[Derived from Ch. XI, Sec. 11-10, of the
1978 Code]
All traffic and parking rules and regulations
must be adhered to at all times.
It shall be unlawful to cause or permit the
accumulation of dirt or debris on a public street, sidewalk, thoroughfare
or right-of-way.
It shall be unlawful to cause or permit the
existence of any condition which creates a hazard or danger to any
lawful pedestrian, motor vehicle operator or member of the general
public.
It shall be unlawful to abuse, damage or destroy
any portion of the public sidewalk, road or property.
It is the intention of this article to permit
any appropriate municipal agency, including the Building Department
and Police Department, to supervise construction sites within the
borough to ensure compliance with this article.
In order to safeguard the public against damage
to public property in and about construction sites within the borough,
no construction shall be permitted within the borough until such time
as the person or persons responsible for such construction post the
sum of $5,000 cash in an escrow account of the borough to protect
against damage to public property.
The escrow account may be drawn upon by the
borough to remedy or reimburse the borough for any damage resulting
from a violation of this article.
The Construction Official of the borough has
the discretion, based on the size and location of the construction
site, to reduce or waive the amount of the escrow fund.
Where construction or demolition is to take
place within the borough so close to adjoining property owners as
to pose a real threat or harm to such adjoining property, whether
such adjoining property be privately or publicly owned, the person
or persons responsible for such construction or demolition shall post
the sum of $10,000 cash in an escrow account with the borough to protect
and reimburse such adjoining property owner in the event damage to
said property does occur. The Construction Official of the borough
has the discretion, based on the size and location of the construction
site, to reduce or waive the amount of the escrow fund.
Upon the completion of all construction and
demolition, any funds remaining in escrow, not utilized for the purposes
expressed herein, shall be forthwith returned.
In addition to the remedies and rights granted
to the borough herein, violations of this article subject such person
or entity to the general penalty provisions of borough ordinances,
and nothing stated herein shall preclude the Municipal Court of the
Borough of Fort Lee from jurisdiction.
