[1978 Code § 14-2.1]
As used in this chapter:
Shall mean any means for passage of vehicles between property
abutting a street and the street. It shall include only that portion
of the driveway or access road that lies within the established right-of-way
limits of the street.
Shall mean any person who makes application for a permit
under the provisions of this section.
Shall mean the putting together, building, or placing of
any materials upon, through or over the street, curb, sidewalk or
areas within the right-of-way of any street, alley or lane within
the Township which could interfere with the public's use of said
street or sidewalk.
Shall mean any unforeseen circumstances or occurrence, the
existence of which constitutes a clear and immediate danger to persons
or properties.
Shall mean the putting together, building, or placing of
any materials upon, through or over the street, curb, sidewalk or
areas within the right-of-way of any street, alley or lane within
the Township which could interfere with the public's use of said
street or sidewalk.
Shall mean the digging of any trench or excavation through
or under the street, curb, sidewalk or right-of-way, or the cutting
into or opening and removal of any of the pavement surfaces, curb
or sidewalks within the right-of-way of any street, curbs or sidewalks
within the Township.
Shall mean the person designated by the Township Manager
to process applications and permits for street excavation and construction.
Shall mean anybody incorporated and politic created, pursuant
to the laws of the State of New Jersey.
Shall mean any person who has been issued a permit and has
agreed to fulfill all terms of this section.
Shall mean and include any natural person, partnership, firm,
association, utility, corporation or authority created pursuant to
an act of the State of New Jersey. Whenever used in any section prescribing
and imposing a penalty, the term person as applied to associations
shall mean the partnership members thereof, and, as applied to corporations,
the officers thereof.
Shall mean any company subject to the jurisdiction of and
control by the New Jersey Public Utilities Commission, or the Federal
Communications Commission.
Shall mean and include any street, public easement, right-of-way,
highway, alley, way or road in the Township.
Shall mean excavation, construction, erection of obstructions
or the establishment of any access from abutting property to a street,
which access will be used by vehicles as a driveway or means of egress
or ingress to said streets.
Shall mean any excavation, construction or erection of obstructions
within the right-of-way of Township streets which do not fall within
the definition of street occupancy.
Shall mean the Township of Sparta, County of Sussex, State
of New Jersey.
[1978 Code § 14-2.2 a]
It shall be unlawful for any person to make any street opening,
which shall include any excavation, any construction or erection of
any obstruction of any kind upon, in, under or over the right-of-way
of any street, or to make any street occupancy, without first securing
a permit from the Township for each separate undertaking; however,
any person maintaining pipe, lines or other underground facilities
in or under the surface of any street may proceed with opening without
a permit when emergency circumstances demand the work be done immediately,
provided that the permit could not reasonably or practically have
been obtained beforehand. The person shall thereafter apply for a
permit on the first regular business day on which the Township offices
are opened for business and said permit shall be retroactive to the
date when the work was begun. In all cases where emergency openings
are necessary, the Township Police Department shall be notified prior
to such openings.
[1978 Code § 14-2.2b]
Any person desiring to tear up, open or make excavation of a
right-of-way in the Township shall first submit an application to
the Public Works Official in quadruplicate for a permit therefor,
together with plans indicating and describing in detail the work to
be performed, the estimated length of time required to perform the
same, and the estimated cost thereof.
[1978 Code § 8-14; § 14-2.2 c; New]
a.
Applications for permits referred to herein shall be accompanied
by deposits of money sufficient to cover the fees for said openings,
which fees may be amended from time to time, and any escrow which
may be required to defray inspection costs. The Public Works Department,
upon receipt of a properly completed application, shall determine
the amount of the deposit to be made by the permittee in accordance
with the schedule of charges established by ordinance of the Township
Council. The deposit shall be paid at the time the permit is received
and the deposit shall be used to reimburse the Township for the cost
of all necessary inspections of said work, the cost of restoration
or for any other purpose set forth in this section. The Township may
elect to waive this requirement insofar as it pertains to a public
utility company if such company files with the Township its corporate
bond in a form satisfactory to the Township Attorney, conditioned
upon the payment to the Township of all costs which would otherwise
be covered by and paid out of such a deposit. In the event any public
utility company elects to file such a bond, the Township shall bill
such company monthly for such costs as they accrue. If any deposit
is less than sufficient to pay all costs, the permittee shall, upon
demand, pay to the Township an amount equal to the deficiency. If
the permittee fails or refuses to pay such deficiency, the Township
may institute an action to recover the same in any court of competent
jurisdiction until such deficiency is paid in full. No additional
permits will be issued to such a permittee.
b.
