A. 
The purpose of this chapter shall be to apply rules, regulations and standards for the improvements required prior to the acceptance of roads or improvements into the municipal road or utility systems of the Township of Franklin.
B. 
This chapter shall apply to new roads or improvements hereafter created and to existing roads, improvements or rights-of-way presently used but not accepted into the municipal roads or improvement systems of the Township of Franklin and not previously accepted for full Township maintenance.
A. 
The Township Engineer must review and approve the plans for construction of the improvements required herein. Construction plans, in detail, similar to those required for submission to a state agency, must be submitted in plan and profile view, together with cross sections, details and engineering calculations sufficient for a through review and adequate to be used as the plans for actual construction. Deviations from the approved plans will not be permitted until written approval is obtained from the Township Engineer.
B. 
If the improvements to be installed hereunder are part of the requirements of subdivision or site plan approval, then the detailed construction plans approved by the Planning Board and Township Engineer may be used to satisfy the requirements of this section. The submission to the Township Engineer must be accompanied by approval reports from any local, county, state or federal agency having an interest in the application.
After the adoption of this chapter, all roads and improvements shall comply with the following standards of construction before the same are accepted into the Township road or improvement systems or accepted for full Township maintenance.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
PLAN
The road and improvement plan approved by the Planning Board of the Township where a new road or an improvement of any existing road or an individual improvement is required by virtue of a subdivision or site plan, or a road or improvement plan approved by the Township Engineer in the case of an existing road or improvement being improved to Township standards for the purpose of acceptance into the Township road or improvement system for full municipal maintenance.
All installations shall follow good engineering and construction practices as currently used in the area and the standards of design and construction on the detailed drawings annexed hereto as exhibits[1] and shall further follow those construction practices as set forth in the Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 1961, as amended, New Jersey Department of Transportation, commonly referred to as the "Green Book" (hereafter referred to in this chapter as the "Green Book") unless modified herein.
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit A is on file in the Clerk's office.
[Amended 3-5-1992 by Ord. No. 92-8]
The Township shall only accept and approve roads which adhere to the current edition of the New Jersey Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction.
A. 
The contractor chosen by the developer/applicant must be qualified by experience to perform the type of work required and must be prepared to prove that he has done similar work satisfactorily in other municipalities. The contractor shall, on request of the Township, submit a written statement showing as a minimum his plan for doing the work, his commitments for the supply of materials, the equipment he has available to do the work and its condition, a list of past and present contracts and such other and further information and documentation as the Township may require.
B. 
The contractor chosen by the developer/applicant must have a full-time qualified superintendent on the project at all times when work is being done on the improvements. The name of the superintendent shall be furnished to the Township Engineer at the preconstruction conference. This full-time superintendent shall be responsible for all subcontractors. The developer/applicant is at all times responsible for the contractor.