For the purposes of this chapter, the following words, terms
and phrases shall have the meanings respectively given herein. The
word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
Any person who makes application for a permit.
The City of Camden in the County of Camden, State of New
Jersey.
The City Council of the City of Camden.
The person duly appointed City Engineer; his/her authorized
deputy, representative or inspector.
Any person, company, or entity who will be performing excavation
work on behalf of the applicant and who is jointly and severally responsible
and liable along with the applicant for compliance with all terms
and conditions and any penalty or claim filed by the City as a result
of any violation of the ordinance.
Any person or company that undertakes a contract to provide
materials or labor to perform a service or do a job.
The Director of Public Works of the City of Camden or their
designee.
Any unforeseen circumstances or occurrence, the existence
of which constitutes a clear and immediate danger to persons or properties.
The excavation, removal, digging, disturbing, replacement, repair, construction, or taking up any surface, pavement, stone or soil and improvements within the rights-of-way or public properties of the City of Camden. For the purpose of this chapter, that work which is being performed outside the public rights-of-way but requires the storage of materials or the operation of equipment within the public right-of-way, in such a manner as may cause damage, will also be deemed "excavation work." The term "excavation work" shall not include work by persons exempted from the provisions of this chapter under § 735-30.7.
Any road surfaced with pavement such as asphalt, concrete,
bituminous concrete, brick, or similar pavement and any road having
concrete base.
Curbs, sidewalks, driveways, driveway aprons, drainage and/or
utility service structures, conduits, pavements, base courses, gutters,
retaining walls, channels, headwalls, railings, guardrails, or any
other public improvements existing within the City's rights-of-way,
properties, lands or easements.
A project of substantial size, scope, and estimated total
cost and expense greater than $10,000, all as ascertained by the City
Engineer, relating to major curb, sidewalk, road, or street construction,
reconstruction, repair, maintenance, improvement, repavement, or opening.
Any person who has been granted, and has in full force and
effect, a street opening permit issued hereunder, and also includes
any person that is required to secure a permit for excavation work
from the City of Camden.
Any natural person, partnership, firm, association, utility,
corporation or authority created pursuant to statute, which is directly
responsible for work being performed under the utility opening permit
application. Whenever used in any section prescribing and imposing
a penalty, the term "person" as applied to associations shall mean
the partners or members thereof, and as applied to corporations, the
officers thereof.
A facility authorized to do business in New Jersey and engaged
in regularly supplying the public with services, regardless of whether
the facility is regulated by the Board of Public Utilities, such as,
but not limited to, the following: transportation, electricity, gas,
water, sewage, telephone, or cellular service.
The person duly appointed Public Works Director; or any person
authorized to act as his or her representative.
The actual road surface area from curbline to curbline, which
may include travel lanes, parking lanes, and deceleration and acceleration
lanes. Where there are no curbs, the road is that portion between
the edges of the paved or hard surface width.
A public street, public easement, public right-of-way, public
highway, public alley, public way or public road accepted or maintained
by the City and any state or county road over which the City may have
acquired jurisdiction by agreement.
Any cinder, dirt, or gravel road without oil treatment and
all other roads under the jurisdiction of the City of Camden.
