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Editor's Note: Prior ordinances codified herein include Ordinance No. 2/19/51.
[Ord. #91-15, S 1; Ord. #09-028, S 10]
New streets to be constructed in the Township of Bedminster are governed by Section 13-513 "Streets, Curbs and Sidewalks" of Chapter 13 "Land Development" of this codification and are subject to the exclusive approval processes of the Bedminster Township Land Use Board. The general welfare of the township and its residents renders it desirable that certain existing streets, avenues, boulevards, roads, parkways, viaducts, drives or other ways which conform to certain standards, or for which the Bedminster Township Committee modifies those standards, be accepted for dedication to the township. This section establishes standards and procedures for dedication of those aforesaid existing streets and other ways.
[Ord. #91-15, S 1]
As used in this section:
Shall mean and include any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct, drive or other way intended to be used as a thoroughfare by members of the public.
[Ord. #91-15, S 1]
Any individual or other entity, which fulfills the requirements set forth herein, may apply to the Bedminster Township Committee for the dedication of any existing street which has not yet been accepted for dedication by the Township of Bedminster. The requirements for the said application are as follows:
a.
Where the street is owned by an association of home owners or other similar entity, the association will execute the application required hereinafter.
b.
Where the street is shown on a map filed in the Somerset County Clerk's office, but the same has not been accepted for dedication by the Township of Bedminster at least 60% of all property owners abutting on the said street shall execute the application required hereinafter.
c.
Where the street is described in a deed recorded in the Somerset County Clerk's office, all parties shown as grantees in said deed shall execute the application required hereinafter.
d.
Where the street is not shown on a filed map or recorded deed in the Somerset County Clerk's office and the street exists by easement or other arrangement, all property owners abutting on the said street shall execute the application required hereinafter.
e.
Where the street does not fit into any of the above categories, the Bedminster Township Committee will determine, on individual basis, who the proper parties are to execute the application required hereinafter.
f.
The applicant for the acceptance of a street dedication will complete and file 16 copies of the application form which shall be obtained from the township clerk.
g.
The applicant will forward to the township clerk, when the application is filed, either 15 copies of a filed map showing the street to be dedicated, or six prints of a survey prepared by a licensed surveyor or engineer, as required by state law, showing the same.
h.
The township clerk shall determine when the application is complete and present the same to the township committee for action upon that determination.
i.
The applicant shall file with the township, at the time the application is filed, a three hundred ($300.00) dollar fee to cover administrative expenses, the same being nonrefundable. In addition to the said fee, the applicant shall post an escrow account of $2,000 for the purpose of covering engineering, legal and other expenses connected with the review of the application. The said escrow will be held and administered in accordance with the provisions of Section 13-901, et seq. of the Bedminster Township Land Development Ordinance and the governing state statutes.
j.
The applicant shall give notice of the application to the owners of all real property, as shown on the current tax duplicate, as certified by the Bedminster Township tax collector (said collector to charge the customary sum for that service), that abuts on the road to be dedicated. The notice shall contain the name of the road to be dedicated and also at what township committee meeting the application will be heard (address, date and time of meeting) and that the recipient of the notice shall have the right to be heard relative to the application. Notice shall be given by (1) serving a copy thereof on the property owner as shown on the said tax duplicate or his agent in charge of the property, or (2) mailing a copy thereof by certified mail (return receipt requested) to the property owner at the address as shown on the said tax duplicate. The applicant shall also cause a copy of the aforesaid notice to be published once at least five business days before the township committee meeting at which the application will be heard. No notice shall be required to be served upon any party executing the application referred to hereinbefore.
[Ord. #91-15, S 1; Ord. #09-028, S 10]
Before a public meeting is scheduled for the hearing of the dedication application by the Bedminster Township Committee, the application will be reviewed, at a minimum, by the Bedminster Township Land Use Board, the township engineer, township attorney, police chief, superintendent of public works and fire sub-code official and those individuals shall have filed their reports as to the application with the township committee. In the event that a report is not received by the township committee within 45 days of the application being forwarded to the aforesaid individuals, the township committee will be free to act without the receipt of the said report.
[Ord. #91-15, S 1; Ord. #09-028, S 10]
[Ord. #91-15, S 1]
The township committee shall have the ability to relax any of the above minimum standards when it determines that such action would be reasonable under the specifics of each application. In the event that the township committee decides to relax any minimum standard, it shall only do so when it puts into place appropriate measures to reduce any hazard or other detriment resulting from that relaxation. Such appropriate measures may include, but are not limited to, posting of reduced speed limits, posting of no parking or limited parking areas, dedication of additional sight easements, placing of warning/ caution signs or road markings and the like. In no event shall the township committee accept streets that are not paved to the standards set forth in subsection 13-513.1(j) of the Bedminster Township Land Development Ordinance.
