[Adopted 12-27-1979 by Ord. No. 79-39 as Sec.
11-2 of the Revised General Ordinances]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any openings which cross the center line of the surface of
a road.
CLASS AAny road surfaced with a pavement such as asphalt, concrete, brick or similar pavement; and/or any road having a concrete base.
CLASS BAny road surfaced with stone or slag uniformly deposited in layers, with a total thickness of not less than four inches, where said stone or slag has been compacted by the use of a power roller and bound together by the application of oil.
CLASS CAny old macadam or other road surfaced with a light coat of stone and oil or any water-bound macadam road without oil treatment; and any gravel and/or cinder road with oil treatment.
Openings which run parallel to the center line of the road.
[Added 6-22-1981 by Ord. No. 81-22]
Any openings which do not cross the center line of the surface
of a road.
The land used or intended for use as streets, as shown on
deeds, plats, tax maps or the Master Plan.
[Added 4-23-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-14]
Any cinder, dirt or gravel road without oil treatment.
[Amended 4-23-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-14]
No person shall cut, dig, drill or make any
hole, trench or other excavation in any public right-of-way, road,
street, alley or highway under the jurisdiction of the township without
first having obtained from the township a permit therefor.
A.
The application for a permit required by § 152-7 shall be made to the Township Engineer, who is hereby authorized to issue the same, subject to the provisions of this article; the applications shall be made, in writing, on the forms furnished by the Township, and signed by the applicant.
B.
The permit shall state the name and address of the applicant, the
name of the street or road where the opening is to be made and the
house number and tax map lot and block number of the property for
which the opening is to be made. It shall set forth the reasons for
the work proposed, the type of surface to be opened, the classification
of the opening under this article, the amount of the fee paid and
the time limit for the completion of the work for which the permit
is issued.
[Amended 6-22-1981 by Ord. No. 81-22; 4-23-2018 by Ord. No.
2018-14]
[Amended 6-22-1981 by Ord. No. 81-22]
B.
A municipal or utility corporation may, in lieu of
posting of individual bonds, file an approved bond with the Township
in the penal sum of $10,000, conditioned for the complete restoration
to the satisfaction of the Township Engineer of the foundation and
surface of any road permitted by the Township Council to be opened
by it.
[Amended 4-19-1999 by Ord. No. 99-07; 4-23-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-14]
C.
A municipal or utility corporation may, in lieu of the payment of
individual permit fees herein prescribed, pay an annual permit fee
of $1,000 to cover the costs of administration of said opening applications.
The municipal entity or public utility corporation shall be responsible
for all inspection fees incurred by the Township, and will reimburse
the Township for the cost of said inspections upon receipt of billings
from the Township.
[Amended 4-23-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-14]
D.
No fee shall be required for any permit to open any
street to make an underground conduit extension demanded by the township
because of a proposed improvement to an unimproved road.
E.
In the event that the applicant does not have an existing
or previously approved bond, the amount of the bond to be posted shall
be calculated as follows:
All permits issued under § 152-7 shall be subject to the following rules and regulations:
A.
Protection for traveling public. The party or parties
to whom the permit is issued shall keep such opening properly guarded
and at night shall place lights thereat and, in doing the work, shall
interfere as little as possible with the travel along the road and
not close the road to traffic unless the party or parties to whom
the permit was issued was granted permission so to do by resolution
of the Township Council.
B.
Time limit. In case the work has not been completed
before the date of expiration as stated in the permit and the party
or parties to whom the permit was issued have not requested an extension
of time, the Township Engineer may, if deemed advisable, take steps
to backfill the trench and replace a permanent pavement over the opening
for which the permit had been issued, and if any extension of time
beyond said date is needed for the completion of the work, a new application
must be filed.
C.
Excavation. The work shall be so conducted as not
to interfere with any water main, sewer or their connections with
houses until permission of the proper authorities shall have been
obtained. All rock within five feet of a water main or other pipe
which will be damaged thereby shall be removed without blasting. No
excavation which will damage trees or township property shall be made
without the approval of the township.
[Amended 4-19-1999 by Ord. No. 99-07]
D.
