[Amended 5-23-06 by Ord. No. 0-12-06]
A. No person, firm or corporation shall cut, break into or open any
public street, road, or highway in the Township of Winslow and under
the township's dominion and control unless he, they or it has theretofore
obtained a written permit for that purpose from the Township Clerk
under the provisions of this Article.
B. No permits shall be granted on newly resurfaced township streets,
roads, or highways under the township's dominion and control for a
period of five (5) years from the date the Township Engineer certifies
that the resurfacing is complete except in cases of emergency. An
emergency shall include sudden and emergent breaks of any water, sewer,
gas, oil or other ground lines which endanger the life, health and
safety of the public or people of the Township of Winslow or their
property. The making of any such opening or excavation shall be reported
immediately within twenty-four (24) hours to the Police Department
and the Construction Official, and a written permit shall be obtained
within forty-eight (48) hours.
C. An emergency shall be determined exclusively by a majority of the
Township Administrator, Township Engineer, Director of Public Works,
and Municipal Utilities Superintendent, when applicable, who shall
also determine the method utilized for the road opening and such other
requirements they deem appropriate for the protection of the Township
of Winslow, including but not limited to the posting of bond, proof
of insurance, copy of the contractor's or vendor's driver's license,
an application for public water and/or sewer connection, current Department
of Municipal Utilities Standards, securing adequate traffic control
and a determination as to whether or not the permittee shall be responsible
for all costs associated with restoration of the road surface.
[Amended 5-26-2020 by Ord. No. O-2020-016]
[Amended 4-24-18 by Ord. No. O-2018-014]
A. The permit holder, in all instances, shall cause the openings to
be properly filled and the fill to be properly rammed or puddled or
compacted to prevent settlement of the fill, which shall be done immediately
upon completion by the permittee of the work it is doing in said street
opening. Said openings are to be so filled as to permit traffic to
pass over the fill without resurfacing and in safety, and the same
shall be redone by the permittee for so long as same is required until
the surface has been permanently repaved or restored in conformity
with its original condition. The permittee shall periodically re-inspect
and so restore same as required from time to time.
B. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Department of
Public Works and the Municipal Utilities Department, when applicable,
must be notified prior to the permit holder undertaking any permanent
repair. Permanent repair must be performed in accordance with the
following standards:
[Amended 5-26-2020 by Ord. No. O-2020-016]
(1) Approved clean fill compacted in lifts followed by: 6" of compacted
dense graded aggregate; 4" of Bituminous stabilized base, HMA 19M64;
and 2" of tacked bituminous surface course, HMA 12.5M64, applied evenly
within the existing roadway; provided that the size of required surface
course shall be determined by the Director based upon the impact to
the roadway.
(2) Trench openings which run transversely shall be restored to a minimum
of 4 feet wide. Multiple openings within 25 feet of one another and
longitudinal trenches greater than 10 feet shall be milled 2" and
shall have continuous surface paving to grade as outlined below.
C. All trenches/openings which qualify for resurfacing shall be repaved
as follows:
(1) One Travel Lane or Deceleration Lane or Shoulder — Surface
restoration shall extend the length of the area of disturbance and
the width of the lane or to the closest joint.
(2) Openings along the Middle of the Road or exceptionally deep trench
openings — Surface restoration shall extend across the full
width of the paved road.
D. An installation
or permanent repair of a water or sewer line in a roadway with associated
appurtenances is to adhere with current Department of Municipal Utilities
Standards. Standards are available at the Municipal Utilities Office.
A twenty-four-hour notice to the Department of Municipal Utilities
is required for an inspection, or before backfilling an open excavation
or trench. During that time, it's the responsibility of the contractor,
vendor or responsible person in charge, to properly secure and maintain
a safe area until the time of the inspection. To schedule an inspection,
contact the Department of Municipal Utilities 609-567-0700.
[Added 5-26-2020 by Ord.
No. O-2020-016]
[Amended 4-24-18 by Ord. No. O-2018-014]
Should it be necessary for the Township of Winslow to resurface
or repave the street so cut, broken into or opened, at the expense
of the licensee, within ninety (90) days after notice received by
it from the licensee that said opening has been properly filled, which
shall be done in accordance with the following:
A. The cost for resurfacing the opening in any street which is macadamized
or contains asphalt on traprock, asphalt on gravel or bituminous-treated
gravel or which contains some other paved or treated surface shall
match the cost to the Township based upon Winslow's annual publicly-bid
paving contract.
B. The cost of materials resurfacing the opening in an unpaved street with such material as is contained on the other portion of said street shall match the cost to the Township. In addition thereto, the cost of labor and equipment for resurfacing the opening in an unpaved street shall be charged in accordance with the labor and equipment fees set forth in Section
29-1 of Chapter
29 of the Code of the Township of Winslow entitled "Fees," as same is shown in the Schedule of Miscellaneous Fees under Grass Cutting Fees and Cleanup of Debris and Demolition Fees, as same may be amended from time to time.
The Township of Winslow shall retain, from the deposit money
hereinabove referred to, the sum calculated as the cost for said resurfacing
as hereinabove provided, and any sum remaining or unused from said
deposit money shall be returned to the applicant or permittee who
made said deposit in the first instance; however, only after same
has been retained for a period of three (3) additional months from
the date of paving or resurfacing, during which time any additional
resurfacing or refilling of said opening which may be required shall
be done, and the cost of which, as hereinabove provided, shall also
be chargeable and deducted therefrom.
[Amended 4-24-18 by Ord. No. O-2018-014; 5-26-2020 by Ord. No. O-2020-016]
The Township Committee may grant permission to the applicant
or permittee to permanently restore, with his own employees or a contractor
approved by the Township Committee, said road surface. Said restoration
shall be performed in a manner satisfactory to the Director of the
Department of Public Works and the Superintendent of Municipal Utilities
or their designee upon inspection. Only upon the expiration of three
months from the date thereof shall said deposit be returned to the
applicant or permittee and only then upon inspection and approval
of the condition of said restoration by the Director of Public Works
and the Superintendent of Municipal Utilities or their designee to
their satisfaction.