[R.O. 1966 § 22:7-1]
No person shall construct or alter any vault, in or under any
roadway or sidewalk in the City without the written permission of
the Director or his authorized representative.
[R.O. 1966 § 22:7-2]
No such permission shall be granted until and unless plans for
the proposed work conforming to the regulations of the Director have
been filed with the Department and approved by the Construction Official
and by the Director or his authorized representative.
[R.O. 1966 § 22:7-3]
a.
No such permission shall be granted until there has been deposited
with the City a sum sufficient to cover the cost of inspection and
the estimated cost of restoring the surrounding pavement, curb, sidewalk,
gutter, street surface or other public property to its proper condition
upon completion of the construction or alteration authorized by the
permit.
b.
Whenever application for such permit is made by any department, bureau
or board of the City, County or State, or by any gas, electric, telegraph,
railway company or other public utility, the Director may, in his
discretion, issue such permit without the payment of the deposit required
by the provisions of the preceding paragraph; provided, that the Director
shall, after restoration of the sidewalk, curb, gutter, pavement,
street surface or other public property, collect from such department,
bureau, board or company, the cost to the City of such restoration
and the inspection thereof.
[R.O. 1966 § 22:7-4]
For the purpose of safeguarding the public in the use of the public streets and public places, the Director is authorized to inspect all vaults in or under any roadway or sidewalk in the City. After there has been paid to the City the inspection fee in accordance with the schedule set forth in Section 29:7-6, the Construction Official is directed to issue a certificate setting forth that such payment and inspection have been made. Such certificate shall be kept and displayed by the person maintaining or using such vault, within the vault itself, or at the entrance to, just outside of, or adjacent to such vault.
[R.O. 1966 § 22:7-5]
Upon the request of the Director, immediate access to any vault
under any roadway or sidewalk in the City shall be provided by the
person maintaining or using such vault, for the purpose of viewing
the certificate of inspection or making such inspection as the Director
may deem necessary.
[R.O. 1966 § 22:7-6]
There shall be collected annually a fee to cover the cost of
the inspection ordered by the Director, such fee to become due and
payable in advance on the 1st day of January of each year. The following
fees are hereby established:
For vaults extending not more than 10 feet below the surface
of the sidewalk or roadway the sum of $2 for each 25 square feet or
fraction thereof, of sidewalk or roadway occupied.
For vaults extending more than 10 feet below the surface of
the sidewalk or roadway, the sum of $3 for each 25 square feet or
fraction thereof, of sidewalk or roadway occupied.
[R.O. 1966 § 22:7-7]
Whenever any person shall fail to pay the annual inspection
fee, or whenever any vault shall be condemned as unsafe by the Director
or Construction Official or its maintenance found by him prejudicial
to the best interest of the public, or its removal made necessary
by public improvement or public utility construction, then the person
maintaining or using such vault, or owning, leasing or occupying the
property to which the vault is an adjunct shall, upon 30 days'
notice, remove such vault and restore the earth, pavement, sidewalk,
curb, gutter or other street surface to its proper condition.
[R.O. 1966 § 22:7-8]
No person shall install any vault sidewalk glass in any street
or public place in the City without first obtaining the written permission
of the Director or his authorized representative.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 22:7-9; Ord.
6 S+FD, 10-20-1993]
No permit shall be granted except for sidewalk installation conforming to the regulations of the Director and approved by the Construction Official and until and unless there shall first be paid to the City a deposit as required by Section 29:5-2 of this Title and a fee at the rate of $35 for every 25 square feet of sidewalk, or fraction thereof, occupied by such vault sidewalk glass.
[R.O. 1966 § 22:7-10]
No person shall continue or suffer or permit to remain any vault
sidewalk glass occupying any portion of a street or public place that
is dangerous to the travelling public, or that violates any provisions
of this Title or regulations of the Director supplementary thereto.
[R.O. 1966 § 22:7-11]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided in Section 1:1-9 of these Revised General Ordinances, in addition to paying the cost of restoring to its proper condition any street surface disturbed by such violation.
