§ 56.15 PERMIT FEES.
   Any and all actions to be taken pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall only be performed after obtaining the appropriate permit from the Town Street Commissioner, the posting of the required bond set forth below, and the payment of the fees set forth below. Checks for said fees shall be made payable to the “Town of New Palestine, Indiana.”
   (A)   Permit fees. By check or money order only.
Minor commercial driveways
$2 per foot, $50 minimum
Major commercial driveways
$2 per foot, $50 minimum
Residential driveways a width of 24 feet or less
$25
Residential driveways with more than 24 feet of width
Commercial rates shall apply
Cuts parallel to the road/street
$50 flat fee
For cuts across the roadway/street
$125 flat fee
For borings or pushes under the roadway/street
$100 flat fee, including necessary cuts parallel to the road/street
For pole lines
$40 flat fee
Dumpster or construction materials stored in unpaved rights-of-way
$50 per week per building site
For underground construction, grading, trenching, or excavation parallel to the road
$50 flat fee
Temporary road obstruction
$50 flat fee
 
   (B)   Bonds.
      (1)   A surety bond shall accompany all permit applications for the following amounts. These amounts are general guidelines and may be increased or lowered at the discretion of the Town Council for specific cases based on the work being done.
Residential driveway
None required
Minor commercial driveway
$20,000
Major commercial driveway
$25,000
Road/street crossing—open cut
$10,000
Road/street crossing—push or bore
$10,000
Parallel open cuts
$5,000
Pole line work
$5,000
Parallel road/street work
$5,000
For underground construction, or any grading, trenching, excavation parallel to the road not described above
$5,000
Annual surety bond
$25,000 minimum
 
      (2)   Bond amounts should be confirmed with the Town Street Commissioner or his or her representative for each permit application. All bonds shall be for a full one-year period. Follow up maintenance bonds may be required for an additional five-year period for road cuts. An annual surety bond may be posted by companies who perform continuous and regular work in the town rights-of-way. All surety bonds shall be written so that they automatically renew, unless the surety gives written notice of non-renewal to the Town Council 60 days prior to the annual expiration dates. The written notice shall be made by certified mail to the Town Council, Attn: Clerk- Treasurer.
   (C)   Note. Failure to completely fill out all applicable blanks on the application forms, or to not follow the guidelines in the memorandum will result in the return of your application.
(Ord. 042016C, passed 4-20-2016) Penalty, see § 56.99