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Orderville residents report unpermitted road trenches; board calls for permitting and ordinance review
Summary
Board members raised safety and communication concerns after residents reported trenches and open excavations on town roads without signage or notification; members asked staff to evaluate permitting requirements and consider enforcement measures for future work.
Board members reported multiple complaints from residents and the school about trenches dug across town streets without notification, signage or traffic control. The board said a child or school bus could have encountered an unmarked excavation on a designated safe route; members described states of the site where trenches were left open overnight.
A board member asked whether a permitting requirement and timeline should be required for any party that digs up town roads, including clear deadlines for completion and monetary penalties if the work is not finished on schedule. Staff said Sunrise (consultant/ordinance drafter) is preparing an ordinance update and that the town will meet with a consultant (Brad) about the town code; the board asked staff and the consultant to present a draft permit or relevant ordinance language at a future meeting.
No formal change to the town code or a permit program was adopted at the meeting, but the board directed staff to assemble existing sample ordinances, meet with the consultant and present a proposed permitting approach for excavation and road closures at an upcoming meeting.