[Ord. #91-15, S 1]
All ingress and egress to a street to be dedicated will be directly from already dedicated and accepted public streets. In the alternative the township committee may, at its discretion, allow the said ingress and egress from streets which may not have been accepted at the time of the aforesaid application if it is satisfied that the Township of Bedminster and the public would be adequately protected until the aforesaid streets have been so accepted.
[Ord. #91-15, S 1; Ord. #09-028, S 10]
No name given to any street shall duplicate, or be similar to, any existing street name within the township. All names shall be subject to Bedminster Township Land Use Board approval.
[Ord. #91-15, S 1]
In the event that the township committee approves a requested street dedication, the applicant shall cause to be prepared either a new map in recordable form (where no filed map exists) or an amended map (where a filed map exists) for filing in the Somerset County Clerk's office. The said map shall be prepared by a licensed surveyor or engineer, as required by state law, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Bedminster Township Engineer and shall show or be noted as to all parking, speed, fire zone, through streets, caution signage and the like requirements of the township committee along with all engineering or legal requirements. The said map will also include the metes and bounds of the street to be dedicated. The said map shall be filed with the Somerset County Clerk before the action of the township committee accepting any street dedication shall be effective.
[Ord. #91-15, S 1]
All actions of the township committee as to the acceptance of any street and the imposition of traffic control requirements thereon shall be effective only after the New Jersey Department of Transportation shall approve the same, if said approval is required by law.
[Ord. #91-15, S 1]
The township committee may require the completion of any and all improvements to a street, which it deems appropriate, before accepting the dedication of the same.
[Ord. #3/20/78, A 1, S 1]
The purpose of this section is to establish regulations and fees for the opening of municipal streets within the township.
[Ord. #3/20/78, A 2, S 1]
As used in this section:
Shall mean any person applying for a permit or his duly authorized representative.
Shall mean the public works supervisor of Bedminster Township or his duly authorized representative.
Shall mean any street, road or other public way dedicated to and accepted by the Township of Bedminster, and shall include all of the area thereof lying within the bounds of the dedicated right-of-way.
Shall mean the township clerk of the Township of Bedminster.
Shall mean the township engineer of the Township of Bedminster or his duly authorized representative.
[Ord. #3/20/78, A 3, S 1]
No person shall make any excavation in, or break up or displace the surface of any township street or public place within the township without first obtaining a written permit from the township as hereinafter provided. Such permit shall be valid for 15 calendar days from the date of its issuance, unless an extension of time is requested, in writing, and is approved by the township.
[Ord. #3/20/78, A4, Sl]
Application for a permit shall be made in person at the office of the township clerk by the applicant or his authorized representative upon forms supplied by the township.
[Ord. #3/20/78, A 5, S 1; Ord. #92-11, S 1]
Street opening permits shall not be issued until the applicant has first paid to the township treasurer the fees set forth in the following schedule.
a.
Street openings for the construction of sanitary sewer connections shall be on a total fee basis of $54.00 each
b.
Street openings for the construction of any other type of installation shall be computed as follows:
1.
Single family residential driveway: $54.00 each
2.
Multi-family residential/commercial or industrial driveway: $80.00 each
3.
Other road openings, curbs, sidewalks, drainage improvements, etc: $80.00 each
The entire amount of the fee shall be retained by the township to cover the cost of inspections. |
[Ord. #3/20/78, A 6, SS 1-2; Ord. #92-11, S 1]
a.
No person shall be granted a permit to open any street until and unless there shall be deposited with the township, in cash or by certified check, an amount sufficient to secure the cost of repairing and replacing the street or other surfaces or appurtenances within the street area as may be determined by the township engineer. The minimum amount deemed sufficient for the purposes shall be as follows: $40 per square yard of concrete pavement, $17.50 per square yard for bituminous paved area openings, $7 per square yard for shoulder or gravel road openings, and $12 per lineal foot for curb replacement; provided, nevertheless, the minimum deposit shall be $250.
b.
Any person may file a performance surety bond in double the amount of the above deposits to secure the cost of repairing and replacing such street or other surfaces or appurtenances within the street area in the manner as herein provided. No such bond shall be accepted until the township engineer shall have certified that the amount thereof is sufficient as provided herein and the township attorney shall have approved the sufficiency of the form and execution of the guaranty.
c.