Road Opening permit, square yard: $25 - Refund upon final inspection.
Inspection/Administrative fee: $100 - Non-refundable.
[1978 Code § 14-2.2d]
Permits for excavations in any street shall be granted only
upon the following conditions, and such other conditions as may from
time to time be hereafter adopted, to wit:
a.
Barriers. Any excavation shall be guarded by the permittee by the
erection of suitable barriers and notices of such excavation by day,
and sufficient and suitable lights at night, and by such other reasonable
structures or notice as the Township Public Works Official shall prescribe.
b.
Maximum Width of Excavation or Obstruction. If any construction or
excavation or obstruction or occupancy shall extend for the full width
of the road, only 1/2 of the road shall be disturbed or obstructed
at one time, which half shall be backfilled or cleared before the
remaining 1/2 is excavated or obstructed in order that the public
travel over said road remain unimpeded and that it remain open at
all times.
c.
Additional Work Not Covered in Permit. No person to whom a permit
has been granted shall perform any of the work authorized by such
permit in any amount greater than that specified in the permit, except
that, upon approval by the Public Works Official, additional work
may be done under the provisions of the permit in such amount as the
Public Works Official shall deem appropriate and necessary to complete
the work. Any deposit or bond posted in connection with the permit
shall be reviewed to insure that any such additional work is covered
and may be approved pursuant to this section within the limits mentioned
herein.
d.
Expiration of Permit; Extensions. Work for which a permit has been
issued shall be completed within 30 days after the issuance of the
permit unless otherwise specified. If not so completed, the permit
shall be automatically terminated unless the permittee applies to
the Public Works Official for an extension of time within which to
perform the work. If such an extension is granted, the original permit
shall remain in force for the period of time specified in the extension.
Permittee shall notify the Township Police Department and the Public
Works Official at least 24 hours prior to the initial commencement
of work.
e.
Hours of Operation. All work must be performed during time specified
in the following schedule:
Monday through Friday - 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
No work may be performed on any Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
All street excavations and openings must be closed and all obstructions
removed from the Township rights-of-way at all other times. Exceptions
are granted only in an emergency or when permission is obtained in
advance from the Public Works Official. If a street opening or excavation
is left at any incomplete stage for over 24 hours, it may be deemed
contrary to the public interest by the Township.
f.
Nontransferable. Permits are not transferable from one person to
another and the work shall not be made in any place other than the
location specifically designated in the permit.
g.
Insurance Requirements. Permittee shall provide prior to being issued
any permit proof of adequate insurance and in conjunction therewith
agree to protect, defend, indemnify and save harmless the Township
agents or officers thereof from all claims, suits, actions and proceedings
of every nature and description which may be brought against the Township
officers or agents thereof for or on account of any injuries or damages
to persons and/or public or private property due to any materials
or workmanship or for or on account of any accident or any other acts
of negligence or omissions of said applicant or his agents, servants
or employees and the Township shall not in any way be liable therefor.
h.
Utility and Township Excavations; Restorations. All street excavation
or construction work required by utilities owned and/or operated by
the Township shall be made and restored under the direction and/or
supervision of the Public Works Official. The permit fee, deposit
and bond requirements of this section shall not be applicable to any
openings or occupancies made by such municipally owned and/or operated
utilities. All restorations shall be made in accordance with Township
specifications as provided in the Sparta Township Comprehensive Land
Management Code.
i.
