The purpose of this Overlay District is to regulate items which could be placed or constructed within the rights-of-way lying wholly or partially within the jurisdictional area of the Town of Plainfield as a means of:
(1) Ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of those using the rights-of-way, whether they are in or utilizing a vehicle or are pedestrians.
(2) Ensuring that essential public and/or private utility infrastructure are not damaged or hampered by the construction of new utility infrastructure.
(3) Minimizing the visual clutter to the extent that it is possible to ensure that greater attention can be given to navigating the rights-of-way safely.
(4) Restricting items placed within the rights-of-way to those which are deemed to serve a public benefit.
(Ord. 16-2016, passed 7-11-2016; Ord. 01-2018, passed 2-12-2018)