No such security deposit, certified check or performance surety bond shall be released until all repairing and replacing of streets or other surfaces or appurtenances within the street area are fully complete to the satisfaction of the township engineer and all inspection fees paid as provided in this section. In no event shall any such security deposit, certified check or performance surety bond be released within a period of 12 months from completion of the work and until written approval thereof by the township engineer and the supervisor of public works.
[Ord. #3/20/78, A 7, S 1]
It shall be the responsibility of the permittee to give proper notice of the proposed street opening to any person whose pipe, conduits or other structures are laid in the portion of the street to be opened. The notice shall be given in writing a minimum of 72 hours before commencing the opening and the permittee shall, at his own expense, carefully support, maintain in operation and protect from injury such pipe, conduits or other structure. If any damage is caused to such pipe, conduits or structures, the permittee shall restore same, at his own expense, to the condition it was prior to the commencement of work.
[Ord. #3/20/78, A 8, SS 1-4]
a.
The permittee shall properly protect the excavation by the erection of barricades and warning devices and shall arrange the barricades and warning devices in such a manner as to cause a minimum of inconvenience and delay to vehicles and pedestrian traffic.
b.
All excavations shall be completely backfilled at the end of each working day without exception.
c.
Where the free flow of traffic is disrupted, or if the engineer or supervisor decide conditions warrant their use, the permittee shall furnish, at his expense, competent persons to direct traffic.
d.
Unless specifically authorized by the engineer to supervisor, vehicular traffic shall be maintained at all times. Access shall be maintained at all times for emergency vehicles. It shall be the responsibility of the permittee to provide, at his expense, sufficient backfill material to provide immediate access to emergency vehicles if conditions warrant. It shall also be the responsibility of the permittee to notify the township police department and road department 24 hours prior to the start of construction. The failure to notify either the engineer or supervisor as to the start of construction will result in the rejection and replacement of all work done without inspection.
[Ord. #3/20/78, A 9, SS 1-3]
a.
The use of power excavating equipment is prohibited until the edge of the proposed excavation is cut with either a mechanical saw or pneumatic hammer making a cut through the entire pavement thickness.
b.
Excavated material shall be loaded on trucks and removed from the site immediately at the expense of the permittee.
c.
Upon request, special permission may be granted by the engineer or supervisor to tunnel under existing concrete pavement, sidewalks or curbs. In the event permission is granted, the tunnel shall be refilled with class "D" concrete, well compacted in place.
[Ord. #3/20/78, A 10, SS 1-2]
a.
As soon as the pipe or structures are in place and any required inspection has been made, the excavation shall be backfilled with select fill.
b.
Select fill shall be either bank run gravel, sand or an alternate material approved by the engineer or supervisor and shall be placed for the full width and depth of the excavation. The select fill shall be compacted mechanically in one foot lifts for the full depth.
[Ord. #3/20/78, A11,S1]
All grass or wooded areas disturbed within the township right-of-way shall be topsoiled, seeded and mulched within five days after opening of streets or roads. As a condition of application approval, the engineer or supervisor may require a soil erosion and sediment control plan.
[Ord. #3/20/78, A 12, S 1]
The permittee shall place a temporary pavement in the trench area if the trench is to be exposed to traffic overnight. The temporary pavement shall be of a bituminous concrete, shall have a minimum thickness of one (1") inch, and shall remain in place until the permanent pavement is constructed.
[Ord. #3/20/78, A 13, S 1]
Permanent pavement shall be constructed over all exposed areas using the following materials:
a.
Bituminous pavement -two (2") inches of FABC-1 on five (5") inches of bituminous stabilized base.
b.
Concrete pavement—two (2") inches of FABC-1 on five (5") inches of bituminous stabilized base.
c.
Stone pavement—two (2") inches of five-eighths (5/8") inch clean broken stone on five (5") inches quarry process stone.
d.
Earthen roads—five (5") inches of quarry process stone.
e.
Shoulder areas—five (5") inches of quarry process stone.
All thicknesses noted are compacted thicknesses and all temporary pavement must be removed prior to placing of the permanent pavement. |
[Ord. #3/20/78, A 14, S 1]
Public utility companies shall be exempt from all provisions of this section, provided, however, the public utility shall observe the following regulations:
a.
A report shall be filed with the clerk listing the openings to be made, except in case of emergency. The township shall be notified of all emergencies by the next business day.
c.
All disturbed surface areas shall be maintained for a period of two years after completion.
d.
Earthen roadways and shoulders shall be maintained in a safe and level condition for a period of one year after completion.
e.
Regular inspection of the trenches shall be performed and repairs made as required.