Liability Insurance. Permittee shall provide the Township with an
acceptable certificate of insurance indicating that the permittee
and the Township are insured against claims for damages for personal
injury as well as against claims for property damage which may arise
from or out of the performance of the work, or that such performance
be by permittee, his subcontractor or anyone directly or indirectly
employed by him. Such insurance shall cover all manner of liability,
including but not limited to collapse, explosion, hazards and underground
work by equipment on the street, and shall include protection against
liability arising from completed operations. The amount of the insurance
shall be prescribed by the Public Works Official in accordance with
the nature of the risk involved, provided, however, that liability
insurance for bodily injury in effect shall not be less than $100,000
for each person, $300,000 for each accident and for property damages
not less than $50,000 with an aggregate of $100,000 for all accidents.
A public utility company or municipal authority may be relieved of
the obligation of submitting such a certificate if it submits satisfactory
evidence that said company or authority and the Township are insured,
or it has adequate provision for self-insurance of itself and the
Township in accordance with the requirements of this section. Public
utilities and authorities may submit annually such evidence of insurance
coverage in lieu of individual submissions for each permit.
j.
Use of Streets During Work. Permits shall be granted subject to the
right of the Township or any other person to lawfully use the street
for any purpose not inconsistent with the permit. The Township shall
also have the right to require the persons using the street to allow
reasonable additional uses of said person's facilities in order
to avoid duplication of facilities and congestion of said streets.
k.
Prohibition
Period.
[Added 9-10-2019 by Ord. No. 19-13]
1.
Newly constructed or resurfaced streets shall be termed "prohibition
streets" within this chapter. Permission to excavate in prohibition
streets will not be granted for five years after the completion of
street overlays. Utilities shall plan well enough in advance to determine
alternate methods of making necessary repairs to avoid excavating
in newly resurfaced streets.
(b)
The Township Engineer or his designee shall maintain a list
of all prohibition streets indicating the location limits, the date
of the completion of construction or resurfacing and the date the
prohibition expires. The list shall be made available to the public
and be kept current. If an exception is granted under this subsection,
the individual or entity obtaining the road opening permit shall repave
the entire portion of the street that is disturbed by the street opening
from the edge of the pavement to the edge of the pavement on the opposite
side of the street, unless the Township Engineer directs otherwise.
2.
Approval by the Township Engineer or his or her designee shall be
obtained prior to any excavation in a prohibition street under the
exceptions listed above. To request a waiver, the applicant must submit
a written request to the Township Engineer or his or her designee
immediately or within 24 hours under an eminent hazard condition where
time is of the essence. In granting the waiver, the Township Engineer
or his or her designee shall consider the following:
(a)
The location of the excavation.
(b)
Description of the work to be performed.
(c)
The reason(s) the work was not performed before the street was
paved.
(d)
The reason(s) the work cannot be deferred until after the prohibition
period.
(e)
The reason(s) the work cannot be performed at another location.
(f)
The reason(s) it is justified as an emergency to excavate the
prohibition street.
(g)
The Township Engineer or his or her designee will verify that
the applicant has analyzed all feasible alternatives to make the necessary
repairs using a trenchless method in prohibition streets to avoid
excavating a newly resurfaced street whenever possible.
3.
Any person seeking a waiver for any other reason than those listed
in the exceptions listed above shall require approval from the Township
Council. The Township Council shall only grant a waiver after determining
that the waiver is deemed in the best interest of the Township of
Sparta and that the waiver is necessary for unforeseen circumstances
not anticipated in this chapter.
[1978 Code § 14-2.2 e]
a.
Every person owning, using, controlling or having an interest in
pipes, conduits, ducts or other structures under the surface of any
street used for the purpose of supplying or conveying gas, electricity,
communication, impulses, water or steam to or from the Township or
to or from its inhabitants, or for any other purposes, shall file
with the Public Works Official within 120 days thereafter after the
adoption of this section plans or "as-built prints" containing the
names of the Township streets wherein the aforementioned facility
owned by such a person are located. The presented prints shall show
location and depth of existing facilities.
b.
Whenever any pipe, conduit, duct, tunnel or other structure located
under the surface of any street or the use thereof is abandoned, a
person owning, using, controlling or having an interest therein shall,
within 30 days after such abandonment, file with the inspector a statement
in writing giving in detail the location of the structure so abandoned.
