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