(a) No person other than authorized employees of the town shall dig any hole, ditch or excavation or make any alteration, or apply any foreign matter including, but not limited to, any form of oil or sand, rock, dirt or concrete, to any street in the town without first obtaining the written permission of the town manager or designee.
(b) No person shall place in, along, across or under any street, sidewalk or other public right-of-way any pipe, pole, wire, fixture or appliance of any kind, unless a written permit therefor has been issued by the town manager or designee, except where such work is performed under a contract with the town. All persons desiring a permit shall make written application therefor, which application shall show the location of the proposed pipe, pole, wire, fixture or other appliance and the approximate number of square yards of surface to be cut, if any.
(c) No person shall install, construct or pave a driveway across any public sidewalk, walkway, parkway or right-of-way, or into any street or alley, or cut any curb for the installation, construction or paving of a driveway without first obtaining a permit therefor from the town manager or designee. All driveway entrances, curb cuts and restorations shall be performed in accordance with town standards.
(d) All applications for permits pursuant to this section shall be accompanied by a permit and inspection fee as outlined in the fee schedule, which is adopted with the fiscal year budget. Any person making application for a permit pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall, before such permit is issued, file with the inspections and permit office a deposit of money, cashier's check or a bond in some surety company authorized to do business in North Carolina in the amount of 1 1/2 times the director of transportation and facilities’ estimated cost of the work to be done, guaranteeing the faithful performance of such work. The requirement for a deposit or bond shall not apply to the application for a Permit for Minor Encroachment pursuant to Sec. 28-167.
(Code 1976, § 14-14; Code 1982, § 17-91; Ord. No. 79-6, §§ 1, 2, 7-12-1979; Ord. No. 2012-Code-07, 12-13-2012; Ord. No. 2019-Code-04, 10-10-2019)