(A) (1) No opening or excavation shall be made under the provisions of this subchapter until a permit therefor shall have been duly granted as provided in this subchapter. The work for which the permit is granted must be started within 30 days of the issuance of said permit or it shall become void.
(2) A card showing the permit number will be issued with each permit. This card shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the site of the work, from the commencement thereof and until such time as the work is completed. In case of an emergency, the person making a cut shall be required to take out a permit on the first day that the Town Clerk-Treasurer’s office is open following the making of a cut and the permit, when issued, shall be effective retroactive to the date the excavation was started.
(3) A permit shall be required for any work or construction by a public utility doing business in the town, which utility is subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission, but the permit fee shall be waived.
(2013 Code, Title V, Ch. 12, § 7)
(B) No other permit issued, pursuant to any other ordinances of the town, shall be construed to be a substitute for the permit required under this subchapter.
(2013 Code, Title V, Ch. 12, § 8)
(C) Any person desiring to make an opening or excavation contemplated by this subchapter shall pay to the town’s Clerk-Treasurer for the permit required the sum of $25. The permit issued by the town’s Clerk-Treasurer, as herein provided, shall continue in full force and effect for period of six months from the time of its issuance and shall be renewable at the discretion of the Board of Trustees.
(2013 Code, Title V, Ch. 12, § 9)
(Ord. V-C-2-a(1), passed - -; Ord. V-C-2-a(2)/1983-5-2, passed - -) Penalty, see § 151.99