[Adopted 8-20-1963 (Ch. 125, Art. IV, of the 1981 Code)]
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove or cause to be removed, repair or cause to be repaired, or construct or cause to be constructed, any sidewalk, driveway entrance or curb or part thereof in the Township unless a permit therefor shall first be duly obtained from and signed by the Township Engineer.
The application for a permit required by the preceding section must state specifically the work intended to be performed, the place and the date of beginning and completion. Such application must be signed by the owner or his agent, together with the address of such owner or agent. It must also state the name and address of the contractor who is to do the work and the time of beginning and completion of the same.
[Added 5-7-1964; amended 6-16-1980 by Ord. No. 14-80; 8-17-1981 by Ord. No. 6-81]
Each applicant shall pay at the time that the permit is granted the fees provided for in Chapter A565, Fees, for the following areas:
A. 
Construction of new driveway aprons.
B. 
For construction of new curb or new sidewalk where none existed previously.
C. 
For major repairs to sidewalk curbing and driveway aprons.
In accordance with the notice procedure provided in this article, any sidewalk or curb on any public street which is out of line or grade, or broken or out of repair, or is otherwise in need of reconstruction or repair, shall be relaid to line or grade or the broken portions thereof shall be repaired or reconstructed by the owner of the land in front of which any such improvement, reconstruction or repair is to be made.
Whenever the Township Council determine that any sidewalk or curb repair work is necessary, they shall cause notice thereof, duly signed by the Township Engineer, to be served upon the abutting owner, directing such owner to do the work within 30 days after service of the notice. The notice shall specify in sufficient detail the character of the improvement, reconstruction or repair to be made, shall set forth a description of the property affected sufficiently definite to identify the same and shall otherwise comply with the requirements of Chapter 65 of Title 40 of the New Jersey Revised Statutes for such case made and provided. The notice shall give opportunity to such owner to be heard within such thirty-day period and to offer satisfactory reason why such work should not be done. Service of the notice and proof of service thereof shall be made in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 65 of Title 40 of the New Jersey Revised Statutes in such case made.
If, in the absence of any good and sufficient reason why work provided for in this article should not be done, the abutting landowner fails to make such improvement, reconstruction or repair within 30 days after service of the notice aforesaid, then the Township Council may have the work done at the cost and expense of such owner. The Township Engineer shall keep an accurate account of the cost thereof. If such cost or any part thereof is to be assessed upon the several properties fronting on the improvement, he shall assess such costs on the several properties fronting on the improvement in proportion to their respective frontages thereon and file a report thereof under oath with the Township Clerk. The Township Council, after notice to the owner, shall confirm such report and file it with the Tax Collector.
Sidewalk assessments shall bear interest at the rate specified for delinquent real estate taxes from the time of confirmation and shall be a lien on the real estate assessed. Such assessment may, in the discretion of the Township Council, be paid in equal yearly installments, not exceeding five, with legal interest thereon, and at such time in each year as the Township Council shall determine, reserving to the owner the right to prepay any balance, with accrued interest thereon, at one time.
Specifications covering materials and workmanship for curbs, sidewalks and driveway entrances shall be in accordance with written specifications on file in the office of the Township Engineer and as approved by the Township Council.
The contractor or applicant, without additional cost to the Township, shall do all necessary grading for curbs, remove all existing obstructions and bring subgrade to the proper grade. After grading and shaping is done, all soft, spongy or loamy spots in same shall be taken out and refilled at the contractor's or applicant's expense with sand, gravel or other accepted material and shall be placed in layers not over six inches in thickness, which shall be wetted and tamped to secure a firm, hard subgrade, free from danger of settlement.
All curbs hereafter constructed shall be constructed of concrete unless otherwise permitted by the Township Council of the Township.
The location of driveway entrances to properties shall be as directed by the Township Engineer.
A. 
Concrete shall be thoroughly mixed either on platforms, batch mixer or be of the ready-mixed type, all to be approved and be to the satisfaction of the Township Engineer.
B. 
The sand used must be clean, sharp and dry. The cement must be an approved branch of portland cement. Stone must be machine broken trap rock, three-fourths-inch size, free from dust and dirt.
C. 
The application or spreading of dry cement on the surface to hasten the settling of concrete is prohibited.
Trenches are to be excavated and shaped to the proper depth and grade, as directed by the Township Engineer, and to conform with stakes set by the Township Engineer for that purpose.
It shall be the duty of the applicant for a permit under this article, during the period of the removal or construction of any sidewalk, driveway entrance or curb or part thereof, to safely guard the space of such removal or construction during the time between sunset and sunrise with a lighted lantern securely placed at each end of the space of operation.