[Adopted 5-17-2005 by Ord. No. 1285]
To impose costs of traffic control upon contractors requiring obstruction of the public right-of-way for the purpose of construction, installation, maintenance or replacement of dwellings, buildings and/or utilities.
The Dumont Police Department and Dumont Building Department shall be the enforcing authorities of this article.
[Amended 9-18-2007 by Ord. No. 1348; 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1385; 4-7-2015 by Ord. No. 1483; 4-2-2019 by Ord. No. 1560]
A. 
Any contractor, workman, free service, craftsman, utility or any other individual or corporation requiring obstruction or closure of any roadway or public right-of-way in and around the Borough of Dumont shall, prior to the issuance of any permit for such work to be undertaken, make application to the Chief of Police, not later than 14 days prior to the intended start date, on a form prescribed and determined by the Chief of Police, for traffic control officers to be assigned for the necessary duration of any such work.
B. 
The fee for such application and traffic control services shall be $155[1] per hour or any part thereof, as further defined herein, together with an administrative fee of $15 to process the application. Said hourly fee shall increase by not more than $5 annually for five years commencing in calendar 2020 through 2024.
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Editor's Note: This fee is effective 1-1-2020.
C. 
No permits shall be issued nor work begun that will cause an interruption of traffic on any street within the Borough of Dumont without a copy of the application form executed by the Chief of Police and Building Official and certified funds or money order representing escrow to be deposited with the Building Department, in their discretion, set the amount of escrow to be deposited with the Building Department in an amount adequate to compensate the Borough for fees imposed by virtue of this act.
D. 
Notification of cancellation must be made to the Police Department at least two hours prior to a scheduled job; otherwise a four-hour minimum fee will be charged.
Any violation of this article shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000.