Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following
terms shall, for the purposes of this Part 1, have the meanings here
indicated:
An accessory open-air seating area on a public sidewalk provided
by a standard restaurant located on the adjoining property, where
restaurant patrons can eat and drink.
[Added 7-11-2011[1]]
Respectively, approved by, authorized by, acceptable to,
satisfactory to, equal to or necessary, adequate, suitable or competent
in the opinion of the Director of Public Works.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
The City of Peekskill, New York.[2]
The Corporation Counsel of the City of Peekskill or his duly
authorized representative.
Respectively, the direction, requirement, permission, order,
designation, selection, prescription, determination, certification
or specification of the Director of Public Works.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
The Director or Acting Director of Public Works of the City
of Peekskill or his duly authorized representative.
[Added 1-28-1985; amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
The pipe or conduit laid between its connection point on
a stormwater drain and a building or property for the purpose of conducting
waste, other than domestic sewage and other than injurious water liquids,
from said building or property into said stormwater drain.
The lowest point in the internal cross section of a sanitary
sewer, stormwater drain, house sewer or drain.
The written permission issued with the approval and signature
of the Director of Public Works and specifically authorizing a person,
firm or corporation to perform certain work or in accordance with
the provisions of the Charter and ordinances of the City of Peekskill.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
The person, firm or corporation obtaining a permit or his
or its duly authorized representative.
The lateral 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.
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.
The pipe or other conduit laid under or across the sidewalk
area between the curb or curbline and the property line for the purpose
of conducting roof and surface water from buildings and the ground
into the gutter.
A temporary sign designed to be placed on the City sidewalk
which consists of two sign faces in a base or frame, joined together
to form an A shape or similar style. Sidewalk signs are also known
as sandwich boards.
[Added 8-15-2011[3]]
The lateral or main stormwater drain in a public street,
highway, sidewalk area, easement or other public area and under the
control of the City.
A.
The permittee shall not begin or carry on any part
of the work provided to be done under any permit issued in accordance
with the provisions of this Part 1, except in the event of approved
emergencies, without first notifying the Director not less than 24
hours in advance thereof (Saturdays, Sundays and holidays not included)
and obtaining the Director's approval therefor.
B.
The Director shall not be required to inspect any
work done under the provisions of this Part 1 unless the permittee
shall have given said Director not less than 24 hours' notice that
said work is ready for inspection.
C.
No work provided to be done under said permit shall
be performed on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays except with the prior
approval of the Director or in the event of an approved emergency.
A.
Any expenses that may be incurred by the City in connection
with the work to be done under the provisions of the permit and/or
in the enforcement of this Part 1 shall be paid by the permittee within
10 days after the Director shall have sent the permittee a statement
of such expenses as certified by said Director.
B.
If not paid by the permittee within the above-specified
period, said expenses shall be deducted from the deposit as herein
provided for.
C.
The Director may, at his or her discretion, assign a representative
to inspect, on behalf of the City, the work to be done under the provisions
of any permit granted to a permittee, in which case such permittee
shall pay, in addition to the fees provided in the Consolidated Fee
Schedule maintained in the office of the City Clerk, to the City,
by check payable to the City of Peekskill, a weekly amount to be determined
and established by the Director for each week or fraction thereof
that such work shall be in progress, as payment for such inspection.
[Amended 9-25-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017]
D.
Said permittee shall be billed by the City of Peekskill for any inspection and/or other expenses incurred by the City of Peekskill by reason of any failure or default on the part of said permittee as determined and certified by the Director, and such bill shall be paid within 30 days after the same shall have been billed by the City. This section shall not apply to a public service corporation. (For a public service corporation, see Article III, § 505-24.)
A.
All materials used or incorporated in any work done
under the provisions of this Part 1 shall conform to such specifications
as may be promulgated by the Director.
B.
In general, the current standard specifications of
the Department of Public Works shall be followed, subject to the prior
approval of the Director before these materials are incorporated in
the work.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
C.
Materials shall, at the discretion of the Director,
be submitted to such tests as may in his opinion be necessary to determine
their quality and acceptability. Such tests may be made in any laboratory
designated by the Director, and the City shall be reimbursed by the
permittee for any expense incurred by said City on account of such
tests.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
All work related to any permit issued pursuant
to the provisions of this Part 1 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 of the Department of Public Works and such specifications
as may be promulgated by the Director, and to the satisfaction of
the Director.
The permit must be in the possession of the
parties actually doing the work and must be exhibited to the Director
or to any authorized representative of the City upon request.
The Director 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 must be in the possession of the
parties actually performing the work, and no permit shall be transferred
to another person, firm or corporation without the prior written consent
of the Director.
A.
The permittee shall clean up and remove promptly from
the site of the work, upon completion thereof, all surplus excavated
material and debris and shall leave the site of the work in a neat
and orderly condition.
B.
Where topsoil, seeded areas or sod is disturbed in
the course of the work, the permittee shall restore the ground surfaces
to a condition as good as they were previously.
