[Adopted 1-18-1971 by Ord. No. 393 as Ch. 62, Art. I, of the 1971 Code]
[Amended 6-28-2005 by Ord. No. 1609]
No map or plat which dedicates any street or road to public use shall be approved for filing by the Township Council of the Township of Galloway, and no street or road heretofore or hereafter dedicated to public use shall be accepted by the Township Council of the Township of Galloway, unless and until the following minimum specifications shall be fulfilled or a surety company bond in the amount sufficient for such construction as approved by the Township Engineer shall be filed with the proper authorities of the township.
[Added 9-28-1999 by Ord. No. 1407]
The township requires that, for any improvement to existing unimproved street right-of-way (paper street) that is not part of a Planning Board application, the applicant for development must submit plans for review and comment to the Development Review Committee of the Planning Board prior to township approval.
A. 
Clearing. For the full width of the right-of-way, the ground surface shall be cleared of trees, brush, roots, debris and other unsuitable matter before construction work is commenced. Materials accumulated by clearing, grubbing and cleaning up as above described shall be burned or otherwise disposed of at locations outside of the limits of the street.
B. 
Fill. Materials used for fill shall be suitable therefor and shall be free from stumps, woods, brush, roots, sod, rubbish, garbage and other matter that may decay. The fill shall be formed in successive layers not more than 12 inches deep, and each layer shall be compacted by operating the construction equipment over it until it is firm and unyielding before the next layer is placed.
C. 
Gravel. The roadway shall be constructed of gravel to a width of 3/5 of the total width of the right-of-way and shall be centered in the right-of-way. Gravel base shall be of a compacted depth of six inches. Gravel shall be from glacial deposits and shall be hard, durable pebbles, mixed with sand and clay, so that the material can be compacted into a hard, dense mass. It shall conform to the requirements of the New Jersey State Highway Department Standard Specifications, Division 3, Section 1. The subbase shall be in a properly finished condition and not wet or frozen when the gravel course is about to be placed thereon. The construction of the gravel course shall start at the point nearest the source of supply, and the construction trucks shall be operated over the newly placed gravel in a manner that will tend to give uniform compaction over the entire width of the pavement. The gravel shall be spread on the full width of the roadway in a uniform layer of the proper depth. After being spread, the gravel shall be scraped, and the scraping shall continue at intervals as the gravel is being consolidated by the construction equipment, until it is thoroughly compacted. The finished pavement shall be thoroughly compacted and bound together, hard, smooth and even, free from defects and at the proper grade and contour.
[Amended 2-20-1967 by Ord. No. 328]
D. 
Bituminous concrete pavement.
[Amended 2-20-1967 by Ord. No. 328]
(1) 
The minimum acceptable standard for street paving shall be a two-inch bituminous concrete, Type FABC-1 pavement. The materials used and the method of construction shall conform to the requirements therefor specified in the New Jersey State Highway Department Standard Specifications, Division 3, Section 10.
(2) 
Article 3.10.2, Materials, shall be amended to permit the use of three-eighths-inch washed pebbles as a coarse aggregate.
(3) 
The contractor shall properly prepare the subgrade for the full width of the pavement and it shall conform to the crown as shown on the cross section and as directed by the Engineer. No bituminous concrete pavement shall be laid until the existing subbase has been prepared and thoroughly compacted by the use of an approved roller.
(4) 
Care shall be used to avoid damage to manholes, curbs, gutters and other existing structures or improvements in the roadway.
[Amended 1-18-1971 by Ord. No. 393; 6-28-2005 by Ord. No. 1609; 12-13-2016 by Ord. No. 1951-2016]
Any person, firm or corporation violating the terms of this article shall be subject to a fine of not more than $2,000, imprisonment for not more than 90 days and/or a period of community service for not more than 90 days.