It shall become the responsibility of the Town Engineer to set standards and to establish and administer a system of utility permits which will assure the following:
(A) Each utility performing work within the limits of the town’s jurisdiction shall be monetarily and legally responsible for any damages which it or its contractors may cause to public improvements;
(B) To improve and clarify legal and financial responsibilities of the utilities, the Town Engineer shall institute a permit program, utilizing a system of “performance” bonds, which bonds are assigned directly to the town and which may be invoked by the town if the conditions of the permits are not fulfilled;
(C) The system of fees required for the permits shall be large enough to reimburse the town for its expenses in administering the program, such that the program will not constitute a burden upon the taxpayers of the town; and
(D) The town shall, at the recommendation of the Town Engineer and as duly approved by the Town Council, establish certain standards for repair or replacement of public facilities; the standards being at least as stringent as those currently required of developers of residential subdivisions within the limits of the town’s jurisdiction.
(1992 Code, § 7-126) (Res. 11-27-84-1, passed 11-27-1984)