Except as otherwise provided by law, no driveway or other access to a public way shall be constructed, and no other opening or closing, obstruction, construction, or excavation of, upon, along, over, under, or across a public way shall be made, except by written permit issued by the Director of Public Works or his/her designee.
[Adopted as Title 3, Ch. 4, of the General Bylaws]
In issuing a permit under this bylaw, the Director of Public Works or his/her designee may impose conditions regarding specifications for work and materials, liability and other insurance, or any other conditions not specifically provided for herein that, in his judgment, are necessary for adequate protection of the public way, the neighborhood, the public, or the Town. The Director of Public Works or his/her designee may require a bond, certified check or other security to ensure compliance with said conditions. All such conditions, and any such requirements for security, shall be attached to and made a part of the permit. All permit applications are to be made on forms provided by the Director of Public Works or his/her designee.
A.
No building permit shall be issued for the construction of any dwelling or other structure until the proposed location, composition, construction and grade of the driveway or other access pertaining thereto are approved, in writing, on the application for said building permit, by the Director of Public Works or his/her designee, and no permit for the occupancy of any such dwelling or other structure shall be issued unless the location, composition, construction and grade of such driveway and other access, as constructed, are approved, in writing, by the Director of Public Works or his/her designee.
B.
Either or both of these requirements may be waived by the Director of Public Works or his/her designee in a particular case where he determines their application to be impracticable, so long as he has otherwise received what in his judgment is security that is adequate to ensure the satisfactory location, composition, construction and grade of such driveway or other access. In this connection, the Director of Public Works or his/her designee shall be notified of each proposed subdivision of land the development of which might contemplate occupancy of dwellings or other structures before the requirements outlined in Subsection A can be fulfilled.
[Amended 11-7-2023 STM by Art. 16]
The Select Board members shall from time to time establish a fee to be paid to the Town in connection with the application for each permit issued under this bylaw, which shall, in any event, be no less than $25.