Trench restoration. All trenches in existing township
roads shall be restored to the satisfaction of the Township Engineer,
and such restoration shall include the following:
[Amended 12-30-1985 by Ord. No. 85-37]
(1)
All bedding material in the haunch portion of the
bedding area shall be:
(a)
Choked clean stone using approximately one part
clean sand to two parts clean, uniformly graded crushed stone or river
gravel; or
(b)
Sandy gravel (insitu material), if approved
by the Engineer on a site specific basis; or
(c)
Clean stone, only if enveloped with filter fabric
of a type approved by the Engineer.
(2)
Above the bedding haunch area to one foot above the
pipe shall be clean sand with not more than 10% passing the number
100 sieve size. This material shall be compacted to 90% maximum dry
density.
(3)
Above the bedding area as described in Subsection D(2) above shall be sand/cement backfill.
(a)
If placed wet, sand/cement material shall be
vibrated sufficiently to ensure that no voids remain, using 180 cycles
per second in head motor vibrator or equal.
(b)
If placed dry, the placement of sand/cement
shall be in layers not more than 12 inches deep and compacted to 95%
maximum density at optimum moisture content.
(c)
In the case of either Subsection D(3)(a) or D(3)(b) above, the sand/cement backfill shall be brought to a level six inches below the bituminous concrete stabilized base course and FABC of such thickness as is specified in § 200-91 of the Code of the Township of West Windsor for the specific class of road being restored.
(d)
Following the placement of the sand/cement backfill,
the contractor shall line cut the existing edges of pavement so that
the minimum length and width of the existing sound pavement removal
shall be not less than 24 inches wider than the widest and longest
disturbed portion of the trench excavation. Such line cuts shall be
in a clean, single straight line so as to permit proper compaction
of 1 to 5 soil aggregate and bituminous stabilized base course.
[Amended 4-23-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-14]
(e)
Six inches of 1-5 soil aggregate is required in the area identified in Subsection D(3)(d) above. Careful attention should be paid to the percent of content of fines in any portion of the restoration, and such content shall not exceed the current New Jersey Department of Transportation standards for 1-5. This soil aggregate shall be compacted to 95% maximum density at optimum moisture content.
(f)
Upon proper placement and compaction of the
1-5 soil aggregate and bituminous concrete base course, the edges
of the existing pavement of the FABC shall be tack coated with an
approved tack coat material. In no case shall the existing pavement
thickness reduce the thickness of the pavement restoration requirements.
(g)
The two inches FABC shall be placed in such
a level so as to support the entire weight of the roller on the newly
placed FABC so that when the rolling is finished, the FABC shall be
consolidated to the density consistent with the requirements of the
current NJDOT specifications and be 1/4 inch higher than the
existing and/or surrounding pavement. In the event that the 1/4
inch higher pavement could cause drainage problems, the exact elevation
of the patch FABC shall be as approved by the Township Engineer.
(h)
All edges shall be sealed with the same material
used for tack coat, such as rapid curing cutback asphalt, grades RC70
or RC-T or approved equal.
E.
Violations and penalties. Any person violating Subsection D of this section shall, upon conviction, pay a penalty of not less than $500 for each violation. Every day in which a violation exists shall constitute a separate violation, with the minimum penalty as heretofore described. The maximum penalty shall be as is otherwise provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II, Penalty, § 1-3 of this Code.
[Amended 12-30-1985 by Ord. No. 85-37; 4-23-2018 by Ord. No.
2018-14]
F.
Backfills in tunnels. In cases where it becomes necessary
to resort to tunneling operations to reach the point of connection
with the main line, the backfill in such tunnel shall be of rammed
cement concrete composed of a mixture by volume of one part cement
to six parts of coarse aggregate material not inferior to cinders.
G.
Special conditions. The township reserves the right
to impose special conditions in special cases.
H.
Whenever any road opening shall require the closing
of a road or the disruption of any utilities, 72 hours advance notice
of such opening shall be provided to the Township Engineer.
[Amended 9-27-1982 by Ord. No. 82-44]
I.
Indemnification of Township. Each permittee shall, as a condition
of accepting any permit issued hereunder, save, hold and keep harmless
and indemnify the Township, its officers, agents, servants and employees
from and against any loss, damage, claim, demand or expense arising
out of any suit or claim for damage or injury alleged to have been
sustained as a result of any work done under such permit.
