A.
Permit. No driveway, private road or curb opening
shall be constructed or reconstructed within a Borough right-of-way
or connecting to a municipal road without obtaining a permit from
the Director of Public Works or the Borough Engineer. The permit shall
specify the location of the proposed work, and the applicant shall
provide sketches or information as may be required by the Director
of Public Works or Borough Engineer to facilitate his issuance of
the permit. A separate permit shall be required for each driveway,
private road or curb opening, except that only one permit shall be
required for a driveway and curb opening of common function.
B.
Fee. The fee for such a permit shall be as set forth
in § 111-3C of this Code.
C.
Bond. The applicant shall post bond(s) of such amount
as recommended by the Director of Public Works or the Borough Engineer
to insure the satisfactory completion of the proposed work.
A.
Standards. Curb openings, both in new curbs and in
existing curbs, shall be constructed in accordance with the applicable
portions of the Standard Details for Subdivision Construction, latest
revision, as prepared by the Borough Engineer. For openings in existing
curbing, the entire depth of the existing curbing shall be removed
for such length as hereinafter defined. Creating a lowered curb section
by breaking down a portion of the existing curb or applying asphalt
over the existing curb is prohibited.
B.
Width; protection of curbing and pavement. The minimum
width of all curb openings shall be as shown on the Standard Details
for Subdivision Construction; however, the Director of Public Works
or the Borough Engineer shall have the authority to require greater
widths when, in his judgment, it is necessary for the public safety
and welfare. The permittee shall remove only as much existing curb
as required to construct the opening. However, in the case of concrete
curb, the permittee shall remove full sections of the curb to the
nearest expansion joint on each side of the proposed opening. All
removed curb and any curb damaged during the work shall be replaced
by the permittee. Any pavement or any other surface or structure which
is damaged by the permittee during the work shall be replaced by him,
to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works and the Borough
Engineer.
C.
Finishing surface. All forms for concrete are to be
checked and approved by the Director of Public Works or the Borough
Engineer prior to the pouring of concrete. The concrete shall be thoroughly
spaded, tamped, or vibrated to ensure that the forms are completely
filled and free from voids. All unformed concrete surfaces shall be
finished to a smooth dense surface before initial set of the concrete.
Upon removal of the forms, all exposed surfaces shall be rubbed and
finished to eliminate any voids or irregularities.
D.
Expansion joints. A half-inch premolded expansion
joint shall be placed at intervals of 10 feet. Whenever the curb abuts
existing curb, a half-inch premolded expansion joint shall be placed
between the new and old construction. The joint material shall be
a true cross section of the curb and shall extend through the mass
of concrete, from top to bottom and from side to side.
E.
Construction barriers; warnings. It shall be the duty
of the permittee to properly guard curb, road and driveway construction
by erecting suitable barriers, warning signs and flares. The permittee
shall be liable for any neglect to safeguard the traveling public.
A.
All new and reconstructed driveways shall be paved
within the Borough right-of-way and shall conform to the applicable
portions of the Standards for Subdivision Construction, latest revision,
as prepared by the Borough Engineer. The driveway shall adjoin the
municipal road and shall be a continuous paved surface from its point
of connection with the municipal road to the right-of-way line. That
portion of the driveway which is within the Borough right-of-way shall
be termed the "driveway apron," shall have a minimum width of 12 feet
and shall be paved with three inches of bituminous asphalt material.
B.
Driveways shall intersect municipal roads as near
to 90º as possible, and in no case shall be less than 60º.
C.
Grades of driveway aprons shall not exceed 8%, and
grades of the driveways outside the Borough right-of-way shall not
exceed 15%.
D.
All driveways shall be constructed or resurfaced at
the connection with a municipal road so as to prevent water from draining
into the driveway or across the municipal road.
Private roads shall conform to the standards for municipal roads, as delineated in Chapter 208, Subdivision of Land and Site Plan Review, of this Code.
No certificate of occupancy shall be issued
for new homes or buildings where driveways, curb openings, or private
roads are involved until the driveways, curb openings or private roads
have been completed, inspected and approved by the Director of Public
Works or the Borough Engineer and so certified to the construction
official.
Any person violating this article shall be subject,
upon conviction, to a fine of not more than $200 or imprisonment for
not more than 90 days, or both, at the discretion of the judge.
