other device
or machine) from private roadways, driveways or walkways or deposit
any other debris on any road legally maintained by the Town.
