[Adopted 11-28-1994 by Ord. No. 510; amended in its entirety 3-26-2001 by Ord. No. 630]
A. 
Upon the installation of street improvements and the pavement of same by a developer (prior to the acceptance of those street improvements by the Township), the developer shall be responsible, at the cost of the developer, to remove the snow and/or treat the ice which accumulates on such roads and driveways. The developer shall be obligated, as part of any developer's agreement between the Township and the developer, to so provide for the removal of snow and ice.
B. 
Each developer shall be required to post a separate cash performance guaranty for snow removal in the amount of $100 per 100 linear feet of road or $1,500, whichever is greater. In the event of failure of the developer to satisfactorily provide snow removal within eight hours of the start of snowfall, the Township shall have the option to take the necessary actions and charge the cost of said snow removal against the cash performance guaranty, and the developer shall not seek compensation from the Township pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:67-23.5. The "cost of snow removal" is hereby defined to include the personnel, equipment and/or material for plowing of the roads and/or spreading of salt/sand. The developer shall restore any depletion of the cash bond caused by the reimbursing of the Township for snow removal under the circumstances described above within 30 days. Upon acceptance of the subdivision improvements by the Township, the remaining cash performance guaranty balance shall be returned to the developer.
C. 
The Township shall not be obligated to provide advance notice to the developer of the Township's intention to cause snow and/or ice to be removed if, in the reasonable judgment of the Township Administrator, such snow and/or ice poses a threat to the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Township who use such roads and driveways.
D. 
Any person who fails to satisfactorily provide snow removal in accordance with the requirements of Subsection A above shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than $100 and shall be subject to the penalties provided in § 1-15. The above-stated penalties shall be in addition to the restoration of the snow removal guaranty as required in Subsection A above.
[Amended 4-9-2007 by Ord. No. 739]