Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following
terms shall, for the purpose of this article, have the meanings here
indicated:
APPROVED, AUTHORIZED, ACCEPTABLE, SATISFACTORY, EQUAL, NECESSARY,
ADEQUATE, SUITABLE, COMPETENT (or words of like import)
Approved by, authorized by, acceptable to, satisfactory to,
equal to or necessary, adequate, suitable or competent in the opinion
of the Commissioner of Public Works.
CITY
The City of New Rochelle, New York.
COMMISSIONER
The Commissioner of Public Works of the City of New Rochelle
or his duly authorized representative.
CORPORATION COUNSEL
The Corporation Counsel of the City of New Rochelle or his
duly authorized representative.
DIRECTED, REQUIRED, PERMITTED, ORDERED, DESIGNATED, SELECTED,
PRESCRIBED, DETERMINED, CERTIFIED. SPECIFIED (or words of like import)
The direction, requirement, permission, order, designation,
selection, prescription, determination, certification or specification
of the Commissioner of Public Works.
DRAINAGE SERVICE LINE
Refers to the pipe or conduit laid between its connection
point on a stormwater drain and a building or property for the purpose
of conducting stormwater from said building into said stormwater drain.
INVERT
The lowest point in the internal cross section of a sanitary
sewer, stormwater drain, house sewer or drain.
PERMIT
Refers to the written permission issued with the approval
and signature of the Commissioner of Public Works and specifically
authorizing a person, firm or corporation to perform certain work
in accordance with the provisions of the Charter and ordinances of
the City of New Rochelle.
PERMITTEE
The person, firm or corporation obtaining a Permit, or his
duly authorized representative.
PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
A gas and electric corporation, water corporation, a cable
television company operating under a City franchise and telephone
corporation operating an agency or agencies for public service, subject
to the jurisdiction, supervision and regulations prescribed by or
pursuant to the Public Service Law of the State of New York.
SANITARY SEWER
Refers to the main or street sewer or manhole built thereon
in a public street, highway, sidewalk area, easement or other public
area, and under the control of the City.
SEWER SERVICE LINE
The pipe or conduit laid between its connection point on
a sanitary sewer and a building for the purpose of conducting domestic
sewage and noninjurious water liquids from said building into said
sanitary sewer.
SIDEWALK DRAIN and CURB DRAIN
Refer to the pipe or other conduit laid under the sidewalk
area between the curb or curbline and the property line for the purpose
of conducting roof and surface water from buildings and ground into
the gutter.
STORMWATER DRAIN
Refers to the main stormwater drain in a public street, highway,
sidewalk area, easement or other public area, and under the control
of the City.
All work related to any Permit issued pursuant
to the provisions of this article shall be performed by the Permittee
at said Permittee's own expense and strictly in accordance with the
provisions of the Charter and ordinances of the City, the applicable
rules and regulations as may be set forth by the Commissioner and
to the satisfaction of the Commissioner.
The Permit must be in possession of the parties
actually doing the work and must be exhibited to the Commissioner
or to any authorized representative of the City upon request.
The Commissioner shall have the right to revoke
or cancel the Permit at any time should the Permittee fail to comply
with any of the terms, agreements, covenants and conditions thereof.
The Permit shall not be assigned or transferred
except upon the prior written consent of the Commissioner.
The Permittee shall clean up and remove promptly
from the site of the work, upon completion thereof, all equipment,
surplus excavated material and debris, and shall leave the site of
the work in a neat and orderly condition. Where topsoil, seeded areas
or sod are disturbed in the course of the work, the Permittee shall
restore the ground surfaces to a condition satisfactory to the Commissioner.
A public service corporation, as defined in
this article, shall not be required to pay the fees otherwise prescribed
in this article where said corporation is required to relocate its
facilities at its own cost and expense in connection with, and within
the limits of, a street improvement project or other public works
project carried on by the City of New Rochelle, County of Westchester
or State of New York when said relocation is made necessary by said
project.