[Amended 10-8-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
All work performed pursuant to this article shall be subject to the supervision and approval of the Public Works Superintendent.
[Adopted as Ch. 11, Art. II, of the 1975 Code]
[Amended 10-28-2025 by L.L. No. 14-2025]
No person shall open or cause to be opened by cutting or digging the surface, pavement or soil in any street, highway or public ground for any purpose without first securing the written permission of the Village of Solvay Code Enforcement and/or DPW Supervisor, and then only upon such terms and conditions as shall be prescribed by the Village of Solvay Code Enforcement and/or DPW Supervisor.
[Amended 10-28-2025 by L.L. No. 14-2025]
A.
Agreement required. Every person applying for a permit to cut or open any street shall agree to indemnify and save harmless the Village against any and all loss, damage or expense sustained or recovered on account of any negligence, omission or act of the applicant for such permit, or any of his servants or agents, arising or resulting, directly or indirectly, by reason of such permit or consent or any excavation, construction or other act done, made or permitted under authority of any such permit or consent and further agree to pay the necessary cost of surfacing or resurfacing any such openings or cuts.
B.
Applicant must provide the Village with a $1,000,000 insurance policy naming the Village of Solvay as additionally insured and workers' compensation policy.
C.
Authority to require bond. In addition, the Village of Solvay Code Enforcement and/or DPW Supervisor may require the applicant for such permit to post a corporate surety bond in such form and in such amount as may be approved by Village of Solvay Code Enforcement and/or DPW Supervisor to cover the subject matters outlined herein. The cost of the surety bond is to equal the cost of the project and is to be returned upon once an inspection has been approved by the Village of Solvay Code Enforcement and/or DPW Supervisor.
[Amended 8-14-1984 by L.L. No. 1-1984; 10-28-2025 by L.L. No. 14-2025]
Every person applying for a permit to cut or open any street, sidewalk, highway or other public ground for any purpose whatsoever shall pay the sum of $10 and an additional sum equal to the square footage of said cut times $0.50, which total shall be the fee for the issuance of such permit.
[Amended 10-28-2025 by L.L. No. 14-2025]
In case of emergencies, openings or cuts may be made before obtaining the permit required herein, but the same must be obtained as soon as practical and, in every case, within 24 hours from the time of the making of such cut or opening.
[Amended 10-28-2025 by L.L. No. 14-2025]
All openings regulated herein shall be properly guarded with barricades and lights and furnished with bridges as may be required for the safety and convenience of the public.
[Amended 10-28-2025 by L.L. No. 14-2025]
All openings and trenches regulated herein shall be refilled within 24 hours after the opening thereof and shall be properly backfilled with bank-run gravel or crushed stone, well tamped, after which the surface of the street shall be restored by the Village. The necessary costs and expenses of surfacing or resurfacing such street shall be borne by the applicant or property owner and shall be paid within 30 days after the rendering of a bill by the Village.
[Amended 10-28-2025 by L.L. No. 14-2025]
A public service corporation having the necessary equipment and facilities may surface or resurface any cuts or openings made or performed by it, but only in accordance with the standards and specifications of the Village and approval by the Village of Solvay Code Enforcement and/or DPW Supervisor.
[Added 10-8-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991; amended 10-28-2025 by L.L. No. 14-2025]
An offense against the provisions of this article shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both.