[Adopted 9-19-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-3838 (Ch. 234, Art. VII, of the 1996 Township Code)]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 48:3-17a, any public utility must provide at least 24 hours' notice to the appropriately licensed code official of the Township prior to commencing any construction or excavation related to the placement, replacement or removal of a utility pole or underground facility used for the supplying or distribution of electricity, water service, or telephone or other telecommunication service, located on or below a public right-of-way in the Township.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 48:3-17a, Subsections c, d and e, a public utility shall remove from the public right-of-way any utility pole or underground facility that was installed or used by that utility, along with other debris related thereto, and restore the property within 90 days after that pole or facility is no longer in use. The Township Administrator or his designee shall be responsible to provide the utility with the required five days' notice prior to the expiration of that ninety-day period, shall be authorized to impose a fine of up to $100 for each day thereafter the requirement is not met, and initiate such action as is appropriate to collect or enforce such penalties as per the Penalty Enforcement Law.[1]
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Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 2A:58-10 et seq.