No person shall open a public street in the
borough without first applying for a permit to do so and depositing
a fee as set from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council with the application. All applicants for permits shall
further submit with the application a certificate of insurance from
an insurance company authorized to do business in the State of New
Jersey, with coverage of $50,000 to $300,000 for bodily injury and
$50,000 property damage.
Application shall be made to the Borough Manager
or his/her designee and shall state the location and purpose for which
the street opening is required.
The following are required for street excavations:
A. Pavement edges shall first be cut to a straight line
before the excavation begins. No opening shall exceed 10 square yards
without special permission from the Borough Manager. Whenever the
requested application for permit is for an opening exceeding 10 square
yards, the same must be accompanied by four sets of plans and such
additional deposit as shall be fixed by the Borough Manager to cover
total estimated cost of pavement repair.
B. In making the excavation, the permittee shall be required
to preserve the roadway from needless destruction and shall cause
the excavation, installation or repair of utility and backfilling
to be one continuous operation.
C. In the event the excavation is to extend the full
width of the road in order to ensure the continuous flow of traffic,
only 1/2 of said roadway shall be opened at any one time, which said
opening shall be backfilled before the remaining half of said roadway
may be opened.
D. Backfilling shall use 3/4 inch quarry processed stone (Q.P.) as the
material for backfill. No more than six inches of material shall be
backfilled at one time. The backfill material shall be thoroughly
tamped with a vibratory compactor as the excavation is being filled.
All excess material shall be removed from the roadway.
[Amended 6-21-2016 by Ord. No. 2388-2016]
E. It shall be the responsibility of the permittee to
properly guard the opening with adequate barricades and warning lights
until the borough can make temporary restoration of the pavement,
which restoration shall be completed no later than seven days after
the opening has been backfilled.
F. The permittee shall be responsible for the installation of final
pavement restoration. Restoration shall include the installation of
HMA 19M6 base course four inches thick and HMA 9.5M64 surface course
two inches thick on the prepared backfill material. The permittee
shall be solely responsible for any and all damages which may occur
as a result of the opening from the time the opening is made until
such time that permanent restoration of the pavement has been made
and approved. The permittee shall be required to make complete restoration
on concrete or concrete base pavements.
[Amended 6-21-2016 by Ord. No. 2388-2016]
No openings shall be made on Saturdays, Sundays
or holidays unless an emergency exists and upon approval by the Borough
Manager. No openings shall be left open for a period longer than one
day, and no openings shall be left open over a weekend or a holiday,
except where an emergency exists and upon approval by the Borough
Manager.
Public utilities shall be excluded from posting
a deposit but they shall apply for permits for any street openings
and repairs to road surfaces and shall be strictly in accordance with
regulations of the public works department.