[Adopted 4-27-1998 ATM, Art. 47]
[Amended 6-12-2021 ATM by Art. 15]
Any person intending to construct, reconstruct
or alter the connection of any private driveway or road with any public
way shall apply to the Selectboard for a curb cut permit. The Selectboard
shall cause an inspection to be made of the location of the connection
by the Highway Superintendent. If, in the judgment of the Selectboard,
the proposed work may reduce the safety of pedestrian or vehicular
traffic on the public way, alter the drainage of the public way in
an undesirable manner or affect the integrity of the pavement or shoulders
it may require that said person present plans showing the proposed
connection in sufficient detail to permit the Selectboard to determine
the adequacy of the proposed connection from the point of view of
safety, drainage and construction. An application for a permit for
a connection that the Selectboard deems unsafe may be denied.
[Amended 6-12-2021 ATM by Art. 15]
No driveway shall be constructed in such a way
as to interfere with the normal flow of traffic or the drainage on
any public way. Upon completion of such work affecting entry onto
a public way, the Selectboard may cause an inspection to be made.
In the event that said connection has been so constructed that there
exists an unsafe condition or a condition which, if not corrected,
might cause or permit damage to the pavement or the drainage system
of the public road, the Selectboard shall give written notice to the
owner of the property, stating a reasonable time within which said
defect shall be corrected. In the event that the owner does not comply
with said notice, the Town may take reasonable steps to correct the
defect at the expense of the owner.
[Amended 6-12-2021 ATM by Art. 15]
The Selectboard may adopt reasonable rules and
regulations for the administration of this article.
