[Adopted 5-15-1986 by Ord. No. 966 (Ch. 68, Art. I, of the 1970 Borough Code)]
[Amended 7-28-2011 by Ord. No. 1572; 5-2-2013 by Ord. No. 1615; 7-27-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-06]
No person shall alter, demolish or construct any part of the curb or sidewalk within the limits of the Borough of Seaside Park, in the County of Ocean, for the purpose of installing a driveway or an opening in said sidewalk and curb for other purposes, without having first applied for and obtained a permit in writing to do so. Said permit shall be issued by the Code Enforcement Officer.
[Amended 5-2-2013 by Ord. No. 1615; 7-27-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-06]
Before any permit shall be granted, application therefor shall be made in writing to the Zoning Official. Said application shall be signed by the applicant or the duly authorized agent of said applicant and shall designate the location whereupon it is proposed such driveway or opening in the curb and sidewalk shall be constructed. The Code Enforcement Officer shall investigate the work to be done under said application. Any drawings submitted must be to scale and must clearly indicate the dimensions of all work to be done.
[Amended 2-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2020-02]
The policy of the Borough concerning the size and area of curb cuts shall be as hereinafter set forth.
A. 
The Borough shall allow one curb cut per lot. The width of curb cuts shall be between 10 feet and 12 feet, and shall conform to the detail appended to this chapter as Schedule A, entitled "Driveway Apron/Depressed Curb Detail."
B. 
Curb cuts must open into an area located upon the private property of the individual or entity applying for the curb cut, and that area must be able to accommodate a vehicle parked perpendicular to the road and not block any portion of the sidewalk. The minimum area for said off-street parking space shall be nine feet by 20 feet and meet the above-referenced requirements.
C. 
Abandonment. Upon the abandonment of any use of which a driveway or opening in the curb and sidewalk has been constructed, either in the past or in the future, the person owning the adjoining or abutting land shall, within 60 days of said abandonment of the use, reconstruct the sidewalk and curb in accordance with the Borough's required specifications.
Within the Borough of Seaside Park, the following technical specifications shall apply in connection with the placement of a drive, as well as the affected area of sidewalk and curbing resulting therefrom. Additionally, the specifications are the uniform specifications of the Borough in connection with any sidewalk and curb placement or replacement.
A. 
Location. The outside or street side face of the sidewalk shall be set a distance of 30 inches from the back of the curb.
B. 
Concrete sidewalks. Concrete sidewalks and driveways shall be constructed in accordance with the following:
(1) 
Mixing and placing concrete.
(a) 
Immediately before placing the concrete, the subgrade shall be thoroughly dampened and the forms given a coating of light oil. Where removed and used again, the forms shall be thoroughly cleaned and oiled each time before using.
(b) 
Mechanical spreaders will not be required.
(2) 
Finishing.
(a) 
The concrete shall be struck off, with a transverse template resting upon the side forms. After the concrete has been struck off to the required cross section, it shall be finished with floats and straight edges until the required surface requirements have been obtained.
(b) 
When the surface of the concrete is free from water and just before the concrete obtains its initial set, it shall be gone over and finished with a wooden float and brushed with a wet soft-haired brush. The surface of the concrete shall be so finished as to drain completely at all times. All edges shall be finished and rounded with an edging tool having a radius of 1/4 inch.
(c) 
The surface shall be divided into blocks by use of a grooving tool. Grooves shall be so placed as to cause expansion joints to be placed at a groove line. The grooves shall be cut to a depth of not less than 1/2 inch. The edges of the grooves shall be edged with an edging tool having a radius of 1/4 inch.
(d) 
Grooves in the surface reinforced for beam action shall not be placed where the full thickness of concrete is required for strength.
(3) 
Expansion joints.
(a) 
Expansion joints shall be 1/2 inch wide, placed at intervals of approximately 20 feet and shall be filled with preformed expansion joint filler. Expansion joints shall be formed around all appurtenances, such as manholes and utility poles, extending into or through the concrete. Preformed expansion joint filler 1/4 inch thick, shall be installed between concrete and any fixed structure, such as a building or bridge. This expansion joint material shall extend for the full depth.
(b) 
The top and ends of expansion joint material shall be cleaned of concrete, and the expansion joint material shall be so trimmed as to be slightly below the surface of the concrete.
(4) 
Protection and curing.
(a) 
Forms may be removed when removal will not damage the concrete. No pressure shall be exerted upon the concrete in removing forms.
(b) 
Pedestrians will not be allowed upon the concrete sidewalks or driveways until 24 hours after finishing concrete, and no vehicles or loads shall be permitted on any sidewalk, driveway or curb until the concrete has attained sufficient strength.
(c) 
Such barricades and protection devices as are necessary shall be constructed and placed to keep pedestrians and other traffic off the sidewalk or driveway.
(d) 
Any sidewalk or driveway damaged prior to final acceptance shall be repaired by removing concrete within groove limits and replacing it with concrete of the type and finish in the original construction. Damage caused by construction operations shall be repaired.
