[Amended 3-12-1974 by L.L. No. 2-1974]
A. 
No person, firm or corporation shall open or cause to be opened, by cutting or excavating, the surface or soil of any street, highway, sidewalk area or public street for any purpose whatsoever, without first obtaining therefor any state and/or county licenses or permits where required and obtaining from the Superintendent of Highways a written permit for street opening and paying to the Town of Ossining the deposit required and without otherwise complying with the provisions of this Article.
[Amended 3-26-1985 by L.L. No. 2-1985]
B. 
No person, firm or corporation shall make or cause to be made any connection into a sanitary sewer, stormwater drain or water main in any easement or right-of-way across private property, said sanitary sewer, stormwater drain or water main forming a part of the sewer, drainage or water distribution system, respectively, of the Town of Ossining, without first obtaining from the Superintendent of Highways a written permit for street opening.
C. 
Such permit shall be valid for an effective period not to exceed 30 consecutive calendar days from date of issuance. Such effective period may be extended, if so requested in writing by the permittee prior to expiration thereof, for such additional period as the Superintendent of Highways may, in his discretion, allow.
A. 
Any person, firm or corporation desiring a permit for street opening shall make application therefor to the Superintendent of Highways for each such opening, upon forms to be provided for that purpose.
B. 
The said application shall contain:
(1) 
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.
(2) 
The location of such property and the section, plate, block and lot designation thereof.
(3) 
The size and purpose of the opening to be made and the maximum size of such opening.
(4) 
The date or dates when the work is to be performed.
(5) 
The type of pavement or surface to be disturbed, together with such necessary sketches and additional information as the Superintendent may require.
(6) 
A signed statement, by the applicant, that the 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 ordinances of the Town of Ossining and the applicable rules and regulations of the Highway Department.
A. 
No permit for street opening shall be issued by the Superintendent until the applicant therefor shall have first placed on file with the said Superintendent, without cost to the Town, satisfactory evidence of general liability insurance in the amount of not less than $200,000 for any one person and not less than $1,000,000 for any one accident and property damage insurance in the amount of not less than $25,000 for any one accident and $50,000 in the aggregate and satisfactory evidence that the said insurance has been approved as to form, correctness and adequacy by the Town Attorney, to insure the Town and the applicant against any loss, injury or damage arising out of the granting of the permit or from any negligence or fault of said applicant, his agents, servants or employees in connection with the said opening or with any work related thereto.
B. 
Such insurance shall remain in force throughout the effective period of the permit, as well as any authorized extensions thereof, and shall carry an endorsement to the effect that the insurance company will give at least 10 days' written notice to the Town of Ossining of any modification or cancellation of any such insurance.
[Amended 3-12-1974 by L.L. No. 2-1974; 3-26-1985 by L.L. No. 2-1985; 9-11-2007 by L.L. No. 8-2007]
No permit for street opening shall be issued by the Superintendent of Highways until the applicant therefor shall have first paid to the Town of Ossining, in cash or by check payable to the Town of Ossining, a deposit, to be determined as provided hereunder, and a fee in the amount set by resolution of the Town Board in the Fee Schedule,[1] except that whenever a permittee has filed a bond in lieu of deposit, as may be provided elsewhere in these rules and regulations, the said fee shall be an amount per linear foot of street opening, as provided in the Fee Schedule. Said fee is to cover the cost of issuing and recording the permit and the supervision and inspection of the work done in connection therewith.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. A203, Fees.
A. 
The amount of deposit for openings shall be computed in accordance with the unit prices for pavements or other areas to be disturbed or work to be done, as determined by the Superintendent, in the amount set by resolution of the Town Board in the Fee Schedule.[1]
[Amended 3-26-1985 by L.L. No. 2-1985; 9-11-2007 by L.L. No. 8-2007]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. A203, Fees.
B. 
Disposition of deposits.
(1) 
The amount of deposit shall be retained by the Town for the duration of the period of maintenance as defined hereinbelow.
(2) 
Upon failure or default by the permittee of any of the terms, agreements, covenants and conditions of the permit on the permittee's part to be done or performed, said deposit may be used by the Town for any expense incurred by the Town by reason of such failure or default on the part of the permittee.
(3) 
After expenses for such failure or default, as determined and certified by the Superintendent of Highways, have been paid and deducted from the amount of the deposit, any balance left after such deductions shall be refunded to the permittee.
C. 
Period of maintenance.
(1) 
The period of maintenance shall be considered as a period of six months after the date of final completion, as determined by the Superintendent of Highways, of the work to be done pursuant to the terms of the permit; except, however, that, in the event that the termination of the six-month period shall fall within the months of December, January, February, March or April, then and in that event the period of maintenance shall be considered as extending until the first day of May thereafter.
(2) 
The permittee shall be responsible for the entire work and shall keep every portion of said work in perfect order and repair during the entire period of maintenance.
A. 
Unless otherwise agreed upon between a public service corporation and the Town of Ossining, a public service corporation may, in lieu of a deposit hereinabove specified for street opening, file and keep on file with the Superintendent of Highways a bond in the amount of $5,000, the said bond to be approved as to form, amount and sufficiency of surety by the Town Attorney and the said bond to be retained as security for the faithful performance by the applicant of all the terms, agreements, covenants and conditions of the permit on the applicant's part to be done or performed.
B. 
A public service corporation may, in lieu of the insurance hereinbefore specified for street opening, file and keep on file with the Superintendent of Highways an agreement, approved as to form by the Town Attorney, to indemnify and save harmless the Town of Ossining from claims, suits, actions, proceedings, losses, injuries, damages and costs of every name and description arising out of or resulting from any act or omission on the part of such public service corporation under any permit granted to it or from any negligence or fault.of such public service corporation, its contractors, agents, servants or employees in connection with sidewalk, curb or driveway work or repairs or street openings or any work related thereto and to also defend on behalf of the Town of Ossining any such suits, actions or proceedings which may be instituted against the Town of Ossining.
C. 
Any provision of any local law to the contrary notwithstanding, permits for street openings as required by a local law may be issued to any public service corporation who shall pay to the Town of Ossining the amount of the fees therefor quarterly after request for payment is made. No permits for future openings shall be issued until payment is made in full for all outstanding permits as same shall have been billed.
[Added 3-12-1974 by L.L. No. 3-1974]
D. 
In case of emergency due to breakage of pipes, etc., street openings may be made by a public service corporation prior to obtaining a permit for street opening; provided, however, that the said public service corporation shall have filed the required bond and evidence of insurance or indemnity agreement as specified in this section and in § 87-3 of this Article and provided further that the said public service corporation shall make application for the necessary permit for street opening not later than 24 hours (Saturdays, Sundays and holidays not included) after said opening has been commenced.