[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Borough
of West Wildwood as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 5-9-1996 by Ord.
No. 360]
A.
No person, firm corporation or partnership shall install, operate,
replace, modify or perform work of any other nature on any water and/or
sewer service connection piping or fixture under the control of the
Borough of West Wildwood without first having obtained and being in
possession of a valid permit to do such work issued by the Borough
Clerk's Office and the appropriate permit fee listed on Schedule "A"[1] and posting sufficient security and inspection escrow.
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule "A" is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B.
Any permit issued pursuant to this article shall become null and
void unless work is commenced pursuant to the permit within 30 days
of issuance of said permit, unless the applicant has sought and received
an extension from the Borough Clerk's office for commencement of the
work.
C.
Unless otherwise required by an emergency, the Borough Clerk's office
shall not issue a permit for the opening or excavation of any street
under the control of the Borough where such street has been resurfaced
or replaced within five years prior to the date of application for
the permit. Any such emergency must be so certified by the Borough
Commissioner of Public Works.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
D.
Any emergency repair implemented or valve operation without a permit
shall require an after the fact permit application and such a permit
may require additional scheduled work to be performed so as to assure
facilities in place conform to this article.
E.
Subsequent to acquiring the necessary permits, the applicants must
give 24 hours' notice to the Borough Clerk's office before commencement
of any work.
F.
Applications for the installation operation, replacement or modification
of water and/or sewer service connections under the control of the
Borough by Borough personnel can be accepted and scheduled by the
Commission of Public Works if Borough manpower and equipment allows.
The fees for such work to be performed by the Borough shall be the
appropriate permit fee listed on Schedule "A" plus the fee listed
on Schedule "B."[2] The application must be accompanied by an application
for road/street opening and all applicable fees.
[2]
Editor's Note: Schedules "A" and "B" are included as an attachment to this chapter.
All applicants for the installation, relocation, repair, modification
of water and/or sewer service facilities that are within the public
right-of-way shall prepare and file with the Borough Clerk an application
obtained from the Clerk's office. The application shall be accompanied
by a plan or drawing describing the location and description of the
facility to be installed repaired relocated or modified. Permits for
the operation of valves do not require plans or drawings.
A.
Plans shall provide the depth of cover or elevation of the proposed
and/or existing utilities or structure. If the elevation of an existing
utility or structure that is to remain subsequent to the proposed
work is unknown, then as-built information is to be added to the plans
and a copy provided to the Borough following completion of work.
B.
The plans for buried utilities and structures shall provide the location
of the proposed and/or existing utilities and structures relative
to the curbline. When no curb exists, the edge of the right-of-way
shall be used in its place.
C.
Proposed structures and utilities shall not be installed collinearly
above or below existing or proposed Borough storm drains, water mains
and sewer mains. A horizontal clearance of two feet between all mains
and services shall be maintained unless specific approval is obtained
from the Borough Engineer.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
The following standards shall govern the installation, relocation,
modification, repair, and replacement of water service and sanitary
sewer lateral connections under the control of the Borough.
A.
Location of existing utilities. Prior to any excavation, the contractor
shall bear the responsibility for locating and marking either by paint
on the pavement or placement of stakes in the ground the location
of all water services, gas services, gas mains, water mains, sewer
mains, telephone and electric raceways or conduits, and drains within
the area to be excavated.
B.
Pavement cutting. Pavement shall be cut with pneumatic hammers or
mechanical pavement cutters, saws or other methods approved by the
Borough Engineer or Commissioner of Public Works.
E.
Water services.
(1)
The water service from the water main extending to outlet of the
meter setter is the portion of water service under the control of
the Borough. The portion of the water service under the control of
the Borough shall include the following:
(a)
The corporation stops shall be Ford type F600 corporation stops
with insert stiffener and either eighth or quarter swivel bends with
pack joint outlets.
(b)
Service pipe shall be polyethylene water service tubing SDR-9
conforming to ASTM-D-2737.
(c)
A Ford type ball curb stop with insert stiffeners shall be installed
without a curb box on the inlet side of the meter setter.
(d)
The meter setter shall have an inlet valve and double-check
valve copper setter with pack joint assemblies and insert stiffeners.
(e)
The meter box shall be a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) box 18 inches
in diameter and 30 inches in height with a minimum wall thickness
of 0.225 inches.
(f)
The meter box cover shall be Ford No. A32H with a weight of
32 pounds.