(5) 
Backfilling. Immediately after removing the side forms, the spaces along the edges of sidewalks shall be filled with suitable material. This material shall be placed in layers not exceeding five inches in loose thickness and compacted until firm.
(6) 
Concrete used in sidewalks shall be ready-mixed portland cement concrete, air-entrained, conforming to the New Jersey Department of Transportation Specifications for Class B, 3,500 psi compressive strength portland cement concrete.
(7) 
Concrete sidewalks shall be five feet in width and shall have a slope of 1/4 inch per foot toward the street. Sidewalk width may be reduced to match existing in the case of replacement or match adjacent in the case of infill new construction. The compacted thickness of the concrete sidewalk shall be not less than four inches, except in driveway areas where the minimum thickness shall be six inches.
[Amended 2-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2020-02]
C. 
Concrete drive aprons.
(1) 
Methods of construction shall be similar to those specified above for sidewalk construction.
(2) 
Materials. Driveway aprons shall also be of portland cement concrete, air-entrained, conforming to the New Jersey Department of Transportation Specifications for Class B, 3,500 psi. Concrete driveway aprons shall be reinforced with welded steel wire fabric having a six-by-six-inch configuration of ten-gauge wire.
(3) 
Expansion joints. Expansion joints of the preformed bituminous type, 1/2 inch thick, shall be placed along all joints where the driveway apron abuts curbing and four-inch-thick nonreinforced concrete sidewalk.
D. 
Notification. The Code Enforcement Officer shall be notified two working days prior to the scheduled placement of concrete to allow for inspection of formwork and to be available for inspection during placement of concrete.
[Amended 7-28-2011 by Ord. No. 1572; 5-2-2013 by Ord. No. 1615; 7-27-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-06]
E. 
Concrete curbing.
(1) 
The location and layout of the curbing shall conform to the curbline location established for the street along which the curbing is to be installed. Curb location and grades shall be staked in the field under the direction of a New Jersey licensed land surveyor. Three sets of cut sheets indicating top-of-curb elevation and curb face location shall be submitted to the Department of Public Works at least five working days prior to the commencement of curb construction.
(2) 
Methods of construction. All work shall be performed by masons skilled and experienced in the construction and finishing of concrete curbing.
(3) 
Materials. The concrete used in constructing curbing shall be air-entrained portland cement concrete, Class B, 3,500 psi compressive strength conforming to all applicable requirements of Section 605 of the New Jersey Department of Transportation Specifications, 1983. Expansion joints shall be of preformed bituminous expansion joint filler, conforming to the requirements of Section 908 of the Standard Specifications.
(4) 
Curb configuration. The curb cross-section configuration shall conform to the Standard Detail, as included herein, and shall be of the standard vertical curb of six by eight by 18.[1] The curb shall have a minimum six-inch reveal or distance between the top of the curb and the gutter. The curb shall be uniform and straight throughout its length. Driveway impressions shall conform to the Standard Detail as herein provided.
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule A, Driveway Apron and Curb Depression Detail, is included at the end of this chapter.
(5) 
Expansion and construction joints. Bituminous expansion joint fillers shall be provided at ten-foot intervals.
(6) 
Base course. Curbing shall be placed on a firm, compacted sand or gravel base, well tamped and free of clay, debris, organic or other matter which may cause curbing to settle.
(7) 
Notification. The Code Enforcement Officer shall be notified two working days prior to the scheduled placement of concrete to allow for inspection of form work and availability for inspection during placement of the concrete.
[Amended 5-2-2013 by Ord. No. 1615; 7-27-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-06]
F. 
Driveway openings. Curbing shall be carried to a full depth of 18 inches below the driveway opening, as shown in the Standard Detail. There shall be a one-and-one-half-inch lip between the top of the curb along the driveway depression and gutterline to prevent stormwater in the gutter from flowing into the driveway.
G. 
Driveway apron and curb depression detail. Schedule A attached hereto sets forth the detail required for driveway aprons and curb depressions.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Schedule A, Driveway Apron and Curb Depression Detail, is included as an attachment to this chapter.
[Amended 11-19-2001 by Ord. No. 1285; 3-25-2010 by Ord. No. 1510; 3-25-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-11]
A. 
A nonrefundable driveway apron application fee of $50 shall be submitted, payable to the Borough of Seaside Park, with the driveway apron permit application.
B. 
A nonrefundable curbing application fee of $50 shall be submitted, payable to the Borough of Seaside Park with the curbing permit application.
C. 
A nonrefundable sidewalk application fee of $50 shall be submitted, payable to the Borough of Seaside Park with the sidewalk permit application.
All repairs to the street affected by the installation of a driveway must be made in accordance with the requirements of Article II of this chapter.
[Amended 12-20-2001 by Ord. No. 1291; 5-2-2013 by Ord. No. 1615]
Any person who violates any one or more sections of this article shall be subject to the general penalty in Chapter 1, Article II, General Penalty, of the Borough Code.