[Amended 11-22-1976 by Ord. No. 271; 5-11-2015 by Ord. No. 783-2015]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, corporation or corporations to cut into, excavate or open any of the streets, avenues or highways, or any portion thereof, of the Borough of Laurel Springs without first making written application to the Clerk of the Borough, setting forth the kind and character of the proposed excavation and obtaining from the Clerk a permit for each and every opening of 500 feet or less. Before the issuance of said permit, the applicant shall file with the Clerk a bond approved by the Borough Solicitor in the amount set forth in the annual fee ordinance, signed by the applicant and conditioned upon restoring the street, avenue or highway to its original elevation or grade within five days after the work incident to the excavation or opening shall have been completed. For each excavation or opening of any street or highway, the applicant shall pay to the Clerk the sum as set forth in the Annual Fee Ordinance for a permit, which sum the Clerk shall pay into the Borough treasury.
Within 10 days after the work incident to any excavation or opening of any street or highway shall have been completed, the excavation or opening shall be inspected by the Chairman of the Highway Committee or the Borough Engineer, and if, in the judgment of the official making such inspection, the surface of the street has been restored to its original condition, the official making the aforesaid inspection shall instruct the Borough Clerk to return the said bond to the applicant for cancellation.
A. 
In case the Borough shall be obliged to refill, repair or repave any of the streets so disturbed, because of any default or failure of the person or persons, corporation or corporations to restore any street, highway or avenue to its original condition, then in such case the Borough shall have the right to proceed against the person or persons, corporation or corporations to recover any damages the Borough may have sustained, or, at its option, the Borough may bring suit on the bond filed with the Borough Clerk, as herein provided.
B. 
The filing of said bond shall not be construed as exempting the person or persons, corporation or corporations filing the same from the payment of the sum as provided in the Annual Fee Ordinance to the Clerk for the issuance of a permit in accordance with the aforesaid provisions.
No person or corporation shall open or excavate a street or highway for a greater distance than 500 feet at one time or keep the same open for a longer period than two weeks, and during all the period while such street or highway is being excavated, occupied or used in any manner as aforesaid, there shall be provided by the person or corporation obtaining such permit a space of street level of at least 15 feet in width for the purpose of allowing vehicles free and unimpeded use of such space. Any person or corporation making openings as aforesaid along the line of any street or highway in the Borough, and any corporation having the right to lay wires, pipes or other conduits or to make repairs under the highway or any section or sections thereof, shall complete all of said work within 30 days from the granting of the permit herein provided for.
Any person or corporation excavating, opening or in any manner using any of the streets or highways of the Borough for any purpose whatever under a permit obtained as herein provided for shall, wherever any excavation may be dangerous to pedestrian or vehicular traffic where left exposed, place upon any earth, dirt, building material, appliances or equipment suitable and sufficient lights, as required by the Chairman of the Highway Committee or the Borough Engineer, at twilight in the evening, which shall be kept burning until sunrise during the time of such excavation, occupation or use of the streets as aforesaid and until five days after such excavations shall have been filled and completed.
[Amended 5-11-2015 by Ord. No. 783-2015]
A. 
Any person or corporation excavating, occupying or using the streets or highways or alleys as aforesaid shall replace them in the same condition as they existed before such excavation, occupation or use, and all replaced earth shall be tamped or paved, all materials shall be properly placed aside, the street or highway shall be filled, repaired and repaved, and all excess earth, debris or other material removed to the satisfaction of the Chairman of the Highway Committee or the Borough Engineer.
B. 
Trench repair.
(1) 
Trench repair shall include backfill of the soils excavated beneath the dense graded aggregate (subsoil); a six-inch layer of dense-graded aggregate; four inches bituminous stabilized base course; two inches bituminous concrete surface course. The trench shall be saw cut, and resulting joints shall be hot sealed upon completion of the two-inch bituminous concrete surface course installation.
(2) 
Not less than the top six inches of the subsoil shall be compacted to the required density. All backfilled subsoils and dense-graded aggregate shall be compacted to at least 95% of their maximum density at a moisture content within 2% of optimum as defined and determined by current ASTM Designation D-698, Method C.
(3) 
The contractor may use whatever methods and equipment he deems best to achieve the required compaction; provided, however, that he shall not use any methods or equipment that might cause damage to any above- or below-ground structures or utilities, either in or adjacent to the project.
(4) 
A pavement patch detail is attached for reference.[1]
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Editor's Note: A copy of said detail is on file in the Borough offices.
In case of the sudden break or bursting of any gas or water main where immediate repair is necessary to prevent the discontinuance of essential public services, it shall not be necessary to obtain a permit before beginning such repair, but such permit shall be obtained within two days after the occurrence of such emergency, and this section shall not be construed to exempt any person or corporation repairing said pipes, conduits or mains from any other provision of this article requiring the filing of a bond, containing the conditions hereinabove set forth, with the Borough Clerk.