Each applicant, upon receipt of a permit, shall provide the
Township with an acceptable certificate of insurance indicating that
he/she is insured against claims for damages for personal injury as
well as against claims for property damage which may arise from or
out of the performance of the work, whether such performance is by
himself/herself, his/her subcontractor, or anyone directly or indirectly
employed by him/her. Such insurance shall cover collapse, explosive
hazards and underground work by equipment on the street and shall
include protection against liability arising from completed operations.
The liability insurance for bodily injury in effect shall not be less
than $100,000 for each person and $300,000 for each accident and for
property damages not less than $50,000, with an aggregate of $100,000
for all accidents. A public utility company or municipal authority
may be relieved of the obligation of submitting such a certificate
if it submits satisfactory evidence that it is insured, or has adequate
provision for self-insurance, in accordance with the requirements
of this article. Public utilities and authorities may submit annually
such evidence of insurance coverage in lieu of individual submissions
for each permit.
[Amended 12-1-2016 by Ord. No.
463]
A. Notices of improvements. When the Township improves or paves any
street, the Township shall give notice to all persons owning property
abutting on the street about to be paved or improved and to all public
utilities and municipal authorities operating in the Township, and
all such persons, public utilities and municipal authorities shall
make all connections as well as any repairs thereto which would necessitate
excavation of the street, within 45 days from the giving of such notice.
The time shall be extended if permission is requested in writing and
approved by the Township Commissioners after consultation with the
Township Administrator.
B. Restriction upon opening new streets. No permit shall be issued by
the Township Administrator which would allow an excavation or opening
in a paved and improved street surface less than five years old unless
the applicant can clearly demonstrate that public health or safety
requires that the proposed work be permitted or unless an emergency
condition exists.
C. Additional fees and deposit for opening new streets. If, by special
action of the Administrator, a permit is issued to open any paved
and improved street surface less than five years old, an additional
permit fee of $75 shall be assessed. An additional deposit of $500
shall be required.
D. When four or greater consecutive openings and/or a longitudinal utility
trench opening occurs within one block at one time (within a twelve-consecutive-month
period), within 1/2 of any street [from the center line to the outside
edge of the pavement (curbline)], the permittee shall be required
to perform the following additional work: mill the existing pavement
surface from the center line to the outside edge (curbline) of the
existing pavement and to a point not less than two feet beyond the
limits of the farthest openings. Trench restoration shall be the same
as that described for bituminous pavement, excepting that the entire
area shall receive a one-and-one-half-inch compacted depth overlay
of Superpave 9.5 mm wearing material.
E. When four or greater openings and/or a longitudinal utility trench
opening occurs within one block between outside edges of pavement
(curbline to curbline) (within a twelve-consecutive-month period),
the permittee shall be required to perform the following additional
work: mill the existing pavement surface between the outside edges
of pavement (curbline to curbline) of the existing pavement and to
a point not less than two feet beyond the limits of the farthest openings.
Trench restoration shall be the same as that described for bituminous
pavement, excepting that the entire area shall receive a one-and-a-half-inch
compacted depth overlay of Superpave 9.5 mm wearing material.
F. The Township reserves the right to review the conditions of the existing
roadway and make adjustments to the restoration requirements as presented
herein. The permittee shall make a formal written request to the Township
at the time of street opening permit application for consideration
of waivers to any portions of this policy.
G. Where future roadway improvements or other utility work is planned
for the area subject to this policy, the Township may elect to negotiate
a payment from the permittee to cover the costs of full lane resurfacing
that would otherwise be required as a result of the permittee's
work.
Whoever violates any provision of this article or any regulations
and specifications adopted hereunder shall be fined not more than
$600 for each offense, plus costs of prosecution, and, in default
of payment of such fine and costs, imprisoned for a term not exceeding
30 days. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist after notice
in writing shall have been served by the Administrator shall constitute
a separate offense.