As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS
Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction,
New Jersey State Highway Department (1961), as revised and supplemented.
STREET
Includes one or more street or streets, public thoroughfares,
roads, highways, lanes and alleys or any part thereof.
No street or road shall hereafter be accepted
by the Township of Jefferson unless such street or road has been constructed
in accordance with the specifications hereinafter set forth in this
article.
Specifications for nine-by-twenty-inch concrete
vertical curb shall be as follows:
A. Materials. Materials shall conform to the standards
specified in Division 4, Section 1, of the Standard Specifications.
B. Methods of construction.
(1) Excavation for curb shall be performed with a backhoe
and be neat and uniform. In fill areas, the curb shall not be laid
until the foundation material has been thoroughly compacted and inspected
by the Township Engineer.
(2) Oiled wood or steel curb forms shall be set to the
proper line and grade as established by the Township Engineer. Concrete
shall be placed in the forms and rodded to prevent formation of honeycombs.
Before the concrete has taken its initial set, the top shall be finished
with a wood float to an even, smooth and dense surface. As soon as
the forms can be removed, the face shall be finished in the same manner.
Expansion joints 1/2 inch in thickness shall be provided at intervals
of 20 feet, and where the curb is adjacent to a concrete surface,
a one-fourth-inch expansion joint shall be provided. The edges shall
be neatly rounded to the radius required on Detail Sheet C, and the finished work shall have a neat and workmanlike
appearance. Particular care shall be taken to provide proper transition
between granite block curb and vertical concrete curb.
C. In the event that a curb drop was provided for a particular
lot during curb construction which is not ultimately used when a dwelling
is constructed on that lot, such curb drop shall be removed entirely
and replaced with curbing that matches the existing curb. The section
of curb at the new driveway opening will be completely removed and
a drop curb constructed in accordance with the construction details
herein.
Sight-right areas shall be maintained free from
obstruction that may interfere with visibility and the safety of the
public.
[Amended 2-18-1987 by Ord. No. 2-87]
A. Street and traffic control signs shall be installed
in accordance with any development approval received and/or in accordance
with the directions of the Township Engineer.
B. Street name signs are to be placed at intersections
and consist of six-inch high by twenty-four-inch long reflective aluminum
panels. The signs shall be manufactured from 0.08 inch thick T-6 aluminum
and coated with green reflective sheeting. Street names shall be lettered
in white four-inch high gothic block style letters. The street sign
shall be mounted on a 2 3/8 inch diameter, sixteen-gauge galvanized
steel pole so that the lowest part of the sign is seven feet above
grade. Minimum pole length shall be 10 feet. In unstable or soft ground,
either a longer pole and/or concrete foundation may be required as
determined by the Township Engineer. The pole shall be equipped with
mounting hardware specifically designed for the purpose of attaching
the signs. Hardware shall be manufactured from aluminum or stainless
steel.
[Amended 7-16-1997 by Ord. No. 15-97]
Any person or persons, firm or firms or corporations
who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall be subject
to a fine not exceeding $500, imprisonment in the county jail for
a term not exceeding 90 days, or both, in the discretion of the Municipal
Court Judge before whom such conviction shall be had.