[Adopted 8-31-1992 by Ord. No. 104]
It shall be unlawful to deface, damage, destroy or cause destruction or deterioration in any way to any street, alley, sidewalk, curb, gutter, public property or other public way within the Town of Selbyville.
All maintenance and repair of streets, alleys, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, public property and other public ways shall be under the supervision of the Town of Selbyville and the Council shall be authorized to enforce such ordinance provisions.
It shall be unlawful to construct or lay pavement on any public street, alley, sidewalk, curb, gutter, public property or other public way, or to repair the same, without having first secured a permit therefor.
A. 
Applications for such permits shall be made to the town and shall state the location of the intended pavement or repair, the extent thereof, and a person or firm who is to do the actual construction work. No such permit shall be issued except where the work will conform with the ordinance of the town.
B. 
Each applicant shall file a bond in an amount to be set by Town Council with surety to be approved by the Council conditioned to indemnify the town for any loss or damage resulting from the work undertaken or the manner of doing the same.
C. 
All streets, alleys, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, public property, other public ways or pavement shall be made in conformity with specifications laid down or approved from time to time by the Council.
It shall be unlawful to drive a motorized vehicle or any vehicle towed by a motorized vehicle (including but not limited to tractor, trailer, automobile, truck, and the like) upon or over any curb or sidewalk.
It shall be unlawful to erect any poles or wires or maintain any poles or wires over any street, alley, sidewalk, curb, gutter, public property or any other public way without having first secured permission from the Mayor and Council.
A. 
No street, alley, sidewalk, curb, gutter, public property or other public way shall be repaired, installed, cut, trenched, excavated or improved by any person without first having a written permit from the town.
B. 
Application for any such repair, installation, cut, trench, excavation or improvement permit shall be made on forms furnished by the town.
C. 
Fees for such applications shall be set by Town Council from time to time. Said fee shall be doubled if work is commenced prior to obtaining a permit. Paying double fees does not waive other penalties. Applicants shall pay in advance the estimated charges.
An applicant for a permit and/or his agent and/or the contractor doing the work shall, before the issuance of a permit:
A. 
Furnish bond or insurance to hold the town harmless and/or free of liability arising out of said work.
B. 
Prove he is not delinquent in payments due the town on prior similar work.
C. 
Prove he is competent and equipped to do the proposed work.
D. 
Show he has proper licenses to do the work.
E. 
Submit a plan of subject property and adjacent property showing existing curb cuts, driveways, sidewalks, curbs, gutters or other public ways and their sizes.
All work shall conform to specifications and to the rules and regulations established by the Town Council.
All work shall be subject to inspection by the town.
A permit shall expire for work not commenced within 30 days or completed within 60 days after issuance of a permit. A new permit shall be required before beginning or completing the work.
[Amended 1-5-1998 by Ord. No. 104]
A. 
Any person, persons or groups of persons who shall commit or cause the commission or allow or participate in the commission of acts that are prohibited by this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than $25 nor more than $100 plus costs of prosecution, court costs, Town Attorney fees and Victim's Compensation Fund assessment.[1]
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
B. 
Each incident or each day during which violation of this article shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
C. 
The commission, allowance or participation in any activity defined as a violation of this article shall be deemed and is hereby declared to be a common and public nuisance.
D. 
The Town Council may institute appropriate proceedings to restrain or enjoin further action in violation of the article and/or proceedings to abate any violation.
E. 
In this event, the Town Council shall be entitled to collect from the offending party or parties the town's reasonable attorney's fees, legal costs and expenses and court costs, as a part of any judgment or award in a civil action brought to restrain or enjoin a violation.
F. 
Civil remedies are in addition to and not in lieu of the penalties provided herein.
G. 
Nothing in this article establishing a penalty for violation shall be interpreted as preventing a court of competent jurisdiction from ordering a person violating this article to make restitution to the victim of the violation. Such action may be ordered in lieu of a fine or a penalty, in addition to a fine or other penalty, or included in an order suspending a sentence on certain conditions.