[Ord. #3/20/78, A 16, S 1; Ord. #09-028, S 10]
Persons which shall be exempt from the provisions of this section are as follows:
a.
The Bedminster Township Public Works Department.
b.
Any person who is under a specific contract with the Township of Bedminster.
c.
Any person who is performing work in accordance with a site plan or subdivision which has been approved by the township land use board and on which inspection fees have been paid under another applicable township ordinance.
[Ord. #92-11, S 2]
Prior to the issuance of any permit pursuant hereto, the applicant for such permit shall file a certificate of insurance certifying that there is in full force and effect liability and property damage insurance for the protection of the applicant and the township from any and all claims for personal injury including accidental death and property damage in minimum amounts of $300,000 for bodily injury and $50,000 for property damage.
[Ord. #92-11, S 2]
When it shall be necessary to use or store explosives in conjunction with any street opening or right-of-way work, the permittee shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Fire Prevention Code and/or the Uniform Construction Code adopted by the township. The provisions and requirements of the code are in addition to this section.
[Ord. #92-11, S 2]
Street openings or excavations may be made without obtaining a written permit as provided herein in cases of emergency which would reasonably appear to endanger public health or safety. In such emergencies, adequate precautions for the maintenance and protection of traffic shall be taken as provided in subsection 11-2.8. Immediate notice thereof shall be communicated to the township clerk or public works supervisor. Application for a permit shall thereafter be made within a period of 48 hours and the provisions of this section shall be met.
[Ord. #92-11, S 2]
Every permittee shall, as a condition of accepting any permit issued hereunder, save and hold harmless the township and indemnify the township from and against any loss, damage, claim, expense or demand whatsoever, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs arising out of any matter resulting from the opening of any street and the issuance of a permit therefor.
[Ord. #84-12, S 1]
No person shall establish a driveway or other ingress or egress for vehicles into any public right-of-way without having first received a driveway opening permit, the purpose of this section being to prevent unsafe traffic conditions as well as mud and/or stormwater from entering the public right-of-way.
[Ord. #84-12, S 2]
Permit applications shall be obtained at the office of the township clerk or at the office of the public works supervisor at the municipal garage and must be completed and submitted to the public works supervisor two weeks before the date for which the permit is requested.
[Ord. #84-12, S 3]
The public works supervisor in consultation with the township engineer shall approve, condition or deny all applications in writing within two weeks of the submission of an application.
[Ord. #84-12, S 4]
In the review of an application, the public works supervisor shall consider the following information which shall be provided by the applicant.
a.
The distance from the side property lines and any other driveway openings to the nearest side of the driveway.
b.
The angle of the driveway to the street. Angles other than 90 degrees to be approved by the Township Engineer.
c.
The width of each opening and total number of openings existing on the subject property.
d.
The grade of the driveway as it relates to the roadway, and the drainage of the roadway under the subject driveway.
e.
The proposed surface of the driveway.
[Ord. #84-12, S 6]
There shall be no fee for this permit. This section shall not apply to driveways which are provided for in site plan approvals or in major subdivision approvals in accordance with Chapter 13, Land Development.
[Ord. #87-7, SS 1, 2; Ord. #91-27; Ord. #93-9; Ord. #93-12; Ord. #99-25, S 1; amended 12-2-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-025]
a.
