[Adopted by Ord. No. 524 (Secs. 18-1 through 18-11 of the 1970 Revised Ordinances)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
IMPROVEMENT
Includes the laying out, opening, grading or paving of any public street, avenue or other public thoroughfare, and the constructing or installing therein of any curbs, gutters, sidewalks, sanitary sewers, storm drains and other improvements in the Borough.
No person shall make any improvement, as defined in § 380-20 of this article, without first having obtained from the Mayor and Council a permit therefor, as hereinafter set forth in this article.
Application for the permit required by this article shall be filed with the Mayor and Council, and shall be accompanied by the following:
A. 
The plans, profiles and grade maps as provided by § 380-25.
B. 
The cash deposit or surety bond as provided by § 380-25.
C. 
Payment of the engineering services fees provided by § 380-26.
D. 
Payment of the inspection fee provided by § 380-28.
Upon approval of the plans, profiles and grade maps by the Borough Engineer, and his certification of such approval to the Mayor and Council, and upon a showing of compliance with the provisions of §§ 380-25, 380-26 and 380-28 of this article, a permit shall be issued to the applicant by the Mayor and Council, to proceed with the proposed improvements.
A. 
Plans, profiles and grade maps of the proposed improvements shall be filed together with the application for the permit except where an established grade meets with the approval of the Mayor and Council.
B. 
Such plans, profiles and grade maps shall be approved by the Borough Engineer either in their original form or as revised and altered by the Borough Engineer, and shall then be filed in the number and for the use of the officials as follows:
(1) 
One blueprint for the Borough Engineer.
(2) 
One white print on cloth for the Borough Clerk.
(3) 
As many other copies as may be required.
(4) 
Where a sewer improvement is included in the project, two additional blueprints for the State Department of Health and Senior Services.
C. 
All required copies shall be furnished without expense to the Borough.
A. 
Before a permit is granted under this article, the applicant shall be required to make a cash deposit, or furnish a bond with sufficient surety, conditioned upon the completion of the proposed improvements to the satisfaction of, and within the time designated by, the Mayor and Council.
B. 
The cash deposit or bond shall be in such amount as, in the estimation of the Borough Engineer, will cover the cost of said improvements and of all expenses incidental thereto, plus 25% over and above said amount.
C. 
Upon completion of the improvements to the satisfaction of, and within the time designated by, the Mayor and Council, the Borough shall return said cash deposit or bond, as the case may be, to the permittee. Upon failure to complete said improvements as set forth in this Subsection C, the Borough may complete said improvements, using the money so deposited, or so much thereof as is necessary for such purpose, returning the balance of the deposit, if any, to the permittee.
D. 
Fees for the examination and review of the surety bond shall be paid by the applicant to the Borough attorney.
A. 
Together with the plans, profiles and grade maps required by § 380-24, there shall be submitted to the Mayor and Council a certified check made payable to the order of the Borough of Dumont, to cover the fees of the Borough Engineer for his services in examining the said plans, profiles and grade maps, and for his supervising the work as required by § 380-27.
B. 
The fees for the engineering services referred to in Subsection A of this section shall be computed as follows:
(1) 
For pavement, sewer, storm drain, curb, sidewalk, or other improvement: at the approved regular hourly engineering fee rate.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III).
(2) 
When any two or more of said improvements are made at the same time, as one project, the total charge shall be at the approved regular hourly engineering fee rate.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III).
(3) 
A minimum charge shall be made of $30 per each improvement.
A. 
All work for which a permit has been given by this article shall conform with the specifications entitled "Standard Specifications for the Borough of Dumont, Bergen County, New Jersey," on file in the office of the Building Department.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III).
B. 
All improvements shall be made under the supervision of the Borough Engineer.
C. 
All improvements shall be inspected by such persons as may be designated by the Mayor and Council.
A. 
Prior to the issuance of the permit required by this article, the applicant shall pay, to the Mayor and Council, by certified check, an estimated fee for the inspection referred to in § 380-27C.
B. 
The inspection fee shall be in the amount estimated by the Borough engineer to cover the cost of the inspection, and shall be computed at the approved regular hourly engineering fee rate. If it appears at the completion of the work that the charge made for inspection has been overestimated, the applicant shall receive a refund of the overpayment. If it appears that the charge has been underestimated, the applicant shall be required to pay to the Borough the difference between the original estimate and the estimate made upon completion of the work.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III).
No improvement shall be accepted by resolution of the Mayor and Council as having been satisfactorily completed until the Borough Engineer certifies in writing to the Mayor and Council that the work has been completed in accordance with the plans, profiles and grade maps, referred to in § 380-24, and with the specifications referred to in § 380-27A.
[Amended by Ord. No. 742]
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $500, or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.