A. Permit Required. It shall be unlawful for any person to enter upon any and all Village property including easements, rights-of-way and the like for the purpose of performing any construction, alteration, repair of buildings or other structures or sidewalk, street, sewer or water installation, installation or placement of utility facilities, repair or improvement without first obtaining a permit as set forth in this section.
No person shall construct any utility facility on, over, above, along, upon, under, across, or within any Village right-of-way which (1) changes the location of the facility, (2) adds a new facility, (3) disrupts the right-of-way (as defined in this chapter), or (4) materially increases the amount of area or space occupied by the facility on, over, above, along, under across or within the right-of-way, without first filing an application with the Village and obtaining a permit from the Village. 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 and Approval. Completed permit applications, containing all required documentation, shall be examined by the Village Engineer within a reasonable time after filing. If the application does not conform to the requirements of applicable ordinances, codes, laws, rules, and regulations, the Village Engineer shall reject such application in writing, stating the reasons, therefore. If the Village Engineer is satisfied that the proposed work conforms to the requirements of this chapter and applicable ordinances, codes, laws, rules, and regulations, the Village Engineer shall issue a permit as soon as practicable. In all instances, it shall be the duty of the applicant to demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Village Engineer that the construction proposed under the application shall be in full compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
C. Effect of Permit; No Property Right or Other Interest Created. A permit from the Village authorizes a permittee to undertake only certain activities in accordance with this chapter on Village rights-of-way and does not create a property right or grant authority to the permittee to impinge upon the rights of others who may have an interest in the rights-of-way.
(Ord. 2023-05, 6-13-2023)