[Adopted 12-30-1970 (Ch.
87, Art. III of the 1974 Code)]
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Driveway
and Road Opening Ordinance of Vernon Township."
[Amended 11-4-1974; 10-3-1977 by Ord. No. 77-15; 9-21-1981 by Ord. No. 81-21]
A.
Construction of new driveways or roads. No driveway or road connecting
with a street or road which has been accepted as a Township road or
is being maintained by the Township or which lies within a subdivision
which has received preliminary or final approval from the Township
Planning Board shall hereafter be constructed unless a permit shall
first be secured from the Township Clerk, or be used unless an approval
permit relating to such construction shall be issued by the Township
Engineer, certifying that such construction has been satisfactorily
completed.
B.
Alteration and repair of driveways or roads. No driveway or road
connecting with a street or road which has been accepted as a Township
road or is being maintained by the Township or which lies within a
subdivision which has received preliminary or final approval from
the Township Planning Board shall hereafter be altered or repaired
unless a permit shall have first been secured from the Township Clerk,
where such repairs or alterations are to be made to such portions
of the driveway or road which lie within and/or 25 feet adjacent to
the right-of-way of such Township road or street, or be used unless
an approval permit relating to such construction shall be issued by
the Township Engineer, certifying that such construction has been
satisfactorily completed.
[Amended 9-21-1981 by Ord. No. 81-21[1]]
The application for the permit shall specify the location of
said driveway or road and shall include a detailed plan indicating
the proposed grading, paving and drainage construction and such other
specifications and details as the Township Engineer may require.
[Amended 11-4-1974]
A.
Any such driveway or road shall be so constructed at its connection
with such Township streets or roads that it does not interfere with
the flow of water in such street or road, or in any drainage ditches
along roads, or in any draining piping or facilities along the road,
and shall be constructed to prevent water from draining into the driveway
or across such Township street or road.
B.
That portion of the driveway which lies within the road right-of-way
and the next following 25 feet of the driveway adjacent to the road
right-of-way shall be constructed of a foundation course of either
eight-inch bank-run gravel or four-inch crushed stone, and have a
pavement of two inches FABC.
C.
No certificate of occupancy shall be issued until the driveway is
completed or a cash performance guaranty in an amount as determined
by the Township Engineer has been posted with the Township. Upon the
completion of the driveway, such cash performance guaranty shall be
released. In the event such driveways are not completed within six
months after issuance of the certificate of occupancy, the performance
guaranty shall be utilized to complete such driveways by the Township.
It shall be the duty of the permittee to properly guard the
construction by erecting suitable barriers, warning signs and lanterns,
and such permittee shall be liable for any neglect to safeguard the
traveling public.
[Amended 5-20-1974[1]]
Any person violating, or failing to comply with, any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties set forth in Chapter 1, Article II, § 1-19, Violations and penalties. The continuation of such violation for each successive day shall constitute a separate offense, and the person or persons allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation may be punished as provided above for each separate offense.