Each street, road or highway of the Township of Bedminster shall be known as and by the name contained in the following list of public street names, as set forth before the description of each such street, respectively:
Established Name and Description | Previous Names |
|---|---|
Airport Road Bridgewater Township line at end of Love Road, north to Burnt Mills Road | Osborne Road Love Road |
Autumn Ridge Road | |
Bedminster Terrace | Bedminster Terrace |
Berkshire Court | |
Black River Road Lamington Road north to Pottersville Road | Pottersville Road |
Lane Cemetery Road | Old Vliettown Road |
Bunn Road | Bunn Road |
Cedar Ridge Road River Road north to Lamington Road | Grunwall Road |
Clucas Brook Road | |
Cowperthwaite Road Branchburg Township line north and northwest to Lamington Burnt Mills Road to River Road | Cowperthwaite Road, Walsh Road, Burnt Mills-Lamington Road |
Daly Road | |
Deer Haven Road | River Edge Road and Deer Haven Road. |
Desiree Court | |
Drummers Log Lane | |
Elm Street East from Main Street to Field Road | Elm Street, School Street |
Fairview Drive From Lamington Road north to dead end | |
Fowler Road | Brady Overhead Bridge Road, Division Road |
Frontage Road North from Burnt Mills Road | |
Gatehouse Road | |
Hacklebarney Road Pottersville Road north to Morris County Line | Hacklebarney Road |
Hillside Avenue | Hillside Avenue |
Hillside Avenue State Highway Route 206 to White Oak Lane | |
Holland Road | Martin-Kissel Road Holland Avenue |
Jordanna Court | |
Kestral Lane | |
Laomatong Way | |
Larger Cross Road South Lamington Road to River Road | Hickory Corner-Larger Cross Road, Dillon Road, Larger Cross Road |
Larger Cross Road North Lamington Road to Pottersville Road | |
Laura Lane | |
Lisk Hill Road | Hacklebarney Road, Union Grove Road |
Long Lane | Long Lane, Honeyman Lane |
Longview Road From intersection of Union Grove and Daly to Morris County Line | Union Grove Road |
Mathews Drive | |
McCann Mill Road | |
Meadow Road | North Branch Road, Cornell Road, Fish Hatchery Road |
Miller Lane | |
Milnor Road | Milnor Lane |
Mt. Prospect Road | Pigtail Mountain Road |
O'Brien Court | |
Old Dutch Place | |
Old Dutch Road East Route 206 to Peapack Road | Pyle-Clucas Road |
Old Dutch Road West Route 206 to Holland Road | Pyle-Clucas Road |
Old Stonehouse Road | |
Revere Drive | |
River Road West Hunterdon County Line east to Cowperthwaite Road | Halls Bridge Road, Stillwell Road, Whitney Road, Cutting Whitney Road, River Road |
Riverwood Avenue | Riverwood Avenue |
Robertson Drive | |
Sergeant David Stoddard Court | |
Ski Hill Drive | |
Smoke Rise Lane | |
Southfield Drive | |
Spook Hollow Road | Hyde-Griffin Road |
Steeplechase Court | |
Tuttle Avenue | Tuttle Road |
Union Grove Road North from Pottersville Road to intersection of Daly Road and Longview Road | Stevens-Tubbs Road |
COUNTY ROADS | |
Burnt Mills Road | County Route 620 |
Lamington Road Hunterdon County Line east to State Highway Route 202 at Hillside Avenue | County Route 523 |
Pottersville Road | County Route 512 County Route 7 |
Schley Mountain Road State Highway 202/206 east to Bernards Township Line | Schley Mountain Road |
Rattlesnake Bridge Road | County Route 523 |
Washington Valley Road Pluckemin east to Bridgewater Township line | Washington Valley Road, County Route 620 |
STATE ROADS | |
Main Street Far Hills Borough line to Hillside Avenue | Main Street |
Somerville Road Hillside Avenue to State Highway Route 202/206 split | State Highway 32 |
State Highway 202/206 Bridgewater Township line to Route 202/206 split | State Highway 31 |
State Highway 206 Route 202/206 split to Chester Township line | State Highway 31 |
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Editor's Note: Prior ordinances codified herein include portions of Ordinance No. 91-14.
[Ord. #93-33, S 1]
The definitions established in N.J.S.A. 40:67-23.2, as may be supplemented and amended from time to time, are incorporated herein as if set forth at length.
[Ord. #93-33, S 1]
The Township of Bedminster will prepare a standard direct payment agreement in consultation with qualified private communities for the reimbursement of certain services pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:67-23.2 et seq., that agreement will be forwarded in final standard form to all qualified private communities for execution.
[Ord. #93-33,S1]
Upon execution by all qualified private communities of the standard direct payment agreement, the same will be executed by the Township of Bedminster and will govern the reimbursement to qualified private communities for certain services as required by N.J.S.A. 40:67-23.2 et seq.
[Ord. #93-33, S 1]
In the event that all qualified private communities fail to execute the standard direct payment agreement, the same will not be effective and the Township of Bedminster will adopt an ordinance which will establish a reimbursement plan for certain services pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:67-23.2 et seq. which will then be applicable to all qualified private communities.
[Ord. #94-07, S 1]
For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
a.
PRIVATE UNPAVED ROAD – Shall mean those roads of dirt or gravel surface not dedicated to or accepted by the township and used primarily for use by automobiles or other motorized vehicles, as are identified in subsection 11-5A.7 of this code.
b.
QUALIFIED PRIVATE COMMUNITY (QPC) – Shall mean a residential condominium, cooperative, fee simple community, or horizontal property regime, the residents of which do not receive any tax abatement or tax exemption related to its construction, comprised of a community trust or other trust device, condominium association, or council of co-owners, wherein the cost of maintaining private unpaved roads and streets, and providing essential services is paid for by a not-for-profit entity consisting exclusively of unit owners within the community. The QPC must be either the fee owner of the private unpaved road to be maintained, or possess assigned rights from all respective property owners on such road vesting the QPC with a legal interest in the road.
