Guardrails will be required along the rights-of-way of roads and streets
in the Borough of Kinnelon where, the opinion of the Planning Board, the Borough
Engineer or the governing body, they are required for public safety.
Guardrails may be required at any time during construction or prior
to final acceptance of any road as determined by the Borough Engineer or the
Planning Board.
The location of the guardrail and the specifications prescribed herein
shall be in accordance with the requirements set forth by the Borough Engineer.
Steel beam guardrails used shall conform to the following specifications:
A. Steel rail elements.
(1) The steel rail elements shall consist of open hearth
or electric furnace steel formed into a beam not less than 12 inches wide
and three inches deep in accordance with the construction details. The cross
section shall consist of two corrugations symmetrical about the horizontal
axis, with the rounded faces toward traffic and the edges turned away from
traffic. The edges and the center of the rail shall contact each post. Splices
shall be bolted and lapped not less than 12 1/2 inches.
(2) The steel rail elements shall be hot-dipped galvanized
in accordance with ASTM specification designation A-123-53 (AASHO M-111-53).
The steel rail shall develop a minimum tensile strength of 80,000 pounds for
twelve-gauge rail and 100,000 pounds for ten-gauge rail. The post connections
shall withstand a five-thousand-pound side pull in either direction.
B. Steel posts for beam guardrail shall be fabricated of
structural steel to the required lengths as shown on the construction details.
The steel shall be hot-dipped galvanized in accordance with ASTM specification
designation A-123-53 (AASHO M-111-53).
C. Hardware for beam guardrail shall conform to the construction
details and shall be galvanized to conform to ASTM specification A-153.
Double-height guardrail and/or posts of extra length and/or additional
posts conforming to the construction details shall be used when, in the opinion
of the Borough Engineer or the Planning Board, they are required for the public
safety.
If, in the opinion of the Borough Engineer, the construction of guardrail
as required by this article will infringe on Borough of Kinnelon property,
a cash deposit of not less than 10% of the cost of the construction of the
guardrail and the restoration of Borough properties shall be deposited with
the Borough of Kinnelon in the Clerk's Special Deposit Account, to be retained
for a period of one year following the completion of the installation.
This article shall be enforced by the Borough Engineer.
[Amended 5-1-1972 by Ord.
No. 9-72; 7-21-1988 by Ord.
No. 12-88; 6-21-1990 by Ord.
No. 4-90]
Any person, firm or corporation or corporation violating this article
shall be subject, upon conviction, to one or more of the following at the
discretion of the court: a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment in the
county jail for a term not to exceed 90 days or community service not to exceed
90 days. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute
a separate offense.