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Borough of East Stroudsburg, PA
Monroe County
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Misc. Documents (1)
A. 
No opening or excavation in any street shall extend beyond the center line of the street before being backfilled in accordance with the provisions herein and the road surface temporarily restored.
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 1160, approved 4-5-2005]
B. 
No excavation shall exceed 150 feet, measured longitudinally, at any one time, except by special permission of the Borough Manager.
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 1160, approved 4-5-2005]
C. 
All pavement cuts shall be made with an asphalt saw in the form of a parallelogram (rectangle or square). Irregular pavement cuts are not permitted.
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 1160, approved 4-5-2005]
D. 
No excavation will be undercut or have a greater width at the bottom than at the top. In case of slips or slides of the excavation, the same will be trimmed to solid earth and the top surface cut back to the limit of the same before any backfilling is commenced. When necessary or when required by regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), the sides of the trench shall be sheathed, braced, and rendered secure until the construction has been laid therein and the trench backfilled.
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 1160, approved 4-5-2005]
E. 
The bedding and laying of culvert pipes, or water, sewer, gas, petroleum, electric, telephone, communications, or television cable lines shall conform to the specifications and requirements of the applicable sections of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Publication 408, as revised.
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 1160, approved 4-5-2005]
F. 
The top of all culverts shall not be less than 12 inches below the finish grade of the street. Any pipe, conduit, wire, cable or other obstruction placed under a Borough right-of-way which is less than 36 inches below the finish grade shall not be the responsibility of the Borough in case of rupture or breakage of any kind due to Borough construction, maintenance or excavation.
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 1160, approved 4-5-2005]
G. 
All conduits, wires, cables, pipes, and lines placed under the Borough right-of-way shall be plainly defined by location ribbon or tape placed in the excavation trench.
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 1160, approved 4-5-2005]
H. 
Work zone traffic control shall be provided in compliance with the regulations established in PA Code 67, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Publication 203.
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 1160, approved 4-5-2005]
I. 
All excavated materials and earth shall be removed from the site. Excavated materials and earth shall not be used as bedding or backfill.
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 1160, approved 4-5-2005]
J. 
Access to private driveways shall be provided except during working hours when construction operations prohibit provision of such access. Free access must be provided at all times to fire hydrants.
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 1160, approved 4-5-2005]
K. 
Excavated materials shall be laid compactly along the side of the trench and kept trimmed up so as to cause as little inconvenience as possible to public travel. If the street is not wide enough to hold the excavated material without using part of the adjacent sidewalk, the permittee shall keep a passageway at least 1/2 the sidewalk width open along such sidewalk line.
[Amended 1-19-1988 by Ord. No. 878, approved 1-19-1988; 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 1160, approved 4-5-2005]
L. 
Work authorized by a permit shall be performed between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, unless the permittee obtains written consent from the Borough Manager to do the work at an earlier or later hour. Such permission shall be granted only in case of an emergency or in the event that the work authorized by the permit is to be performed in traffic-congested areas.
M. 
In granting any permit, the Borough Manager may attach such other conditions thereto as may be reasonably necessary to prevent damage to public or private property or to prevent the operation from being conducted in a manner hazardous to life or property or in a manner likely to create a nuisance. Such conditions may include but shall not be limited to:
(1) 
Limitations on the period of the year in which the work may be performed.
(2) 
Restrictions as to the size and type of equipment.
(3) 
Designation of routes upon which materials may be transported.
(4) 
The place and manner of disposal of excavated materials.
(5) 
Requirements as to the laying of dust, the cleaning of streets, the prevention of noise and other results offensive or injurious to the neighborhood, the general public or any portion thereof.
(6) 
Regulations as to the use of streets in course of the work.
A. 
All excavations shall be backfilled using a aggregate material of 2A modified stone as specified in the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Publication Number 408.
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 1160, approved 4-5-2005]
B. 
All excavations shall be backfilled in eight-inch maximum lifts, and compacted with vibratory compacting equipment as specified in the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Number 408. The excavation shall be backfilled and compacted to a depth of six inches below the finish grade of the excavation.
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 1160, approved 4-5-2005]
C. 
The base course of the street shall consist of ID-2 binder course bituminous asphalt mix placed and compacted with vibratory compacting equipment to a compacted depth of four inches.
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 1160, approved 4-5-2005]
D. 
The surface course of the street shall consist of ID-2 wearing course bituminous asphalt mix compacted with a pavement roller or other approved compacting equipment to a compacted depth of two inches.
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 1160, approved 4-5-2005]
E. 
Temporary pavement restoration may be accomplished utilizing cold bituminous asphalt mix placed and compacted to a depth equal to the finish grade. Temporary pavement shall be replaced at the earliest opportunity with hot mix ID-2 bituminous asphalt mix as required above. Temporary pavements shall be maintained by the permittee at all times during the life of the permit to provide an adequate, safe road surface.
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 1160, approved 4-5-2005]
F. 
Shoulder areas shall be reconstructed to conform to the existing cross slope utilizing 2A modified stone and utilizing vibratory compacting equipment.
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 1160, approved 4-5-2005]
G. 
Sidewalks, curbs, and guide rail shall be replaced in a manner satisfactory to the Borough Manager.
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 1160, approved 4-5-2005]
H. 
All joints and saw cuts shall be sealed utilizing an in-placed hot fiberized asphalt cement, Class AC-20, as specified in the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Publication Number 408. All joints are to be clean of loose and foreign material. Fiberized AC-20 shall be applied a minimum width of four inches and a uniform thickness not to be exceed 1/8 inch.
[Amended 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 1160, approved 4-5-2005]
I. 
If any settlement in a restored area occurs within a period of one year from the date of completion of the permanent restoration, any expenses incurred by the Borough in correcting such settlement shall be paid by the permittee or recovered from his bond, unless the permittee submits proof satisfactory to the Borough Manager that the settlement was not due to defective backfilling.
J. 
In no case shall any opening made by a permittee be considered in the charge or care of the Borough, or any of its officers or employees, and no officer or employee is authorized in any way to take or assume any jurisdiction over any such opening, except in the exercise of the police power when it is necessary to protect life and property; provided, however, that the Borough shall assume charge at such time as it commences to physically make the final restoration. In the event that the Borough does not restore the street opening, in no case shall any opening made by the permittee be considered in the charge or care of the Borough, or any of its officers or employees, and no officer or employee is authorized in any way to take or assume any jurisdiction over any such opening, except in the exercise of the police power when it is necessary to protect life and property.