Any person desiring to have the Township Council
vacate a public right-of-way shall file an application with the Township
Clerk and comply with the following regulations:
A. The applicant shall notify all adjacent property owners
of the proposal to vacate the right-of-way and advise them that they
will be assessed taxes on their prorated share of the vacated right-of-way.
B. The applicant must obtain a written statement from
all adjacent property owners as to whether they consent to the proposed
vacation of the right-of-way.
C. The applicant shall notify the Planning Board of the
proposed vacation of the right-of-way. Thereafter, the Planning Board
shall have 60 days in which to advise the Township Council of any
objections it has to the proposal. Failure of the Planning Board to
transmit a report to the Township Council within the aforesaid period
of time shall be deemed as a consent to the proposal.
D. The applicant must notify the Township Water and Sewer
Engineer and the Township Engineer who shall report to the governing
body as to the existence of any utilities within the public right-of-way
as well as any other pertinent information.
E. The applicant shall contact all utility companies
operating within the township of the proposal to vacate and obtain
a written statement from the utility company regarding their opinion
on the proposal. The utility companies shall include P.S.E.& G.,
New Jersey Bell and Garden State Cable, their successors or assigns.
F. The applicant shall notify the Chief of Police and
local Fire and Emergency Squads who shall, within (60) days, advise
the Township Council of any objections they have to the proposal.
Failure of the Chief of Police or the local Fire and Emergency Squads
to transmit a report to the Township Council within the aforesaid
time shall be deemed as a consent to the proposal.
G. The applicant shall provide the Township Council a
copy of the Tax Map delineating the public right-of-way proposed to
be vacated.
The applicant will be required to reimburse
the township for the cost of the preparation by the Township Attorney
of the ordinance vacating the public right-of-way, the cost of filing
and publishing the ordinance and the cost of the township's professional
staff in reviewing the application.