[Amended 7-15-1975 by Ord. No. G-72-75; 10-17-1978 by Ord. No. G-133-78; 8-2-1983 by Ord. No. G-230-83; 5-9-1995]
No person shall lay, repair or construct sidewalks
without first obtaining a permit from the Building Department, whose
duty it shall be to issue permits when all requirements of this article
have been met. Furthermore, no person shall cut into, reduce, disturb,
excavate or take up or cause or procure to be removed, disturbed,
excavated, cut or reduced the curb of any public street, lane, alley
or public place without first obtaining a permit from the Department
of Public Works, whose duty it shall be to issue permits when all
requirements of this article have been met. This includes the cutting,
disturbing, excavating or removing the curb or parts thereof for purposes
of extending driveways or any other purpose.
[Amended 7-15-1975 by Ord. No. G-72-75; 8-2-1983 by Ord. No. G-230-83]
Application for permission to construct sidewalks
or to make an opening in the same shall be made in writing and signed
by a properly authorized person on a form to be furnished by the department
in charge of issuing such permit. The application shall contain a
legible sketch delineating the proposed location, width and arrangement
of the drive or driveways and the property lines abutting the street
or public place for a distance of 30 feet therefrom and showing the
side lines of the property for a depth of 50 feet from the street
or public place and the position of all existing trees, utility poles,
catch basins, manholes, crossdrains, headwalls, directional and cautionary
signs and existing curbing within the area of each sketch. The sketch
referred to herein shall not be required on applications for driveways
in the areas of the Township zoned residential.
[Added 7-15-1975 by Ord. No. G-72-75; amended 8-2-1983 by Ord. No. G-230-83; 5-9-1995]
A. The applicant shall pay to the Building Department
the sum of $10 for each sidewalk permit granted by it.
B. The applicant shall pay to the Department of Public
Works the sum of $10 for each curb opening permit granted by it. Each
opening to be made shall require a separate permit.
[Added 7-15-1975 by Ord. No. G-72-75]
The applicant for a permit shall, in addition
to paying the fee as provided above, deposit with the Department of
Public Works the sum of $5 for each foot of curbing to be cut or lowered
or a surety bond in double that amount, the bond to be approved as
to form and sufficiency by the Township Attorney. The amount shall
be retained by the Township for a period of six months from the date
of the permit, or from the date to which it is extended, to guarantee
the proper performance of the work done by the applicant and the maintenance
thereof in good condition by the applicant or, if the work is not
completed within six months or is abandoned, to cover the cost of
the restoration by the Township of the curbing to its original condition.
If during such period of six months the curbing cut or lowered for
driveway purposes shall settle or any street or sidewalk or other
surface over or adjacent to the opening shall require repairing because
of work done by the applicant in constructing the driveway, and the
applicant shall fail to make the required repairs within 30 days after
the service or mailing of a notice to that effect, the Township may
cause repairs to be made and the cost thereof shall be deducted from
the amount of the deposit, and if the deposit is not sufficient to
pay the cost thereof, the Township shall be entitled to collect any
additional sum from the applicant or make claim thereof and be paid
under the terms of the bond.
[Added 2-5-1980 by Ord. No. G-175-80]
No person shall construct or reconstruct curbing
on any public street in the Township of Hillside. The Township Council
may construct new curbing on a public street wholly at the cost of
the owner or owners of the real estate in front of which the curbing
is made. Said cost shall be by assessment. The Township Council may
repair or reconstruct existing curbing, either by imposing the cost
thereof on the owner or owners of the real estate in front of which
the improvement is made or at the general expenses, at the option
of the Township Council.