The principal functions of the public roads are to serve the needs
of through vehicular traffic and provide ingress and egress to adjacent
property. Secondary functions often exist including the creation
of public utility corridor under a permit system. Certain non-highway
usage also requires permits to be approved by the County Road Commission.
Two such non-highway usages involve: parades and banners.
Mutual Permits Interest
County roads within the several townships and/or municipalities
are of obvious interest to both the County Road Commission and the
governing body. Governing body for the purposes of these rules shall
be any statutorily incorporated city or village or in unincorporated
places, the township. It is therefore our desire and intent that
any permit issued for a non-highway usage will be in accord with
the regulations of the governing body as well as with those of the
Road Commission.
Permit Necessity
Any non-highway usage of county road right-of-way, without exception,
requires a permit, including permit activities of the governing
body itself. Permit jurisdiction includes the entire right-of-way.
APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS
MUST BE INITIATED BY THE GOVERNING BODY
The governing body shall prepare an application for any non-highway
usage to be made of county road right-of-way and file it with
the Engineer of review and permit approval. This procedure will
assure governing the opportunity to reviewing and participating
in the issuance of all permits under which it may be required
to exercise authority.
A resolution by the governing body, authorizing and accepting
responsibility for the work, must be submitted or on file to cover
each application. Either of the following resolution is acceptable:
An individual resolution acceptable to the Engineer.
A blanket resolution, which authorizes specified officials
or departments of the governing body to apply directly for
permits.
The governing body must apply in its own name for the following
types of permits--no other applicant is acceptable.
County road closures for parades and related activity.
In addition to the application and resolution, a map
must be included which shows the parade route and the
proposed detour.
The application must state the reason why the closure
is desired; names of the streets at both ends of the section
of road to be closed; the exact hours at which the county
road will be closed and opened again to traffic.
Banners suspended over county roads are allowed only if
they advertise events and causes which are of benefit to the
governing body as a whole.
The application must include the legend to appear on
the banner; dimensions of the banner; clearance height;
and exact dates of erection and removal.
A minimum clearance of 18 ft. is required between the
pavement surface and the bottom edge of any banner suspended
over the trunkline roadway.
Banners must be situated in such a manner as to at no
time obscure or interfere with the proper function of
any traffic signal, sign or control device and must not
constitute a hazard to the traveling public.
Materials and supports must be adequately safe in the
judgement of the Engineer.
Christmas decorations to be suspended over or erected within
county road right-of-way must be described in the application;
clearance height if to be suspended over the roadway must
be in full conformance with paragraph b-2, b-3, and b-4 herein.
Cash Bonds from contractors performing permit construction for
municipalities may be required if deemed necessary by the Engineer.
It is acceptable to have such construction
performance bonds as the governing body requires from a
contract or written in joint favor of the Road Commission,
with the condition in the permit stating that the bond will
not be terminated until the Engineer concurs in writing.
Time Period
Banners suspended over county highways shall be approved for a
period not to exceed two weeks, except for anniversaries of the
community itself, the Engineer may allow banners to be erected for
periods up to 30 days.
Materials and Support
Materials and supports must be adequately safe in the judgement
of the Engineer.
The use of the Public Highway by Private Organizations for the
purpose of erecting Banners, Temporary Road Closures, Parades and
Road Races, requires that Organization to obtain a right-of-way
use Permit, from the Genesee County Road Commission. Each Organization
must provide to the Road Commission, two copies of the completed
application. The Organization must also prepare, a Road Map or Route,
of the Parade or Road Race for review. Information of the Exact
Location or Placement of overhead Banners or for Road Closures.
The Applicant must be the Township. The Organization may prepare
the Permit Application, with the Township named as the Applicant,
the Organization as Contractor. Copies of the Application Form,
made available from the G.C.R.C. Permit Department. The Township
completes and signs the applicant portion, with the Organization
completing and signing as the Contractor.
As Applicant; the Township must assume all responsibility for traffic
control and detours, where the use of Police Vehicles and Personnel
may be required.
Listed below are additional requirements for the issuance of the
Permit:
. A Township Resolution from your Township Board, signed by
the Township, as approving your activity.
A Certificate of Insurance, from the Organization, naming the
Genesee County Road Commission as the Holder of the Certificate.
Minimum Insurance:
Bodily Injury Liability
Each Person
$200.00
Bodily Injury Liability
Each Accident
$500.00
Property Damage Liability
Each Accident
$100.00
The Location Map and activity Information:
Banners: The dimensions and legend, clearance over roadway and
date of erection and removal.
Road Closures: The Street and Road affected and the detour route
with signing location map.
Parade or Road Race: Map of the Street and Roads to be used and
direction of travel.
Please feel free to contact the G.C.R.C Permit Department or our
Permit Specialist, Mr. Phillip Little, at your convenience regarding
any aspect of your application, that may require clarification.
Please phone: 810-767-4920 x246.
