City of Hyattsville, MD Driveway Construction

[Amended 12-21-2015 by HB-2015-04]

No person shall cut or cause to be cut any curb for a private or public driveway connecting with any of the public streets of the City or construction or cause to be constructed any private or public driveway connecting with any of the public streets of the City, or both cut such curb and construct such driveway, without a duly authorized permit issued by the Director of the Department of Public Works. (NOTE: See also sections 68-8 and 9.)

§ 105-38 Application for permit.

Any person desiring a permit as required in § 105-34 shall file an application with the Clerk therefor as provided in this section. Such application shall be made upon a duly prescribed form shall be filed in duplicate, the original to go to the Director of the Department of Public Works for approval before issuance of the permit in question and the copy to be retained by the Clerk for his files. This application is necessary even though the work under the permit is to be done by the City.

§ 105-39 Fee.

[Amended 1-1-1982 by HB No. 24-81]

At the time of filing an application as provided in § 105-38, the applicant shall pay a permit fee as outlined in 68-9 of this Code as well as a reasonable refundable deposit to ensure the work and restoration of public space are acceptable.

§ 105-40 Form of permit; issuance.

Each permit issued pursuant to an application filed as provided in § 105-38 shall be upon a duly prescribed-form and shall be issued in triplicate, the original to go to the applicant and the copies to be retained by or turned over to the Department of Public Works and the Clerk, with the fee and deposit referred to in § 105-39 as a voucher for payment received.

§ 105-41 Construction specifications.

Driveway construction done under a permit issued pursuant to an application filed as provided in § 105-38 shall be in accordance with required specifications.

§ 105-42 Construction of apron or approach; costs.

Wherever a permit is given pursuant to an application filed as provided in § 105-38 to cut the curb for a private or public driveway, a suitable apron or approach shall be constructed to the sidewalk if the curb is not a part of the sidewalk and continued thereto. The cost of such construction shall be borne by the property owner or applicant, as the case may be.

§ 105-43 Proper supervision required when construction completed by property owner.

Wherever a property owner or applicant does the work personally in connection with any permit issued pursuant to an application filed as provided in § 105-38, such work shall be done under proper supervision of the Department of Public Works.