Whenever there are manholes or tunnels associated with abandoned underground
facilities, such manholes or tunnels shall be filled in at the time
of abandonment and the Public Works Official shall be notified thereof
in writing.
c.
When the Township plans to pave or improve streets in which there
are abandoned facilities, the owners of such facilities shall be required
to remove them if, in the opinion of the Township Engineer their removal
is in the best interest of the Township. If the owner shall refuse
to remove such facilities, the Township shall remove the abandoned
facilities and the owner shall reimburse the Township for such removal.
[1978 Code § 14-2.2f]
This section shall relate to curb cuts, cross-overs or other
means of access from abutting properties to the streets.
[1978 Code § 14-2.3 a]
Whenever the Public Works Official shall find that a default
has occurred in the performance of any term or condition of the permit,
written notice thereof shall be given to the applicant. Such notice
shall state the work to be done and the period of time deemed by the
Public Works Official to be reasonably necessary for the completion
of the work. After the receipt of such notice, the applicant within
the time therein specified shall cause the required work to be performed.
Failure to complete this work by the specified date will cause the
Township to file a complaint against the permittee before a Judge
of the Municipal Court in a court of competent jurisdiction for violation
of this section. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist after
the specified date in the notice shall constitute a separate offense;
or the applicant shall bear all costs of restoring and/or completing
the work should the Township be compelled to complete and/or rectify
a situation which is or may become a threat to the health, safety
and welfare of the public.
[1978 Code § 12-2.3b]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this section or of any regulations and specifications adopted thereunder relating to street openings and occupancies shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to the penalty stated in Chapter 1, § 1-5 for each offense and costs of the prosecution for each day that a violation is committed. In the event that a person has made any street occupancy and/or excavation permit to cover retroactively such work as has been performed, this previously performed work shall be brought into compliance with all the Township regulations and specifications pertaining to street occupancy or excavation.
[1978 Code § 14-2.4]
Upon notification by the permittee that all work authorized
by the permit has been completed, and after restoration of the opening
according to specifications, the Public Works Official shall determine
if an additional deposit shall be required, which deposit shall be
paid. In the event that deposits are not required within a period
of two years following restoration, said deposit shall be returned
to permittee.
[1978 Code § 14-3.1; Ord. No. 05-19; Ord. No. 13-15]
No person shall deposit, place, dump, drop, throw, spill or
permit the depositing, placing, dumping, dropping, throwing or spilling
of any stones, earth, dirt, debris, ashes, rubbish or other materials
or things on any street within the Township.
Every owner or occupant of lands lying within the Township adjoining
a public roadway is prohibited from placing or allowing to be placed
within five feet of the road right-of-way any obstruction, including,
but not limited to, fences, walls, signs, and pillars. This section
shall not apply to signs installed by the Township, Federal, County
or State Governments, utility poles, fire hydrants, or mailboxes installed
in accordance with this subsection. However, under no circumstance
shall a mailbox be installed in or about a wall, pillar or other permanent
structure except by a post or pole as described below. Mailboxes shall
be set on a single wood post that is not greater than four inches
square or has a diameter of 4 1/2 inches or less, or affixed
to a metal pole not greater than two inches square or has a diameter
2 1/4 inches or less. All such mailbox posts must be set back
12 inches from the curb block. Also, all mailboxes must be installed
in accordance with the rules, regulations and standards established
by the U.S. Postal Service.
Except as provided for below, any obstruction installed in a
way other than in the manner allowed by this subsection and that was
installed prior to the date this subsection is adopted may continue
in existence until such time as the obstruction is removed regardless
of the cause or reason that such obstruction is removed. In the event
that the obstruction is removed, it shall not be replaced, except
however, a mailbox may be replaced as provided for in this subsection.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any obstruction, including a wall or
fence that is deemed by the Township Police Department or the Township
Engineer to create a hazard to persons traveling along the roadway,
shall be removed by the property owner as ordered by the Township.