[Ord. #94-07, S 1]
The township will make available to any QPC, for and by all residents of any private unpaved road, routine grading and drainage system maintenance upon request of the QPC. The cost of such work shall be in lieu of providing other services as more particularly set forth in the Condominium Services Law.
[Ord. #94-07, S 1]
a.
Any such QPC may also submit a request to the township engineer and the township department of public works for provision of more extensive repair and replacement work or dust control treatment to be performed on the private unpaved roadway than routine grading and drainage system maintenance. The township may agree to perform such work with any and all costs billed to the QPC for such extensive repair and replacement work or for dust control treatment if, and only if: (i) the township engineer and the supervisor of the department of public works conclude that the township has the manpower and equipment to perform the work requested; and (ii) the performance of the work requested will not interfere with the scheduled or anticipated maintenance of public roadways.
b.
Any QPC requesting maintenance assistance from the township shall be required to pay the cost of any insurance riders required by the township to enable municipal vehicles to operate on private unpaved roads and streets within the QPC.
c.
The availability of township maintenance assistance as set forth above shall in no way prohibit a QPC from engaging third parties to perform maintenance work or services on private unpaved roads within the township.
d.
Any QPC shall, as a prerequisite to receiving municipal maintenance assistance, execute a hold harmless agreement running to the benefit of the township in a form acceptable to the township attorney.
[Ord. #94-07, S 1]
a.
The township shall not provide snowplowing services for private unpaved roads.
b.
The township will reimburse a QPC for snowplowing expenses pursuant to the schedule below upon application of the QPC for such expenses. Snowplowing reimbursement shall be provided only if the QPC provides copies of bills evidencing that a private contractor performed the service. The expense/amount of snowplowing reimbursement will not exceed the estimated cost of such service to the township if performed by the township on public roads passable by township equipment.
d.
The township will reimburse QPCs on an annual basis for the snowplowing costs with invoices to be submitted no later than July 1 of the year for which reimbursement is sought. The invoices must be submitted with appropriate township voucher forms. Reimbursement by the township shall take place within 45 days from the receipt of properly completed voucher forms.
[Ord. #94-07, S 1]
a.
The maintenance of a private unpaved road not administered by a QPC shall remain the sole responsibility of the owners/residents of the same.
b.
The owners/residents of such private unpaved roads within the township shall have the obligation to keep such roads free of debris, potholes, and other obstacles which render the passage thereon unduly difficult, or make it likely that emergency vehicles will encounter difficulty in reaching any destination on said roads, or may only pass on such roads with a probability that damage to vehicles will be sustained, or that the presence of such debris and obstacles will delay the rendering of emergency services. In the event that the owners/residents of private unpaved roads fail to so maintain such roads, the township may serve one or more owners/residents with a notice of violation pursuant to subsection 3-3.1 compelling the owners/residents to abate the conditions cited. If the owners/residents do not abate the conditions within the time period specified in the notice, the township may undertake the work itself and assess the costs of the work against the property owners pursuant to subsection 3-3.4 of this code.
[Ord. #94-07,S1]
The performance of any of the services by the township as set forth in this section upon any of the private unpaved roads shall in no way be deemed or construed to be an acceptance by the township of any of said roads for public purposes.
[Ord. #94-07, S 1]
Private Unpaved Road | Estimated Length |
|---|---|
Windsor Terrace | 1816.60 feet |
Colt Lane | 3175.68 feet |
White Oak Lane | 767.51 feet |
Old Farm Road | 3410.70 feet |
Old Farm Lane | 1593.00 feet |
Thosmor Road (two sections) | 1232.52 feet(50 foot wide section) 1546.00 feet(16 foot wide section) |
Willow Drive | 1137.80 feet |
Field Road | 160 feet |
Field Drive | 345.64 feet |
Preston Terrace | 1018.50 feet |
Somerset Terrace | 1496.02 feet |
Victory Road | 1355.98 feet |
[Ord. #91-15, Al]
The construction and maintenance of all driveway aprons and/or driveways located within the public right-of-way area shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property which fronts upon the said right-of-way.
