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Village of Pittsford, NY
Monroe County
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A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to dig, or cause to be dug, into, through or across any street, alley, sidewalk or public grounds in the village, any trench, ditch or other opening for any purpose, without the consent of the Village Board of Trustees and unless under the supervision of the Highway Superintendent.
B. 
All such ditches, trenches or other openings shall at all times be carefully and properly guarded and lighted at night.
A. 
Criminal penalty. Any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not to exceed $250 or to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 15 days, or both.
B. 
Civil penalties; construal.
(1) 
Obedience to the provisions set forth herein may be enforced by criminal information for the penalties herein prescribed, as well as by prosecution of the offender as provided in Subsection A of this section, or by civil action for a penalty or by civil remedy at law or equity by way of injunction or otherwise to abate or prevent a violation of the provisions of this article.
(2) 
Neither a judgment in nor the pendency of a criminal prosecution for an alleged violation of the provisions of this article nor a judgment in or the pendency of a civil action of law or in equity shall be a bar to the other form of proceeding.
(3) 
The imposition of a penalty for a violation of this article shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue, and the remedies herein provided for penalties and civil action to enjoin or abate a violation shall be cumulative.