Any obstruction that is installed in violation of this subsection or is not removed after notice from the Township that an obstruction is causing a hazardous condition, may be removed by the Township at the property owner's expense. Prior to the Township taking any action to remove an obstruction, the property owner shall be afforded written notice of no less than 30 days to remove the obstruction, unless an emergency situation exists which requires the obstruction to be removed in less than 30 days. Notice shall be given either by personal delivery or by Certified Mail/Return Receipt Requested. Any costs incurred by the Township in removing an obstruction found to be in violation of this subsection shall constitute a lien against the owner's property to the extent allowed by law. Additionally, any violation of this subsection shall be subject to the penalties provided for in Sparta Chapter 1, § 1-5.
Any person given a notice to remove an obstruction may appeal
such decision to the Township Manager, by giving written notice to
the Township Manager within seven days of receipt of the notice to
remove the obstruction.
Should the Township, through its required maintenance activities
(snow plowing) destroy a post and/or mailbox properly placed in the
right-of-way, the Township at its option may reimburse the property
owner the sum of $50 for parts and labor, or replace and install the
post and/or mailbox with a post and/or mailbox selected by the Township.
The property owner must notify the Township within three days after
the snow event.
[Ord. No. 05-20 § 1]
a.
No person shall place or leave unattended any waste, refuse, or construction
debris container, commonly known as a roll-off dumpster or roll-off
container on or in or along any Township roadway or right-of-way or
public place without a written permit being issued by the Chief of
Police or the Chief's designee. Such permit shall be issued only
in circumstances where there is no practical alternative location,
either on the private property being served or by arrangement with
adjacent property owners. Said permit shall be valid and remain in
effect for a period of not more than 30 days but may be renewed by
the Police Department upon application therefor.
b.
To warn the operators of vehicles of the presence of a traffic hazard,
any roll-off container parked on, in or along any Township road or
right-of-way shall be equipped with and display markers consisting
of all yellow reflective diamond shaped panels having a minimum size
of 18 by 18 inches. These panels shall be mounted at the edge of the
dumpster or container at both ends nearest the path of passing vehicles
and facing the direction of oncoming traffic, these markers shall
have a minimum mounting height of three feet from the bottom of the
panels to the roadway or right-of-way surface.
[1978 Code § 14-4.1]
The discharge of waters or other liquids or semi-liquids upon
any street or public road in the Township in any manner whatever shall
be unlawful, but this shall not apply to such waters that may flow
or pass upon a street by virtue of natural drainage or because of
the slope or topography of the land.
[1978 Code § 14-4.2]
a.
No structure, equipment or materials of any kind may be placed or
stored upon any street in the Township at any time or for any purpose,
unless expressly permitted by law or ordinance and placed in such
manner as not to impede or divert the natural flow of drainage waters
upon or along such street and the gutters or drainage ditches thereof.
b.
The obstruction of any gutter or drainage ditch or any portion thereof
serving the street by filling or otherwise depositing stones, earth,
dirt, debris, or other materials or things therein or by any other
means shall be unlawful, but this shall not apply to such materials
as may be carried or deposited therein by natural drainage of surface
waters or by other natural causes.
[1978 Code § 8-14; § 14-4.3]
No person shall create, construct or put in a driveway over
or across a drainage ditch serving any street without first applying
to the Township in writing for a permit. The application shall be
signed by the owner of the property on which the driveway is to be
located, and shall have annexed thereto a simple but legible plan
or sketch showing where, how and in what manner the driveway will
be constructed over or across the drainage ditch and what materials
will be used in permanently preserving drainage space and courses
underneath the point where the driveway will cross over the drainage
ditch and connect up with the right of way. A non-refundable permit
fee of $1 shall accompany each application.
No permit will be granted unless the indicated plan and specifications
reasonably show that the intended construction will keep the drainage
ditch reasonably and permanently open under the driveway and adequate
to carry away any waters therein without substantial impedance and
without backing up or flowing upon the street or upon the property
of another.
[1978 Code § 14-6.1; Ord. No. 620 § 1]
The owner, occupant or tenant of premises abutting or bordering
upon any street in the Township shall remove all snow and ice from
the abutting sidewalks of such streets or in the case of ice which
may be so frozen as to make removal impractical shall cause the same
to be thoroughly covered with sand or other grit material within 12
daylight hours after the same shall fall or be formed thereon.
