[Adopted as Ch. 18 of the 1972 Code]
No driveway having an intersection or junction
with a Town road shall be constructed unless and until a permit therefor
shall have been duly issued by the Superintendent of Highways of the
Town of Carmel as herein provided.
Applications for such permit shall be made to
the Superintendent of Highways of the Town of Carmel (herein called
the "Superintendent") upon such forms as shall be designated and provided
by him. Each such application shall be in triplicate and shall contain
the following information:
A.
The owner of the property.
B.
The name of the contractor or builder who will construct
the driveway.
C.
The name and location of the Town highway which the
proposed driveway will join or intersect and whether such road is
paved, and if paved, if breaking of the pavement will be required.
D.
The width and length of the driveway.
E.
The dates of commencement and expected completion
of the work.
[Amended 6-10-1998 by L.L. No. 4-1998]
Each such application shall be accompanied by
a true sketch of the proposed driveway, drawn to scale, with sufficient
detail of the adjacent area so that the Superintendent and the Town
Engineer can make a preliminary study before personally investigating
the site. The maximum driveway gradient to the building site shall
not exceed 15%. Driveways shall have maximum grades of 6% for 15 feet
from roadways and 7% for 30 feet from the house. However, in the case
of field conditions which cause hardship, the Town Engineer may, in
his discretion, allow an increase in the maximum driveway gradient
to 20%, provided the maximum grades of 6% for 15 feet from roadways
and 7% for 30 feet from the house are maintained. The Superintendent
and/or the Town Engineer may, in proper case, require further or different
information than above set forth.
A.
Upon the filing of application, with the sketch, which
shall be deemed a part of the application, and after study of the
same and a personal examination of the proposed construction, the
Superintendent may approve or disapprove the application. In approving
or disapproving any application, the Superintendent shall consider
all proposals for drainage, stormwaters, grades, culverts, fill, facing
and any other pertinent matters which would in any manner affect the
Town highway by the construction of the driveway proposed in the permit
application.
B.
If such application be disapproved, the Superintendent
shall endorse on the application his reasons therefor, and the applicant
shall have an opportunity to comply with the objections and to resubmit
the application.
C.
If the application be approved, such approval shall
be endorsed upon each copy of the application, one to be returned
to the applicant, one to be retained by the Superintendent and the
third to be filed with the Building Inspector of the Town of Carmel.
All applications shall be appropriately indexed and numbered by the
Office of the Superintendent, and all such applications, whether approved
or disapproved, shall be deemed public records.
In all cases where a driveway is proposed on
premises for which a building permit is necessary, no such building
permit shall be issued by the Building Inspector or any other department
or agency of the Town of Carmel until a driveway permit has been duly
issued as above provided.
No bond or surety shall be required of any applicant
in connection with a driveway permit unless such work will require
the breaking of pavement on the Town road or unless culvert work or
other work is required for satisfactory construction. In such case
the Superintendent shall require sufficient surety, in a form and
manner satisfactory to him, to ensure the restoration of the pavement
or completion of the work, as the case may be.
No certificate of occupancy shall be issued
by the Building Inspector or any department or agency of the Town
of Carmel until final approval of the driveway application has been
duly given by the Superintendent, which approval shall be endorsed
on all three copies upon completion of the driveway as preliminarily
approved by the Superintendent.
