A. Permit Required: No person shall construct or modify any facility on, over, above, along, upon, under, across, or within any village right of way without first filing an application with the director of public works and obtaining a permit from the village therefor, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. No permit shall be required for installation and maintenance of service connections to customers' premises where there will be no disruption of the right of way.
B. Permit Application Information (Confidentiality): The applicant may designate those portions of its application materials that it reasonably believes contain proprietary or confidential information as "proprietary" or "confidential" by clearly marking each page of such materials accordingly.
C. Minimum General Application Requirements: The application shall be made by the utility or its duly authorized representative and shall contain, at a minimum, the following:
1. The utility's name, address, telephone and telecopy numbers;
2. The applicant's name and address, if different than the utility, its telephone, telecopy numbers, e-mail address, and its interest in the work;
3. The names, addresses and telephone and telecopy numbers and e-mail addresses of all professional consultants, if any, advising the applicant with respect to the application;
4. A general description of the proposed work and the purposes and intent of the facility and the uses to which the facility will be put. The scope and detail of such description shall be appropriate to the nature and character of the work to be performed, with special emphasis on those matters likely to be affected or impacted by the work proposed;
5. Evidence that the utility has placed on file with the village:
a. A written traffic-control plan demonstrating the protective measures and devices that will be employed consistent with the Illinois manual on uniform traffic control devices, to prevent injury or damage to persons or property and to minimize disruptions to efficient pedestrian and vehicular traffic; and
b. An emergency contingency plan which shall specify the nature of potential emergencies, including, without limitation, construction and hazardous materials emergencies, and the intended response by the applicant. The intended response shall include notification to the village and shall promote protection of the safety and convenience of the public. Compliance with ILCC regulations for emergency contingency plans constitutes compliance with this section unless the village finds that additional information or assurances are needed;
6. Drawings, plans and specifications showing the work proposed, including the certification of an engineer that such drawings, plans, and specifications comply with applicable codes, rules, and regulations;
7. Evidence of insurance as specified in any franchise agreement then in effect, or, if there is no agreement, or an existing agreement has no insurance provision, then as required in this chapter;
8. Evidence of posting of the security fund as specified in any franchise agreement then in effect, or, if there is no agreement, or an existing agreement has no security fund provision, then as required in this chapter;
9. Any request for a variance from one or more provisions of this chapter; and
10. Such additional information as may be reasonably required by the village.
D. Supplemental Application Requirements: In addition to the requirements of subsection C of this section, the permit application shall include the following items as may be applicable to the specific utility that is the subject of the permit application:
1. In the case of new electric power, communications or natural gas distribution system installation, evidence that any "Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity" has been issued by the ILCC that the applicant is required by law, or has elected, to obtain;
2. In the case of natural gas systems, the proposed pipe size, design, construction class, and operating pressures;
3. In the case of water lines, a statement that all requirements of the Illinois environmental protection agency, division of public water supplies, have been satisfied;
4. In the case of sewer line installations, a statement that the land and water pollution requirements of the Illinois environmental protection agency, division of water pollution control and the metropolitan water reclamation district, have been satisfied; or
5. In the case of petroleum products pipelines, the type or types of petroleum products, pipe size, maximum working pressure, and the design standard to be followed.
E. Applicant's Duty To Update Information: Throughout the entire permit application review period and the construction period authorized by the permit, the applicant shall timely amend its application to reflect any material changes. In the event an amendment is submitted, no work shall proceed without the express written permission of the director of public works or his designee, notwithstanding the previous issuance of a permit. Any change in the actual locations of any facilities from the locations identified in the plans, drawings and specifications submitted with the permit application shall be considered "material" for purposes of this subsection.
F. Application Fees: Unless otherwise provided by franchise, license, or similar agreement, all applications for permits pursuant to this chapter shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of five hundred dollars. No application fee is required to be paid by any telecommunications retailer that is paying the municipal telecommunications infrastructure maintenance fee pursuant to this code or the optional state telecommunications infrastructure maintenance fee pursuant to the telecommunications municipal infrastructure maintenance fee act, or by any electricity utility that is paying the municipal electricity infrastructure maintenance fee pursuant to the electricity infrastructure maintenance fee act. (Ord. 2898, 11-13-2000)