[1978 Code § 14-6.2; Ord. No. 620 § 2; Ord. No. 05-20 § 2]
No owner, tenant or occupant of premises abutting on any street
shall plow, shovel, throw, place, or deposit any snow or ice into
or upon or across any street in the Township. The intent and purpose
of this provision is to prohibit all persons from plowing, throwing,
casting, placing, or depositing snow and ice which accumulates within
the private property upon the sidewalks or streets of the Township.
[1978 Code § 14-6.3; Ord. No. 620 § 3]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to the penalty stated in Chapter 1, § 1-5 and each and every day on which said violation exists shall constitute a separate violation. In case such snow or ice shall not be removed from such sidewalks or shall be cast, deposited or placed upon said sidewalks or streets by any person, firm or corporation, the Director of the Department of Public Works shall cause the same to be removed forthwith, and the cost of such removal as nearly as can be ascertained shall be certified to the Governing Body. The Governing Body shall examine such certification and if found to be correct shall cause such cost to be charged against such real estate so abutting or bordering upon such sidewalks and the amount so charged shall forthwith become a lien and a tax upon such real estate or land and be added to, recorded and collected in the same way and manner as the taxes next to be levied and assessed upon such premises, and shall bear interest and be enforced and collected by the same officers and in the same manner as other taxes. The imposition and collection of a fine or fines imposed by the provision of this section shall not constitute barring the right of the Township to collect the cost as certified for the removal of said snow or ice in the manner herein authorized.
[1978 Code § 14-6.4; Ord. No. 620 § 4]
The Police Department shall be charged with enforcement of the
provisions of this section and shall cause prosecutions for violations
thereof to be instituted before the Judge of the Municipal Court of
the Township of Sparta.
[1978 Code § 14-5.1]
This section shall be known as the "Road Acceptance Regulations
of Sparta Township."
[1978 Code § 14-5.2]
Upon application to the Township Council by the owner of at
least 80% of the frontage on an existing private road or right-of-way
that has not previously received maintenance from the Township, the
Council may elect to accept the dedication of such a road or right-of-way
as a Township road in accordance with the provisions of this section,
provided such request shall be accompanied by an agreement in the
form approved by the Township Council to bear all the cost of such
improvements as are required, and provided further that where adjoining
owners do not own the roadbed, the consent of the owner thereof must
be obtained.
[1978 Code § 14-5.3]
a.
Streets and Pavement.
1.
Where no pavement exists the subgrade topsoil shall be stripped from
the proposed roadbed for the entire width of pavement, gutters, and
other required improvements. All soft spongy material shall be removed
from the area. All loose rock or boulders shall be removed or broken
off at least six inches below the surface of the subgrade.
Subgrades shall be compacted to a density of not less than 95%.
All embankments shall conform to current New Jersey Highway Specifications.
2.
Pavements shall be constructed of macadam or soil cement as herein
specified:
3.
Where pavement exists on public roads or private roads being offered
for acceptance and is to be resurfaced, if in the opinion of the Township
Council after a review of the Township Engineer's report, the
base is adequate, a 1 1/2 inch bituminous concrete surface course
may be required without the necessity of constructing a stone or soil
cement base. However, when the 1 1/2 inch bituminous concrete
surface is not required, the road must have been seal treated within
one year prior to the date of acceptance.
4.
General conditions.
b.
Right-of-way width, graded width, and pavement width:
1.
The right-of-way width shall be measured from lot line to lot line
and shall not be less than the following:
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Arterial streets
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66 feet
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Collector streets
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50 feet
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Minor streets
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40 feet
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Marginal access streets
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33 feet
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2.
The graded width of streets shall be as follows:
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Arterial streets
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42 feet
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Collector streets
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36 feet
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Minor streets
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32 feet
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Marginal access streets
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32 feet
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3.
Pavement width shall be as follows:
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Arterial streets
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26 feet
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Collector streets
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20 feet
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Minor streets
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20 feet
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Marginal access streets
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20 feet
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There shall be an eight-foot minimum shoulder on each side of
the pavement on arterial and collector streets. All other streets
shall have a six-foot shoulder.
