The Town Board of the Town of Lockport finds
that excavating and work within Town right-of-way areas may be hazardous
to the public and places burden on the officials of the Town charged
with the responsibility of maintaining such highways and that the
regulation of work done within highway rights-of-way as authorized
by § 130, Subdivision 7(a), of the Town Law of the State
of New York, and other provisions of law will be in the best interests
of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens and property of
the Town.
This article shall be entitled the "Town Road
Work Permit Law of the Town of Lockport."
This article shall apply to the Town of Lockport.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
PERSON
Includes any person, partnership, firm, corporation, municipality,
utility or any other entity.
WORK
Any excavation, drilling, construction, erection of poles,
laying or stringing of wires, placement of culverts, drains, conduits,
sewer or water pipes, or any other structure, excluding mailboxes.
The Town Board may from time to time, by resolution,
establish additional regulations governing the issuance of Town highway
work permits.
The Superintendent of Highways may require,
in his discretion, the posting of a bond or of a cash deposit in an
amount estimated by him to be necessary to repair any damage to the
Town highway, as a condition for issuance of a highway work permit.
Any person who has existing work, consisting
of any underground wires, cables, conduits, pipes, or water or sewer
lines, located in the right-of-way of any Town highway shall, within
30 days of the effective date of this article, file a map with the
Superintendent of Highways locating said work with reasonable accuracy.
The Town of Lockport shall not be responsible for damage to any work
in highway rights-of-way where such map has not been filed.