Township of Blairstown, NJ
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2023-12-27
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 171 Streets and Sidewalks
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Article II Excavations and Obstructions
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Chief Financial Officer
- Ch 8 Claims
- Ch 11 Clerk and Deputy Clerk
- Ch 14 Cooperative Pricing
- Ch 17 Court, Joint Municipal
- Ch 19 Land Development
- Ch 23 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 26 Environmental Committee
- Ch 27 Fire Department
- Ch 28 Health, Board of
- Ch 29 Historic Preservation Committee
- Ch 33 Office Manager
- Ch 33A Open Space Committee
- Ch 34 Personnel Practices
- Ch 35 Police Department
- Ch 37 Public Works, Department of
- Ch 39 Purchasing
- Ch 42 Recreation Committee
- Ch 43 Recreation Trust Fund
- Ch 46 Sexual Harassment
- Ch 47 Shade Tree Committee
- Ch 49 Township Committee
- Ch 51 Trust Funds
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 55 Affordable Housing
- Ch 56 Alarms
- Ch 59 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 62 Animals
- Ch 69 Buildings and Lots, Numbering of
- Ch 73 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 76 Burning, Outdoor
- Ch 80 Charitable Donation Clothing Bins
- Ch 84 Concerts, Festivals and Outdoor Events
- Ch 87 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 92 Driveways
- Ch 95 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 99 Earth Removal
- Ch 104 Fees
- Ch 108 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 109 Fire Prevention
- Ch 112 Floodplain Management
- Ch 114 Flood Hazard Certifications
- Ch 116 Games of Chance
- Ch 118 Handicapped On-Street Parking
- Ch 118A Handicapped On-Street Parking Zones
- Ch 121 Junkyards and Junk Dealers
- Ch 128 Littering
- Ch 131 (Reserved)
- Ch 132 Maintenance of Vacant/Abandoned Properties
- Ch 139 Parking
- Ch 142 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 143 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 145 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 147 Property Maintenance
- Ch 150 Public Records
- Ch 151 Registration of Rental Properties and Businesses
- Ch 153 Right to Farm
- Ch 156 (Reserved)
- Ch 159 Shooting Ranges
- Ch 162 Snow and Ice Removal
- Ch 166 Solid Waste
- Ch 168 Stormwater Management
- Ch 171 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 171 Art II Excavations and Obstructions
- § 171-8 Findings.
- § 171-9 Consent required.
- § 171-10 Obstructions prohibited.
- § 171-11 Construction of driveways and roads intersecting Township roads.
- § 171-12 Application and fees.
- § 171-13 Term defined.
- Ch 177 Towing
- Ch 180 Trailers and Trailers Camps
- Ch 184 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 186 Vehicles, Motorized
- Ch 190 Water
- Ch 193 Water Use
- Appendix
- Ch A197 Sanitary Sewer Agreement
- Ch A198 Cable Television Franchise
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted as Sec. 9-3 (Ord. No. 177) of the 1977 Revised General
Ordinances]
It has come to the attention of the Township
Committee that in order to assure that Township roads are safe and
convenient for traveling during all seasons of the year it is necessary
to adopt regulations to protect such roads and road surfaces and rights-of-way.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to tear up or excavate any Township road for any purpose
without the prior consent of the Township Committee with the recommendation
of the Township Engineer.
It shall be unlawful to fill up, cause to fill
up or allow to be filled up the gutters, ditches, inlets, and storm
drainage facilities along any Township road. It shall be unlawful
to obstruct or damage any Township road by spilling or throwing stones,
dirt or other materials thereon.
It shall be unlawful to construct a driveway
or other road so as to intersect with any Township road without the
prior consent of the Township Committee with the recommendation of
the Township Driveway Inspector and the Township Engineer.
A.
No person, firm or corporation shall proceed with
any work on any Township road or road surface and right-of-way, without
first obtaining a written application from the Township of Blairstown.
The fees for road openings and excavations shall be as follows:
B.
All fees and deposits are refundable when the repairs
to the road are made and completed to the satisfaction of the Township
Committee and the Road Foreman.
The phrase "Township road" as used in this article
shall be construed to mean all roads within the Township subject to
the control of the Township of Blairstown.
