The purpose of this article is to establish regulations and
fees for the opening of municipal streets within the Borough of Palisades
Park.
The following schedule of fees is hereby fixed, determined and
established as being the fees to be paid to the Borough of Palisades
Park for the issuance of all road opening or street excavation permits.
Should any additional costs be incurred by the Borough of Palisades
Park due to the permittee's operations or negligence, including
administrative, engineering, inspection and legal costs, the permittee
shall reimburse the Borough for all costs incurred. The permittee
shall be required to post adequate funds in escrow to reimburse the
Borough for costs of the Borough Engineer's inspection. Any excess
moneys shall be remitted to the permittee upon approval and acceptance
by the Borough Engineer of all final, permanent road restoration work
in accordance with the standards set forth herein. All costs shall
be paid by the permittee prior to the issuance of a permit by the
Building Department, as provided herein:
B. Engineering fee of $250, plus an initial deposit of $100 for the
first 15 square yards or any part thereof and $10 for every square
yard thereafter for inspection escrow.
Any person, firm or entity who obtains a street opening permit shall be legally responsible to the Borough of Palisades Park and to any third person for any defect in the nature of the work performed or for any collapse of the excavation or for any injury or property damage to any individual caused by said defective work, and said liability shall be for a period of five years from the expiration date of the surety bond posted in compliance with §
258-46D of this article.
Any person violating §
258-45 of this article shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment for 30 days, or both.