[Ord. #92-23, S 1; Ord. #94-07, S 2]
The township will maintain only roadways which have been properly dedicated as public streets and officially accepted by the township or as otherwise required by law. The maintenance of private roadways, common driveways and the like will be the sole responsibility of the owner(s) of the same except as provided in Section 11-5A of this code. The maintenance of subdivision or site plan roadways which are to be dedicated to the township in the future is the responsibility of the developer until the roadway is officially accepted by the township. In the event the developer is no longer a viable entity, the maintenance of the roadway shall be the responsibility of the bonding company or other party which is providing the performance guarantee for the improvements. Where municipal approvals indicate anticipated dedication/acceptance of the roadway by the township, if neither a developer or bonding entity exists to complete the improvements, the township shall be responsible to maintain the roadway, at least to the extent that it remains reasonably passable. The township will determine if unfinished improvements relative to the roadways to be dedicated/accepted by the township will be completed at the township's expense or by special assessment of those property owners fronting on the roadway. Generally, the said improvement will be accomplished by special assessment unless good cause is shown for use of other funding.
[Ord. #92-23, S 1]
a.
In the event that a property owner or owners request, in writing, the township to pave all or a portion of a public dirt roadway that abuts their property, the township committee will follow the following procedure:
1.
The township committee will schedule a public hearing relative to the request.
2.
All property owners within two hundred (200') feet of the proposed roadway will be notified by certified mail by the requesting party at least 10 days before the public meeting at which the township committee will consider the request that the said public meeting will be held (specifying the time, date, location, the specifics of the improvement request and that the township committee will consider whether the improvement should be paid for as a general improvement (general tax revenues); through the local improvement process (charged to the properties benefiting the most therefrom) or, if acceptable to the party requesting the improvement, payment by that party.
3.
Notice of the said request (of the form set forth above) will be published by the requesting party in an official township newspaper at least 10 days before the scheduled township committee meeting.
4.
The public works supervisor and the township engineer will prepare an estimate of the requested improvement costs and present the same to the township committee before the scheduled public hearing.
5.
The township committee will conduct the scheduled public hearing.
6.
In the event that the township committee finds that the requested improvement should be completed, it will determine whether the same would be accomplished as a general improvement; whether the same should be completed as a local improvement and the properties benefiting therefrom assessed for the improvement costs or, if acceptable to the party requesting the improvement, payment by that party. In the event the party requesting the improvement agrees to pay for the same, the township committee will establish specific procedures for the payment of the said improvements and require the execution of a contract by the party requesting the same before completing the improvements.
[Ord. #92-23, S 1]
Decisions concerning the authorization to complete projects covered by this policy will be made by the township committee after due consideration of the above factors and the committee's decisions will be considered final.
[Ord. #94-11, S 1]
The township shall not be liable to any person for damage to mailboxes or mailposts or any other structures located in public rights-of-way as established under Section 13-513 of this code when such damage occurs during the course of township snow removal efforts or activities on public roadways.
[Ord. #2003-35, S 1]
The owner or tenant of real property abutting, adjoining, or bordering any public street shall remove all snow and ice from the abutting, adjoining, or bordering sidewalk, or driveway within the public right of way, of said public street, excluding any municipal hike and/or bike path, within 24 hours of the snow having fallen or the ice having formed thereon.
[Ord. #2003-35, S 1]
Compliance with subsection 11-8.1 of this Section 11-8 shall be monitored and enforced by the Bedminster Township Police Department. Failure to comply shall result in the issuance of a written warning. Upon receipt of the initial written warning, if the owner or tenant fails to remove the snow and/or ice within:
a.
12 hours, said failure shall result in the issuance of a summons and a one hundred ($100.00) dollar fine;
b.
36 hours, said failure shall result in the issuance of an additional summons and a two hundred ($200.00) dollar fine;
c.
60 hours, said failure shall result in the issuance of an additional summons and a three hundred ($300.00) dollar fine; and
d.
84 hours, said failure shall result in the issuance of an additional summons and a four hundred ($400.00) dollar fine.
[Ord. #2003-35, S 1]
If the owner or tenant fails to comply with subsection 11-8.1 of this Section 11-8, the principal public works manager (PPWM), or someone under his or her direction or supervision, may remove the snow and/or ice at any time should he or she believe that a public safety and health issue exists. In such an event, the owner or tenant of the real property shall be responsible for reimbursing the township for the cost of the snow and/or ice removal. If the owner or tenant fails to reimburse the township, the cost of the removal shall be assessed upon the tax records and books of the township against the lands abutting, adjoining, or bordering the sidewalk or driveway, with interest thereon, calculated in the same manner as for past due taxes, irrespective of whether the enforcement is sought against the tenant or owner. Such costs shall become a lien upon the lands and shall be added to and form a part of the taxes to be billed, assessed and levied upon such lands for the quarter following such removal, and such costs shall be certified by the PPWM to the collector of taxes for that purpose and be collected in the same manner as other taxes. The owner of the real property shall receive written notice within 30 days of the lien being placed against the property.