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Shoulder pavement shall consist of a minimum of six inches of
compacted type B-1 gravel. The surface is to be treated with one application
of MC-0 or MC-1 and followed with a seal coat of RC-4 or RC-5 with
a suitable cover material.
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c.
Storm sewers and culverts. All streets must be provided with sufficient
catch basins, storm sewers, culverts and other drainage appurtenances
for the proper drainage of the area in the light of existing conditions,
with final disposition to an existing natural water course. This installation
shall be in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the
Township Engineer. Storm sewer drains shall be constructed of reinforced
concrete pipes conforming to the requirements of the "Standard Specifications
for Reinforced Culvert Pipes A.S.T.M. Designation C-76" of the year
of last revision. Storm drainage features shall be based on a two
year storm frequency curve. Runoff coefficient for 1/2 acre and larger
lots should be 0.3 to 0.45.
[1978 Code § 14-5.4]
When Township roads are to be paved they shall meet all conditions in Subsection 21-6.3.
[1978 Code § 14-5.5]
Where existing buildings, rock formations, topography or existing
dedicated rights-of-way now paved or hard-surfaced, as of the date
of this ordinance (February 13, 1962) would physically prohibit the
conformance to the specifications of this ordinance, or create undue
hardship, the Township Council upon recommendation of the Township
Engineer may modify any of the provisions of this section.
[1978 Code § 14-7; Ord. No. 811; Ord. No. 2015-03]
a.
Upon the installation of street improvements by a developer and prior
to acceptance by the Township, and where properties adjacent to said
streets contain occupied dwellings, the developer shall be responsible
for the maintenance of said streets including but not limited to maintaining
the streets free of snow and ice. If the Township shall provide any
snow removal and/or treatment of any roadways for snow and for ice,
the developer shall pay to the Township the sum of $1.03 per lineal
foot ("Reimbursement Rate"). The Township shall bill the developer
and the developer shall pay such charges in full within 30 days of
the date of the bill from the Township. In the event that the developer
fails to pay the bill in full within 30 days the outstanding balance
shall bear interest at the rate of 8% per year until paid in full.
Annually as of January 1 of each year the Reimbursement Rate shall
be adjusted to reflect the one year change in the Consumer Price Index
("CPI") as of January 1 for the prior 12 months. The CPI Index to
be used shall be the CPI Index for all urban consumers (1982-84 =
100), New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, issued by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics of the United States, Department of Labor, or
such replacement Index in the event the indicated Index is no longer
published.
b.
The Township shall be held harmless against any damage to infrastructure
improvements of said streets and private property that may occur as
a result of the Township providing such winter maintenance.
[1978 Code § 14-1.1]
a.
Pursuant to the authority of N.J.S.A. 40:67-1, there is hereby established
and adopted as the official road map of the Township, the map entitled
"Official Street Map of the Township of Sparta", adopted July 24,
1973. The requisite copies of this map have been and are now filed
in the office of the Township Clerk.
b.
The map is hereby adopted as fully as if a replica of this map were
printed herewith.
[1978 Code § 14-1.2]
Names of the streets shown upon the "Official Road Map" shall
be the official names of the streets so designated.
[1978 Code § 14-1.3]
The names of all streets shown on the "Official Road Map" shall
be placed upon the tax map of the Township and the addresses on all
tax bills shall conform to the "Official Road Map."
[1978 Code § 14-1.4]
The approval and adoption of the "Official Road Map" shall in
no way be construed as the acceptance of any private road or street
which is shown on the map, as being a public road by the adoption
of this section.
[1978 Code § 8-14]
a.
Driveway permit - $25
[New]
Every owner of land abutting upon or containing a sidewalk shall
be responsible at the owner's sole cost and expense for maintaining
and repairing such sidewalks so as to prevent or eliminate broken,
raised or uneven pavement or other conditions creating a potential
safety hazard for pedestrians. The obligations of abutting owners
under this section shall not be dependent upon receipt of a notice
pursuant to this section requiring the construction or repair of sidewalks.
