[Adopted by Ord. No. 1975-4 as Sec. 9-1 of the Revised General Ordinances; amended in its entirety 5-13-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-4]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons
to make any excavation in, tear up, disturb, damage, open or in any
way impair the surface of any improved borough road or street for
the laying, replacing or repairing of any water, gas or sewer pipe,
or for making any drain, laying telephone or electric conduits, or
for the laying or replacing, repairing or changing of any tract or
railroad, or for any other purpose, without a written permit being
first had and obtained from the Borough Clerk.
Application for all permits to excavate, open
or dig trenches or otherwise disrupt or break pavements in any public
road, highway, street or thoroughfare of the Borough of Wrightstown
shall be made on the forms provided by the Borough Clerk of the Borough
of Wrightstown. Completed applications shall be submitted to the Borough
Clerk of the Borough of Wrightstown. Accompanying all applications
shall be the following:
A.
Application submissions.
(1)
A clearly legibly drawn plan or sketch delineating
the exact location of the street opening. The sketch plan shall include
the following information:
(a)
The length and width of the opening.
(b)
Location of the existing borough storm drainage
systems and appurtenances within a fifty-foot radius of the opening.
(c)
Location of all curbing, sidewalk and other
municipal improvements within a fifty-foot radius of the trench of
the road opening limits.
(d)
Where depths of the trenches or excavations
are such that shoring, sheeting or other means of stabilizing or bracing
the trench opening is required, detailed plans, bearing the seal and
signature of a New Jersey licensed professional engineer.
(2)
Certification of liability insurance indemnifying
and holding harmless the Borough of Wrightstown from any liability
arising from the street opening or trench or restoration thereof.
(6)
Application form.
(7)
In the case of trench openings in which traffic detours
are required or in which the trench will remain open for periods longer
than one day or overnight, a detailed barricade, warning device and
detour plan conforming to all application requirements of the Manual
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices shall be provided. The plan shall
be reviewed and be subject to the approval of the Borough Engineer
or designate and the (Official Police Department as designated by
the borough.)
(8)
A written schedule of operations indicating the anticipated
dates of street openings and excavations and restoration work.
(9)
A written statement by the permittee describing in
detail where any and all excavated materials shall be disposed of
and written documentation that the proposed location with all necessary
governmental approvals for this purpose and, in particular, if said
location is a landfill, proof that said landfill is registered and
licensed to accept such material.
A permit shall apply only to the person to whom
it is issued and shall not be transferable.
No permit shall be granted by the Borough Clerk
until the person applying for the permit deposits with the office
of the Borough Clerk in cash or by certified check payable to the
Treasurer of Wrightstown Borough the following:
A.
Application fee, nonrefundable: $25.
B.
Performance guaranty, refundable upon satisfactory completion of job: The amount of the performance guaranty will depend on the type of road to be opened and the amount of road to be opened. These amounts will be set forth in § 186-11 herein.
D.
Maintenance guaranty, refundable after one year: $500.
