[Adopted 12-12-1967 by Ord. No. 3-67 (Ch.
161, Art. IV, of the 1990 Code)]
No road to be hereafter improved or constructed
shall be accepted for maintenance by the Township unless the plans
and specifications prepared in compliance with Township details and
in accordance with the requirements hereinafter set forth are approved
by the Engineer.
For purposes of this article, the following
words shall have the following meanings:
The Township Engineer.
Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction
of the New Jersey State Highway Department dated 1996 and revisions
thereof.
[Amended 4-20-1998 by Ord. No. 2-98]
Detail drawings as prepared by the Township Engineer dated
September 1965 and revisions thereof.
A.
Submission. Prior to the construction of any road
within the Township, four sets of plans shall be submitted for review.
B.
Details.
(1)
Plans shall be on standard sheets of 24 inches by
36 inches. They shall be prepared by a licensed professional engineer
of the State of New Jersey. The horizontal scale shall be not less
than one inch equals 50 feet. The plans shall show a plan view at
the top of the sheet and its corresponding profile directly below
it. Plans shall show existing features, grades and all trees over
10 inches in diameter within the right-of-way. Plans shall show fifty-foot
stations, complete curve data of the center line and all proposed
pavement and structures within the right-of-way.
(2)
Profiles shall show existing elevation and proposed
elevation for each fifty-foot station.
(3)
Plans shall include cross sections, drawn to a scale
of one inch equals five feet, showing the entire right-of-way and
graded width. Each section shall show the amount of cut and fill in
cubic yards.
(4)
All data shall be based on United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.
(5)
On deep cuts, soil logs or borings may be required
to be incorporated into the plans.
(6)
Detail sheets shall be made part of the plans showing
each contemplated structure and typical sections and shall be in accordance
with Township details.
(7)
Elevation benchmarks shall be permanently established
at intervals of a minimum of 1,000 feet along the right-of-way, and
the location and elevation shall be indicated on the plans.
(8)
Each roadway intersection shall be shown to a scale
of one inch equals 20 feet, including profiles along each gutter line
for a distance of at least 100 feet from the intersection.
(9)
Plans shall include complete drainage calculations
for each inlet, section of pipe and gutter flow.
(10)
Plans and profiles shall be shown for each easement.
(11)
Plans shall also include plans and profiles
for each driveway entrance to the proposed road.
(12)
A copy of the plans and Standard Specifications
shall be kept on the job at all times.
(13)
Approval of the plans by the Township shall
not be construed as acceptance of the road by the Township.
A.
Prior to the commencement of any work, a licensed
professional engineer shall provide a center-line stakeout of the
road at each fifty-foot station. These stakes or their equivalent
offsets shall be maintained throughout the construction period. Complete
elevation of the stakes and cut sheets shall be furnished to the Township
Engineer prior to the commencement of that phase of work requiring
those elevations and cut sheets.
B.
The scope of the work and the control of the work
shall be in accordance with paragraphs 1.4.1 through 1.7.8, inclusive,
of the Standard Specifications.
C.
The minimum width of pavement, shoulders and gutters
shall be as set forth in the New Jersey Residential Site Improvement
Standards, N.J.A.C. 5:21-1.1 et seq., as modified by the New Jersey
Site Improvement Advisory Board in accordance with Resolution 97-1.
[Amended 4-20-1998 by Ord. No. 2-98]
A.
Clearing and grubbing.
(1)
The right-of-way shall be cleared of brush, trees,
stumps, topsoil and debris, except those trees as noted on the plans,
which will remain. Trees within the right-of-way which are to remain
shall be marked and protected with a four-foot-high red painted snow
fence around the tree, held in place with rigid posts, at a radius
of 10 feet for each foot of diameter of the tree. No excavation within
this radius will be permitted without written approval of the Engineer.
(2)
Topsoil shall be stockpiled at the locations as shown
on the plans. No topsoil shall be removed from the site but shall
be utilized along the right-of-way.
(3)
All clearing and grubbing shall be in accordance with
paragraphs 2.1.1 through 2.1.3, inclusive, of the Standard Specifications.
B.
Excavation and embankment.
C.
Subbase. If, in the opinion of the Engineer, subbase
material is required, it shall be installed in accordance with paragraphs
2.9.1 through 2.9.3, inclusive, of the Standard Specifications.
D.
Slope protections. Slope protection shall be in accordance
with paragraphs 2.12.1 through 2.15.3, inclusive, of the Standard
Specifications.
[Amended 4-20-1998 by Ord. No. 2-98]
Seeding and/or sodding of gutters and/or shoulders,
wherever required, shall be in accordance with paragraphs 7.5.1 through
7.9.3, inclusive, of the Standard Specifications.
