[Adopted 12-13-1967 by Ord. No. O-8-67 as Ch. 73 of the 1967 Code; amended in its entirety 2-27-2017 by Ord. No. O:10-2017]
No person, firm or corporation shall dig, open or excavate any street, highway, alley, roadway or other place of public travel within the Township of Monroe for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to the installation of water, gas or sewer pipes or electrical or cable television installations, unless a permit is first obtained from the Superintendent of Public Works subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth:
A. 
The street opening permit shall be issued for a fee as set forth in Chapter 74, Fees.
B. 
No street opening permit shall be issued other than for a utility repair emergency for a period of five years from the date of completion of the repaving or reconstruction of said road.
C. 
Prior to issuing any road opening permits, the Superintendent of the Division of Streets or his/her designee must approve who establishes the amount of cash for performance bond or the like to ensure the cost necessary for the proper closing.
D. 
All road or street openings should be with the expressed written approval from the Superintendent of the Division of Streets of the Township of Monroe or his/her designee.
E. 
Prior to the issuing of the road or street opening permit, said request shall be submitted to the Superintendent of the Division of Streets for his review, approval and inspection.
F. 
In the event that the street opening permit is requested by any township, county or state agency, the permit fee shall be waived. However, prior to the issuing of the road or street opening permit, said request shall be submitted to the Engineer of the Township of Monroe or Superintendent of the Division of Streets for his review, approval and inspection.
G. 
Upon requesting the Township of Monroe to issue a road opening permit, the applicant agrees to hold harmless the Township of Monroe, its officers, agents and servants from and against any loss, injury or damage resulting from any negligence or the fault of the applicant in the case of work covered by the permit. The applicant shall file with the Township of Monroe a certificate of insurance with limits of $1,000,000 for injuries and $1,000,000 for property damage, which insurance shall name the Township of Monroe, its officers, agents and servants as additional insureds.
The Superintendent of the Division of Streets is hereby authorized to issue a street or road opening permit and shall collect from the applicant the fee set forth in § 249-7A, plus the cost estimate as set forth by the Township Engineer or the Superintendent of Roads calculated at the rate per square foot set forth in § 249-7C for the purpose of paying the cost and expense of such closing, which shall be made only by the Highway and Streets Department of the Township of Monroe. The road opening permit shall be on a quadruple, carbonized sheet and shall be submitted upon issuance to the Construction Code Office, Township Engineer, Road Department and Township Clerk.
All property owners shall be notified 48 hours prior to the resurfacing, reconstruction or construction of any new or old roadway within the Township of Monroe. Said notification shall advise the property owner that no street or road opening permits shall be granted for a period of not less than five years for any purpose other than an unforeseen emergency.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine not to exceed $1,000 or be subject to imprisonment for 90 days, or both, in addition to paying all costs and expenses of restoring such sections to the conditions in which they were prior to being disturbed.