(A) Application for authorization to encroach upon a public way shall be submitted to the Administrator on whatever form is devised for that purpose.
(B) The applicant shall provide the following information concerning the proposed encroachment:
(1) Identification of the public way at issue;
(2) A description of the items the person desires to install in the public way and the purposes those items would serve. No authorization shall be granted for new equipment or facilities that are not expressly and individually identified at the time of the application, including the specific location and design characteristics of each facility.
(3) A description of how items shall be installed, including whether any excavation in the public way will be required;
(4) Whether installation of the relevant items will disrupt traffic flow or otherwise interfere with the use of any public way, and if so, what precautions the applicant intends to take to minimize that disruption and to protect human safety;
(5) A site plan with sufficient detail to show the proposed locations of the items the applicant seeks to install in the public way, including any manholes or overhead poles, the size, type and proposed depth of any conduit or other enclosures, and the proximity of the applicant's items, if installed, to all existing poles, utilities, sidewalks, pavement, telecommunications or cable systems, and other improvements existing in the relevant public ways;
(6) A proposed construction schedule, duration, and sequence;
(7) A description of any insurance the person has, or would obtain if granted authorization to encroach on the relevant public street or street rights-of-way, that will cover the proposed activities in the public street or street rights-of-way;
(8) The name, address and telephone number of the person the town may contact concerning the application; and
(9) Such other information as the Administrator may determine to be necessary or appropriate to evaluate the application or otherwise in furtherance of the public interest.
(C) Business and other commercial applicants shall submit the following additional information:
(1) A general description of the applicant's business; and
(2) A description of the services, if any, the applicant proposes to provide to others through the infrastructure proposed to be installed in the public way, identifying also the geographic scope in which such services would be provided, and to whom they would be provided.
(D) Any person who must also receive a franchise from the town for their intended business or activity may provide the information set forth above in their franchise application.
(E) The Administrator may reject any application to encroach upon a public way that is incomplete or otherwise fails to comply with the terms of this chapter or other applicable law.
(Ord. passed 9-17-2019)