A. 
No person, firm or corporation shall construct, remove, replace or repair a sidewalk, curb or driveway within the limits of any public street, highway or other public property without first obtaining therefor from the Director a written permit for sidewalk, curb or driveway, except in conjunction with work performed under Article III hereof.
B. 
Such permit shall be valid for an effective period, not to exceed 30 consecutive calendar days, to be determined and specified therein by the Director. Such effective period may be extended, if so requested in writing by the permittee prior to expiration thereof, for such additional period as the Director, in his discretion, may authorize.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
Any person, firm or corporation desiring a permit for such work shall make application therefor to the Director upon forms provided for that purpose. The said application shall contain the names and addresses of the applicant and of the owner of the property in front of which or for whom the work is to be performed; the location of such property; the section, block and lot designation thereof; the extent and nature of the work to be done; the date or dates when the work is to be done, together with such necessary sketches and additional information as the Director may require; and a signed statement by the applicant that said applicant agrees to perform the work for which the permit is granted strictly in accordance with the conditions of the permit, the provisions of the Charter and the ordinances of the City and the applicable rules and regulations of the Department of Public Works and that the City of Peekskill is to be saved harmless from any loss, injury or damage arising out of the granting of the permit or from any negligence or fault of said applicant, his servants or agents in connection with any of the work done under or in connection with said permit, and the Director may require insurance similar to the insurance required by § 505-18 of Article III in such amounts as he may decide, not to exceed the amounts set forth in § 505-18, Article III.
[Amended 11-14-1966; 12-13-1971; 1-28-1985; 11-10-1986; 3-28-2005 by L.L. No. 9-2005; 9-25-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017]
A. 
All persons and entities who undertake the construction, removal, replacement or repair of sidewalks, curbs or driveways in the City shall be required to procure a permit from the Director of Public Works prior to commencing such work. The fee for such permit shall be set forth in the Consolidated Fee Schedule maintained in the office of the City Clerk.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
B. 
Where the work or any part thereof is to be performed in a street located in or contiguous to any C-1, C-2, C-3, M-1 or M-2 District as defined in Chapter 575, Zoning, as amended, the rates shall be double the amount aforesaid.
A. 
Sidewalks, curbs and driveways shall be constructed, removed, replaced or repaired in accordance with such grades and specifications as may be determined or promulgated by the Director, and the permittee shall perform the work so as to meet the grade and alignment of the adjoining sidewalk, curb and driveway and/or such established line and grade as may be determined by the Director and in accordance with the latter's directions.
B. 
In general, the current standard specifications of the Department of Public Works shall be followed, subject to the prior approval of the Director.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
A. 
Upon prior written approval of the Director and subject to the provisions of this Part 1, existing curbs may be cut or lowered, as provided hereunder, for the purpose of providing driveway entrances or exits.
B. 
Bluestone and granite curbs shall not be cut but shall be lowered in an acceptable manner. Concrete curbs may be cut if so authorized by the Director, and provided such cutting can be done in a workmanlike and satisfactory manner.
C. 
The cutting or lowering of existing curbs or the construction of new depressed curbs for the purpose of providing driveway entrances or exits will not be allowed unless the permittee shall provide and install in each such case, during the effective period of the permit, an adequate driveway ramp or apron between said curb and the abutting property line and extending over the entire width of the existing or proposed driveway.
D. 
Said driveway ramp or apron shall be surfaced with reinforced concrete, six inches in thickness, over a five-inch base of three-fourths-inch-diameter stone.
[Amended 1-28-1985]
E. 
The portion of a curb so depressed shall not exceed in length such limits as shall be established by the Director in his discretion.
F. 
The portion of the driveway ramp or apron common with the sidewalk and forming a part thereof shall, unless otherwise authorized, consist of reinforced concrete, five inches in thickness, over a five-inch base of three-fourths-inch diameter stone.
[Amended 1-28-1985]
G. 
When a depressed curb or portion thereof is no longer used or needed for driveway entrance purposes, the owner of property fronting thereon shall, upon the written order of the Director and within 30 days following such written order, raise and restore such depressed curb or such portion thereof to its full height to conform to adjoining curbs or to such grade as shall be established by the Director.
H. 
Failure of said owner to comply with such written order of the Director within the time specified hereinabove shall constitute a violation of this Part 1, and said owner shall thereupon be subject to the provisions of Article VIII of this Part 1 in regard to violations and penalties.
[Added 4-26-2010 by L.L. No. 5-2010; amended 6-24-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
An adjacent property owner may improve an otherwise unused portion of the public right-of-way for use as a parking area to benefit the adjacent property owned by that party provided that such person first obtains a permit for such from the Director of Public Works subject to the following terms and conditions:
A. 
Said permit shall only be available for properties that are contiguous with the parking area to be improved and that are unable to provide any other off-street parking that is in compliance with § 575-12 of this Code due to topographical or other site conditions on the subject property.
B. 
Application for such permit shall be made on a form provided for that purpose by the Director of Public Works subject to the same conditions and fees as a driveway permit set forth § 505-11 of this article.
C. 
The adjacent property owner that improves a permitted parking area shall:
(1) 
Have a nonexclusive, freely revocable license for the use of the parking area for the parking of motor vehicles only and for no other use; and
(2) 
Be solely responsible for the maintenance and repair of the improved surface in accordance with the standard of the Director of Public Works, which shall include the responsibility for snow and ice removal; and
(3) 
Be solely liable to third parties for any injury to person or property for the same reasons and to the same extent as set forth in Charter § C199.
D. 
A parking area permitted hereunder maybe combined with a portion of the adjacent private property to form a single parking area. Only the portion of said parking area actually located on private property shall be required to comply with § 575-12G of this Code.
E. 
The parking area to be created must be paved in accordance with standards set by the Director of Public Works.
F. 
In no case shall any portion of the public right-of-way be so improved that the intended use thereof would, in the judgment of the Director of Public Works, impede or obstruct the free movement of vehicular or pedestrian traffic over the public right-of-way.
Pedestrian and vehicular traffic is to be adequately protected by the permittee by means of suitable protective barricades and amber blinking lights around the work, and the work is to be so arranged as to cause a minimum of inconvenience and hazard to such pedestrian and vehicular traffic.