[Derived from Ch. 21, Art. II, of the 1971 Code]
[Amended by Ord. No. 1311-92 § 1]
A.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner of all property traversed
by a public sidewalk and curb to maintain the sidewalk and curb in
a safe and structurally sound condition in accordance with Township
specifications. Whenever it shall be determined by the Township Engineer
that it has become necessary for the preservation of public safety
to require the construction, repair, alteration, relaying or maintenance
of any sidewalk, curb, driveway apron or gutter, a notice in writing
to be served upon the owner or occupant of the lands abutting the
area requiring the necessary specified work to said area to be done
by the owner or occupant within a period of not less than 60 days
from the date of service of such notice;
B.
Whenever any lands are unoccupied and the owner cannot be found within
the Township, the notice may be mailed, postage prepaid, to his or
her post office address, if the same can be ascertained. In case such
owner is a nonresident of the Township or his or her post office address
cannot be ascertained, then the notice may be inserted for four weeks,
once a week in some newspaper of the Township or if none be published
therein, then in some newspaper published in the State and circulating
in the Township.
C.
In case the owner or occupant of such lands does not comply with
the requirements of this notice, it shall be lawful for the Street
Department or the Township, upon filing due proof of service or publication
of the aforesaid notice in the appropriate Department of the Township,
to cause the required work to be done, and paid for out of the municipal
funds available for that purpose. The cost of such work shall be certified
by the Department or person having charge thereof to the Department
or the person having charge of the collection of assessments in the
Township. Upon filing of the certificate the amount of the costs of
such work shall be and become a lien upon the abutting lands in front
of which such work was done to the same extent assessments for local
improvements are liens in the Township under its charter or general
law, and shall be collected in the manner provided by law for the
collection of such other assessments, and shall bear interest at the
same rate.
D.
In addition thereto, the Township may have an action to recover the
amount against the owner of the lands and any court having competent
jurisdiction thereof. A certified copy of the aforesaid certificate
shall and such action be prima facia evidence of the existence of
a debt due from the owner to the Township.
A.
See also N.J.R.S.I.S. for additional regulations.
B.
All curbs and sidewalks and gutters, in or upon an accepted or public
street in the Township shall be constructed, installed and repaired
in accordance with the specifications adopted by resolution of the
Township Council, which specifications are incorporated herein by
reference.
No curb, sidewalk or gutter installation or repair shall be undertaken unless a curb and sidewalk permit has been issued by the Township Engineer and the required fee has been paid as stated in Chapter 156, Fees.
A curb and sidewalk permit shall issue only to:
A.
Requirements for contractor's license.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1311-92]
(1)
A person is eligible for a curb and sidewalk contractor's license
to be issued by the Township Engineer, such license to expire on December
31 of the year of its issuance, upon satisfying the following requirements:
(a)
The license fee is established in Chapter 156, Fees, shall be paid to the Construction Official and shall not be prorated.
(b)
Furnishing satisfactory evidence to be verified by the Township
Engineer, that such person or firm has had training or experience
in the construction of curbs, sidewalks or gutters.
(c)
Furnishing written statements by two responsible persons, to
be verified by the Township Engineer that such persons are familiar
with the training or experience of the applicant and believe the applicant
to be qualified to construct and repair sidewalks, curbs and gutters.
(2)
The Township Engineer may, in his discretion, refer the application
for the issuance of the curb and sidewalk contractor's license to
the Township Council for final action. The applicant may appeal the
denial of the application for such license by the Municipal Clerk
to the Township Council.
B.
Revocation of license. Violations of any of the provisions of this
article or the specifications incorporated herein by reference shall
be just cause for revocation by the Township Council of the curb and
sidewalk contractor's license. A person whose license has been revoked
shall be ineligible for issuance of a new license for a period of
one year from the date of revocation.
All work shall be protected from vandalism and damage by traffic
or other causes by the permit holder. All work damaged from whatever
cause during the course of construction shall be repaired or removed
and replaced by the permit holder, within 14 days of notification
by the Construction Official.
Where the permit holder plans to construct a new driveway the
entrance to which is to be within 40 feet of a street corner, no permit
shall issue until the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee has reviewed
the plans and determined that such driveway entrance will not create
a traffic hazard.
During construction of sidewalks, curbs and gutters, adequate
barricades and warning lights shall be placed at the site.
All work which is not completed in accordance with the provisions
of this article or the specifications incorporated by reference herein
may be rejected by the Construction Official or the Township Engineer,
in which event such work is to be repaired or replaced by the permit
holder, within 14 days of notification by the Construction Official.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to any work to
be performed by a person under contract with the Township.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1351-93 § 1; Ord. No. 1736-03 § 1]
A.
Removal of snow and ice by property owner, occupant or tenant. The
owner, occupant or tenant of premises abutting or bordering upon the
sidewalk or corner of any street in the Township shall remove all
snow and ice from sidewalks and through the corner to the width of
not less than 24 inches, or in the case of ice, which may be so frozen
as to make removal impracticable, shall cause the same to be thoroughly
covered with sand or ashes, within 24 hours after the same shall cease
to fall or be formed thereon.
B.
Depositing snow from private property into street or sidewalks prohibited.
No owner, tenant or occupant of any premises abutting any street or
sidewalk shall throw, place or deposit any snow or ice accumulated
on private property into or upon any street or sidewalk in the Township.
C.
Removal of snow and ice by Township. In case snow or ice shall not be removed from sidewalks or through to the corner, of shall be cast, deposited or placed upon such sidewalks or such street by the owner, tenant or occupant of any premises as provided in § 384-16A and B, the same shall be removed forthwith and under the direction of the Construction Official and the cost of such removal, as nearly as can be ascertained, shall be certified by the Construction Official to the Township Council. The Township Council shall examine such certification and, if found to be correct, shall cause such cost to be charged against such real estate abutting or bordering upon such sidewalks, and the amount so charged shall forthwith become a lien and a tax upon such real estate or land, and be added to, recorded and collected in the same way and manner as the taxes next to be levied and assessed upon such premises, and shall bear interest and be enforced and collected by the same officers and in the same manner as other taxes. The imposition and collection of a fine imposed by this Code shall not constitute any bar to the right of the Township to collect the cost as certified for the removal of the snow or ice in the manner herein authorized.
(1)
Removal by site developer prior to dedication of public road.
(a)
In the case of a site developer, it shall be the responsibility
of the site developer to remove all snow, ice and debris impeding
the safe ingress and egress of vehicles to and from the development
until the dedication of said streets to the Township for public use.
Said developer shall cause all ice, snow and debris to be removed
as soon as practicable, or immediately if so directed by the Chief
of Police for reasons of public safety, but in no event shall snow
and ice be removed later than 12 hours after the cessation of snowfall.
(2)
It shall be the responsibility of the owner of a private road to
remove all snow, ice and debris from the roadway to ensure the safe
ingress and egress of vehicles. Debris must be removed as soon as
is practical. Snow and ice must be removed no later than 12 hours
after the cessation of snowfall.
