The Township Engineer and/or Township Superintendent of Public
Works is hereby authorized and directed to promulgate such written
instructions as may be necessary for the construction of the street
opening. Such instructions shall include but shall not be limited
to:
A. Limitations on the size of an opening.
B. Restrictions for the protection of existing subsurface installations,
monuments and drainage systems.
C. Requirements for the storage and removal of excavated materials.
D. Provisions for safety precautions to be taken by the permittee.
E. Restrictions as to the periods of day when the work may be performed.
F. Requirements for backfilling, inspection and final paving cross section
for openings.
G. Requirements for utilization of trenchless technology wherever possible
on all piping, trenches and hookups 15 inches in diameter or less.
H. Requirements that all nonferrous material contain a wire or detection
device to accurately determine the location after installation.
I. All metallic structures, including manholes, valve boxes, and inlet
castings, to be set 1/4 inch below finished road grade.
Upon notice to the Township Engineer and/or Township Superintendent
of Public Works, and under his inspection, the permittee shall immediately,
after completing the work, refill, properly tamp and restore the excavation
or opening with a temporary paving cover as follows: ten inches of
compacted gravel (Type 5A) in all areas and two inches of approved
bituminous temporary patch material (cold patch) in paved cartways.
The temporary paving cover shall be left in place and maintained by
the applicant for a minimum of 90 days and a maximum of 120 days,
after which the temporary paving cover and required portion of compacted
gravel shall be removed and replaced with the final paving required
by the Township Engineer and/or Township Superintendent of Public
Works. Improvements to the temporary paving that are deemed necessary
due to settlement prior to approval for final paving shall reset the
minimum number of days for temporary paving to be maintained by the
permittee to 60 days from the date of repair.