[Ord. #2010-015, S 1]
This section requires the retrofitting of existing storm drain inlets which are in direct contact with repaving, repairing, reconstruction, or resurfacing or alterations of facilities on private property, to prevent the discharge of solids and floatables (such as plastic bottles, cans, food wrappers and other litter) to the municipal separate storm sewer system(s) operated by the Township of Bedminster so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and prescribes penalties for the failure to comply. In order to facilitate the upgrading of storm drain inlets, the township will maintain a list of suppliers in the area which keep inlet grates and compliant ECO heads in stock.
[Ord. #2010-015, S 1]
For the purpose of this section, the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein unless their use in the text of this section clearly demonstrates a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural number include the singular number, and words used in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
Shall mean a conveyance or system of conveyances (including roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, man-made channels, or storm drains) that is owned or operated by Bedminster Township or other public body, and is designed and used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal jurisdiction.
Shall mean an opening in a storm drain used to collect stormwater runoff and includes, but is not limited to, a grate inlet, curb-opening inlet, slotted inlet, and combination inlet.
Shall mean the ocean and its estuaries, all springs, streams and bodies of surface or ground water, whether natural or artificial, within the boundaries of the State of New Jersey or subject to its jurisdiction.
[Ord. #2010-015, S 1]
No person in control of private property (except a residential lot with one single-family house) shall authorize the repaving, repairing (excluding the repair of individual potholes), resurfacing (including top coating or chip sealing with asphalt emulsion or a thin base of hot bitumen), reconstructing or altering any surface that is in direct contact with an existing storm drain inlet on that property unless the storm drain inlet either:
[Ord. #2010-015, S 1]
Storm drain inlets shall comply with the following standard to control passage of solid and floatable materials through storm drain inlets. For purposes of this paragraph, solid and floatable materials means sediment, debris, trash, and other floating, suspended, or settleable solids. For exemptions to this standard see paragraph c hereinbelow.
a.
Property owners shall use either of the following grates whenever they use a grate in pavement or another ground surface to collect stormwater from that surface into a storm drain or surface water body under that grate:
1.
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) bicycle safe grate, which is described in Chapter 2.4 of the NJDOT Bicycle Compatible Roadways and Bikeways Planning and Design Guidelines (April 1996); or
2.
A different grate, if each individual clear space in that grate has an area of no more than seven (7.0) square inches, or is no greater than 0.5 inches across the smallest dimension.
Examples of grates subject to this standard include grates in grate inlets, the grate portion (non-curb-opening portion) of combination inlets, grates on storm sewer manholes, ditch grates, trench grates, and grates of spacer bars in slotted drains. Examples of ground surfaces include surfaces of roads (including bridges), driveways, parking areas, bikeways, plazas, sidewalks, lawns, fields, open channels, and stormwater basin floors.
b.
Whenever property owners use a curb-opening inlet, the clear space in that curb opening (or each individual clear space, if the curb opening has two or more clear spaces) shall have an area of no more than seven (7.0) square inches, or be no greater than two (2.0") inches across the smallest dimension.
c.
This standard does not apply:
1.
Where the municipal engineer agrees that this standard would cause inadequate hydraulic performance that could not practicably be overcome by using additional or larger storm drain inlets that meet these standards;
2.
Where flows are conveyed through any device (e.g., end of pipe netting facility, manufactured treatment device, or a catch basin hood) that is designed, at a minimum, to prevent delivery of all solid and floatable materials that could not pass through one of the following:
3.
Where flows are conveyed through a trash rack that has parallel bars with one (1") inch spacing between the bars; or
4.
Where the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection determines, pursuant to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places Rules at N.J.A.C. 7:4-7.2(c), that action to meet this standard is an undertaking that constitutes an encroachment or will damage or destroy the New Jersey Register listed historic property.
[Ord. #2010-015, S 1]
This section shall be enforced by the Bedminster Township Engineering Department or any person(s) designated by the township administrator to perform such inspections for the township. These person(s) can be, but are not limited to, the zoning officer, department of public works superintendent, and building code official.
[Ord. #2010-015, S 1]
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this section shall be subject to one warning in accordance with this section. For each subsequent violation, the penalty shall be in accordance with Section 1-5 of the Revised Ordinances of the Township of Bedminster. Each storm drain inlet that is not retrofitted to meet the design standard shall be considered a separate offense.