(g)
The water meter which is the property of the Borough will be
supplied by the Borough. The removal of the meter from the meter setter
by other than Borough personnel is forbidden. The water meter is to
be located approximately nine feet behind the curbline, one foot from
the property line. The water meter pit is may not be located within
a driveway without the approval of the Borough Engineer.
(2)
No person shall remove a water meter from the meter setter or operate
the inlet valve of the copper setter without notifying the Borough
and securing the required permit under this article.
(3)
No
person with the exception of Borough personnel shall disassemble,
remove, bypass or in any way defeat the operation of a meter or meter
outlet check valve.
F.
Sewer service laterals.
(1)
The sewer lateral from the sewer main extending to the point where
the lateral crosses the right-of-way line is the portion of sewer
lateral under the control of the Borough. The portion of the sewer
lateral under the control of the Borough shall be six-inch diameter
PVC (polyvinyl chloride) pipe and fittings conforming to ASTM specification
D-3034 (SDR-35) type PSM.
(2)
A sewer cleanout shall be installed one foot prior to the sewer lateral
passing out of the right-of-way and prior to any reduction in the
size of the lateral piping.
(3)
All pipe joint including the cap or plug shall be watertight. The
cleanout shall be keep sealed except during maintenance work on the
lateral. The cleanout may not be located within an unpaved driveway.
The cleanout may be located within a paved driveway or other paved
surface if a cleanout cover is provided so that no contact is made
between the paved surface and the piping. The cleanout cover shall
be a model R-1792-AL casting as manufactured be Neennah Foundry Company,
or an equal approved by the Borough Engineer.
(4)
No flexible pipe coupling such as a Fenco type fitting shall be used
between the cleanout and the main.
(5)
All work shall be in conformance with ASTM standard D-2321.
A.
Every application shall be accompanied by a maintenance bond in the
amount specified in Schedule "A."[1] If no bond is provided a certified check in the same amount
or a minimum of $75 shall be provided with the application.
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule "A" is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B.
A construction company, in lieu of giving a separate bond for each
project, may annually, once in January of each year, post a bond in
an amount sufficient to encompass the estimated work performed by
said company during the ensuing calendar year. In the event that the
total bond requirements for all outstanding permits of a company exceed
the posted bond amount, additional bonds and/or cash security will
be required.
C.
The purpose of depositing the maintenance bond, surety bond or cash
is to guarantee to the Borough of West Wildwood that any damage to
the Borough water and sewer facilities can be repaired without incurring
unplanned cost and to assure completion of the work for which the
permit was secured. The Borough upon finding damage to its facilities
or work that does not meet the requirements of this article shall
be entitled, after reasonable notice to the applicant to correct such
deficiencies, to take the maintenance bond, surety bond or cash posted
by the applicant and utilize them to correct any damage or deficiencies
that arose due to the work under taken under the permit.
A.
Every application for water and sewer facilities permits under the
control of the Borough of West Wildwood, shall be accompanied by a
certificate of insurance demonstrating that the applicant possesses
personal injury liability insurance in the amount of $500,000 and
property damage liability insurance in the amount of $250,000. Said
insurance shall be maintained by the applicant during the period of
construction or excavation.
B.
The applicant shall also agree in writing to indemnify and hold harmless
the Borough of West Wildwood, its agents, servants and employees from
any damage or liability sustained by any person or property arising
out of the negligence of the applicant or its agents, servants and
employees during the course of any construction, or procedure performed
on a water or sewer service under the control of the Borough of West
Wildwood. Said agreement shall require the applicant in the event
a claim is made against the Borough of West Wildwood, its agents,
servants and employees arising out of the applicant's construction
activities, to provide the Borough of West Wildwood with a legal defense
and to pay any and all attorneys' fees or costs incurred by the Borough
of West Wildwood in connection with any claims, suit or litigation.
A.
The work shall be performed between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00
p.m. In emergent situations, with a determination of an emergency
being in the sole discretion of the Public Works Commissioner, this
requirement may be waived under those terms and conditions to be set
by the Public Works Commissioner.
B.
When any work is done on a weekend by a contractor, the inspection
would be done by the Borough and must be paid for by the applicant
at those rates to be set by the Borough.
A.
Any person, firm, corporation or partnership violating any provision
of this article shall be subject to one or more of the following:
a fine of not more than $2,000, imprisonment for not more than 90
days or a period of community service for not more than 90 days.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B.
Any person, firm, corporation or partnership violating the provisions
of this article shall not obtain a permit under this article for a
three-year period.
