Whenever the exigencies of public health or
safety require that instant repairs be made, and the procurement of
a permit prior to the commencement of the work is impracticable, it
shall be lawful for the said work to be begun without a permit, provided
that an application for said permit is filed and the proper fee paid
within 48 hours from the time when the emergency arose, and provided
further that any person or persons, firm, association or corporation
beginning said work under the provisions of this section shall do
so subject to the conditions and obligations imposed by this article
or as though an application for a permit had been filed.
[Amended 8-13-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-2]
A. Permits shall be issued by the Borough Engineer and
shall not be valid for more than 60 days from the date of issuance.
Permits may be renewed for an additional 60 days upon payment of a
renewal fee as established from time to time by the Borough Council.
B. The Borough Engineer shall inspect the work periodically
at its various stages to determine the degree of compliance with this
article. The Engineer shall be given a minimum of 24 hours' notice
before installation of the backfill, base and surface treatment. Failure
to provide such notice shall be sufficient reason to rescind the permit.
All measurements and calculations required to
be made in applying the above fees and compliance deposit shall be
verified by the Borough Engineer and shall include any enlargement
of openings which may be required to be made as an incident of the
repair of such paving or to restore the same to its former condition.
Such determination of the Borough Engineer shall be final.