[Added 4-23-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-14]
J.
Insurance. No permit shall be issued until the applicant has furnished
the Engineer with satisfactory proof that he/she is insured against
injury to persons and damage to property caused by any act or omission
of the applicant, his/her agents, employees or subcontractors done
in the course of the work to be performed under the permit. The insurance
shall cover all hazards likely to arise in connection with the work,
including, but not limited to, collapse and explosion, and shall also
insure against liability arising from the completed operations. The
limits of the insurance shall be $300,000 for injury to any one person,
$500,000 for injuries to more than one person in the same accident
and $300,000 for property damage for a single incident. The governing
body may waive the requirements of this subsection for public utilities
on the presentation of satisfactory proof that they are capable of
meeting claims against them up to the amount of the limits of the
insurance policy which would otherwise be required. The insurance
required by this section shall name West Windsor Township as additional
certificate holder and additional insured.
[Added 4-23-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-14]
K.
Acceptance of work. Acceptance or approval of any excavation work
by the Township Engineer shall not prevent the Township from asserting
a claim against the permittee and his/her or its surety under the
surety bond required hereunder for incomplete or defective work, if
discovered within 12 months from the completion of the excavation
work. The Township Engineer's presence during the performance of any
excavation work shall not relieve the permittee of its responsibilities
hereunder.
[Added 4-23-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-14]
[Amended 12-17-1982 by Ord. No. 82-57; 4-19-1999 by Ord. No.
99-07]
The Township Engineer may make any rules and
regulations which he or she considers necessary for the administration
and enforcement of this article, but no regulation shall be inconsistent
with, alter or amend any provision of this article or impose any requirement
which is in addition to those expressly or by implication imposed
by this article. No regulations shall be effective unless they are
approved by the Mayor. Copies of all current regulations shall be
furnished each permittee at the time of the issuance of the permit.
[Amended 12-27-1982 by Ord. No.
82-57]
The permit holder shall conform to the requirements
in the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets
and Highways, Part VI, when required by the township to provide barricades
and/or signs.
[Amended 12-27-1982 by Ord. No.
82-57; 4-19-1999 by Ord. No. 99-07]
Prior to the issuance of a road opening permit,
the applicant shall contact the Township Police Division, Traffic
Safety Bureau, for instructions on the traffic safety precautions
to be taken.
[Amended 12-27-1982 by Ord. No.
82-57]
Before any street is improved or paved, the Township Engineer shall give notice to all persons owning property abutting on the street and to all public utilities and authorities operating in the township that the street is about to be paved or improved. All connections and repairs to utilities in the street shall be completed within 30 days from the receipt of notice. The time for the completion of the work may be extended, in writing, by the Township Administrator upon application by the person performing the work. This section shall not excuse any person from the requirement of obtaining a permit as provided in § 152-7 above.
[Amended 12-27-1982 by Ord. No.
82-57]
Except in case of an emergency, no person to whom notice was given as provided in § 152-14 above shall be issued a permit to excavate the street to which the notice related for a period of five years from the date of completion of the work for which the permit has been issued unless its issuance is approved by the Township Council.
[Added 11-16-1998 by Ord. No. 98-30]
A.
Relocation required. When at any time, the township
determines that it would be in the interest of the public welfare
to make improvements to public streets and sidewalks where overhead
utility lines exist and said improvements would require excavation
of the public street or sidewalk, the Council may require said utilities
to relocate the existing overhead wires to underground conduits at
the expense of the utility.
B.
Notice and hearing. The municipality shall provide
written notice to a utility at its place of business no less than
10 days prior to a hearing to be held regarding the matters of improvement
of the public way in question and the need for utility relocation
to underground. Subsequent to such hearing, the Council, by resolution,
may order said utility company to relocate its overhead wires to underground
conduits at its own expense.
C.
Relocation plan. No less than 30 days prior to the
date of excavation to improve a public way is to begin, the utilities
obligated to relocate their overhead wires to underground conduits
shall submit a plan to the Township Engineer for said relocation,
showing the exact location and dimensions of the underground conduit,
together with a statement giving detailed and complete information
as to the character of the work to be performed. Such plans and statements
shall remain permanently on file in the office of the Township Engineer.
