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Originally Posted by Mxfrank
Most towns own the right of way from the curb in about five or six feet. This is very carefully controlled for a number of reasons. First, driveway cuts precede development, so they always want to know what you're doing. Second, the town earns revenue by leasing right of way to cable companies, so they have a financial interest in road margins. Finally, it's easy to see, so expect questions.
With town building law, it's always easier to ask permission than to beg forgiveness, contrary to what was stated above. If you do the work without a permit, a nasty inspector can require you to rip everything out, get a permit and start over. It's happened to me. You may even find that they take responsibility and fix the problem themselves. What you need is no big deal, so why risk becoming the town poster child?
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I say absolutely do NOT ask permission. And for now put down some wood. By asking permission you may discover that a driveway isnt allowed there in the first place.
Ask me how i know. I attempted to make some improvements to a driveway in use since the late 20s, only to learn it was always an illegal driveway, and now they would be watching me. My primary reason was to put down some steel poles to protect a pair of gas meters.
Once i called i couldn't make a no impact safety improvement to a parking situation that i couldnt really prevent. Took a year to find a way to fix the problems