[Adopted 3-25-1980 as Title VIC of the 1980 Code of Ordinances]
[Amended 9-15-2014]
No person, firm or corporation shall disturb the surface of any road within the Town unless a permit has been obtained from the Town Engineer. A fee of $25 shall be charged for each permit.
Applications for permits shall set forth the location of the intended excavation, the size thereof, the purpose thereof, and the name and address of the person, firm or corporation doing the actual excavating work, the name and address of the person, firm or corporation for whom the work is being done, and an agreement that the applicant will comply with all ordinances and laws relating to the work to be done.
[Amended 9-15-2014]
No such permit shall be granted until the applicant/owner shall file with the Town Engineer:
A. 
A cash or surety company bond in the amount of $15 for each square yard of road surface to be disturbed, as determined by the Town, to ensure the restoration of the roadway to its original condition; and
B. 
Evidence of insurance coverage or financial responsibility sufficient to indemnify and hold the Town harmless from any loss, liability or damage which may arise out of the existence or manner of guarding or constructing any such excavation.
[Amended 9-15-2014]
In the event that any person, firm or corporation accidentally disturbs the surface of any road or excavates or otherwise performs work on a road without a permit, such damage shall be restored at once, and the repairs, paving or patching shall be done in accordance with the Easton Road Regulations. If said repairs are not made within 10 days, after notice, in writing, by the Town Engineer, the Town shall cause the necessary restoration to be done and collect the total cost thereof, together with reasonable legal fees, in a civil action against the party causing the damage or the party for whose benefit the work was done.
Any person, firm or corporation failing to comply with this article shall be subject to a fine of not more than $100, in addition to the costs provided for in § 421-7 hereof.