A right-of-way occupancy permit shall be obtained before any person, partnership or corporation shall perform work in any City right-of-way which does not include activity which requires a street excavation permit.
(a) Application for a right-of-way occupancy permit shall be accompanied by:
(1) A completed and signed application form;
(2) Required permit and inspection fee;
(3) A site plan which clearly shows where the right-of-way work will occur; and
(4) Additional documentation as the City may require.
(b) The completed application shall be submitted to the City at the Municipal Building. Upon receipt, the Inspector shall:
(1) Review all documentation for completeness and accuracy; and
(2) Review and render a decision regarding the completed application within ten working days of his or her receipt of said application.
(c) Upon approval of an application, the City shall provide the applicant with two signed copies of the permit. The applicant must maintain one copy of the approved application at the job site.
(d) The granting of a right-of-way occupancy permit shall confer upon the permittee, subject to the terms and conditions of the permit, permission to temporarily occupy and use the road right-of-way during the course of construction work covered by the permit, and to thereafter occupy the space within which the work is to be located, subject in every case to the specific right of the City to require temporary or permanent relocation or removal of any of the facilities entirely at the permittee's expense in the event said facilities are in conflict with the City's interest or the public interest in the use of the right-of-way. The right-of-way occupancy permit does not authorize the permittee to perform any work which is governed by the requirements of a street excavation permit. The permittee shall be responsible for the repair of any and all facilities damaged during the excavation. The permittee shall immediately inform the City when damage to a sewer or other utility occurs. All repairs to damaged facilities shall be made as per the requirements of the City.
(e) In granting any permit, the City may attach such special conditions thereto as may be reasonably necessary to protect the public and private property.
(f) By accepting the permit, the applicant agrees to perform the work in accordance with the terms and conditions of the permit, and of any special conditions which may be attached thereto, and to save the City, its officers, employees and agents from any costs, damages and liabilities which may accrue by reason of the work.
(g) Every permit issued hereunder shall expire thirty days after it is issued. If the permittee shall be unable to complete the work within the specified time, he or she shall, prior to expiration of the permit, present in writing to the City a request for an extension of time, setting forth therein the reasons for the requested extension. If, in the opinion of the City such an extension is necessary, the permittee may be granted additional time for the completion of the work.
(h) The applicant must notify the City and Public Works Department at least twenty- four hours before work is commenced and shall not backfill any trenches before the Inspector has inspected the site.
(i) The City may revoke any permit issued under the provisions of this Ordinance if it deems that the terms of the permit are being violated. Upon revocation of the permit, the City shall provide the permittee with a written explanation of the terms of the permit which are being violated and shall establish a time frame under which the permittee must complete all necessary reparations to bring the job into compliance with the provisions of the permit.
(j) Upon the satisfactory completion of all work, the City shall issue a final completion certificate.
(k) By accepting the permit, the applicant agrees to perform the work in accordance with PennDOT's Publication 213 - Work Zone Traffic Control Guidelines.
(Ord. 02-10. Passed 6-17-10; Ord. 11-23. Passed 12-6-23.)