[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I)]
This section shall apply to nonresidential development.
Any person desiring a permit required by §
497-16 shall make an application, in writing, to the Township Engineer on a blank form provided by the Township. The application shall specify the location, material and width of the sidewalk, curb, driveway, gutter or drain and the size of the drain across the sidewalk space.
[Amended 11-2-1987]
No permit under §
497-16 will be granted to a contractor until they shall have filed with the Township Engineer a bond, in the amount of $1,000, with a responsible surety company as surety, conditioned for the proper performance by the contractor of all work undertaken by them in the Township under the provisions of this article during the period of one year from the date of the bond. All such bonds shall be approved by the Township Attorney.
The work of constructing, repairing or relaying
sidewalks, curbs, driveways, gutters and drains across sidewalk spaces
shall be done under the supervision of the Township Engineer, and
all materials used and workmanship shall receive their inspection
and approval.
All sidewalks, curbs, driveways, gutters and
drains across sidewalk spaces shall be laid in accordance with lines
and grades furnished by the Township Engineer and not otherwise. Lines
and grades will be furnished without the payment of any fee.
All concrete work laid under the provisions
of this article must be properly protected by barricades until the
cement shall be sufficiently hardened to carry its traffic. When required,
all concrete work must be kept covered for three days and kept moist
by sprinkling.
Whenever it shall be necessary to remove or
cut any shade tree in order to perform work under the provisions of
this article, the consent of the Township Council must first be obtained.
Every person, in doing any work under the provisions
of this article, shall conform to the following specifications:
A. Sand. The sand shall be approved, clean, sharp, coarse
sand, having by bulk not more than 5% of loam.
B. Cement. Before any cement is furnished, the brand
shall be approved by the Township Engineer, and, if required, samples
shall be submitted to them for testing. In general, tests will conform
to the methods recommended by the Committee on Uniform Tests of Cement
of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
C. Stone. All stone used in concrete for curb or sidewalk
purposes shall not be larger than will pass through a one-inch ring
or smaller than 1/4 of an inch in its smallest dimension. Stone shall
be traprock or a stone of equal hardness and durability, clean and
free from foreign matter.
All new curbs shall be bluestone, granite or
concrete and shall not be less than 16 inches in depth or five inches
in width.
That area between the curb or curbline of a
street and the concrete or flagstone walk may be constructed with
either of the following materials after the grading and shaping is
done to the depth and in the manner as specified by the Township Engineer.
A. Concrete. The concrete shall be not less than seven
inches in depth, using Class B concrete, according to state specifications.
B. Bituminous concrete.
(1) The base course shall be six inches in depth, using
1 1/2 inches of clean sharp stone, bound with stone dust or screenings.
(2) The wearing surface shall be 1 1/2 inches in
depth, using a cold-mixed bituminous concrete of either Type A or
Type T material.
(3) Both of the above courses shall be thoroughly compacted
to a finished grade and shape, using a roller weighing at least three
tons.
(4) Cast-iron or vitrified pipes under driveways will
not be permitted.
(5) Open gutters shall be constructed where possible.
[Added 11-2-1987; 5-5-2008 by Ord. No. 08-18]
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a penalty as provided by §
1-15, General penalty, of this Code.