[Ord. No. 11-3-67; 1967 Code § 65-1]
a.
The laying of any street or public highway shall be approved as to
name, location, width, lines and grade by the Township Council before
any acceptance thereof as a public street of the Township.
b.
Streets shall be brought to grade and concrete curbs shall be in
place before their acceptance as Township streets.
[Ord. No. 11-3-67; 1967 Code § 65-2]
Any new curb or sidewalk constructed after the passage of this
section or any present curb or sidewalk repaired to an extent of 25%
of length thereof on any one property shall conform to the specifications
as hereinafter provided.
[Ord. No. 11-3-67; 1967 Code § 65-3]
a.
The paved portion of any sidewalk, provided that the width of the
street permits, shall be not less than four feet in width.
b.
The full width of the sidewalk from fence line to curbline shall
remain unobstructed unless special privilege is secured from the Township.
c.
The grade of the sidewalks, regardless of the material of construction,
shall have a uniform pitch of 1/4 of an inch to the foot toward the
curbline, except where the physical conditions alter the situation,
and in such case modifications must be first approved by the Township
Council.
d.
The materials for paved portion of sidewalk may be concrete, brick
or flagstone, provided that the alignment, grade, construction and
ingredients correspond to the provisions of this section. In all cases
where the subgrade shall be a clay or spongy nature, there shall be
an additional excavation to a depth of four inches below the base
of the improved sidewalk, and the space filled and well tamped with
sand or broken stone.
e.
Concrete sidewalks shall be at least four inches in thickness. Concrete
shall comply with the New Jersey State Highway Department Standard
Specifications. Cement for concrete shall be air-entraining Portland
cement, Type IA or IIA. Materials shall be proportioned to provide
a 3,000 pound test concrete, twenty-eight-day strength, bit in no
case shall there be less than 5.5 bags of cement per C.Y. Test samples
will be taken by a testing laboratory on order from the Township Engineer.
In event of failure of a sample to comply to strength requirements,
additional samples may be ordered by the Engineer at the contractor's
expense. Failure indicated by these additional samples will require
replacement of completed curbs at the contractor's expense. The
Township Engineer shall at all times have twenty-four-hour advance
notice of all pours to arrange for samples.
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The contractor will be required to supply affidavits for each
load of transit-mix concrete, guaranteeing the contents as complying
to these specifications.
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Forms shall be removed in sufficient time to allow the proper
finish to the concrete surface. Plastering will not be permitted.
Voids showing anywhere in the concrete must be eliminated by rubbing
with a carborundum stone, or in a manner satisfactory to the Engineer,
or the section of sidewalk replaced at the contractor's expense.
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f.
The concrete shall be placed in the forms for the full thickness
of the pavement in the one-course type and finished with a steel trowel.
No topping or plastering will be permitted.
g.
Expansion joints at least 1/4 of an inch in width shall be cut through
the full thickness of the pavement every four to six feet. About every
30 feet a 1/2 inch tar filler shall be placed.
h.
Flagstone Sidewalks. Each flagstone to be at least two inches thick
and to contain not less than eight square feet, to be laid on a foundation
of cinders, sand or crushed stone not less than five inches deep.
Stones to be cut straight so that they fit properly against each other,
and so laid as to preserve a straight line along the edges. All stones
shall be placed in a rich mixture of grout in order that they may
hold their alignment and grade.
i.
Brick sidewalks. The earth shall be leveled at least five inches
below the finished grade of the sidewalk, and shall be well settled
by ramming. A foundation shall be laid of concrete 2 1/2 inches
thick, composed of one part cement, three parts clean sand and five
parts of broken stone, pebbles or slag (by volume) and brought to
a good even grade. After this has set, 1/2 inch of sand shall then
be laid over the surface. The bricks, not less than two inches thick
of good hard quality, shall be laid upon this foundation with all
interspaces filled in with a good grout mixture. The stratum of brick
along each edge of the walk shall be laid on edge lengthwise or on
end, forming a border, and preserving a straight line along both edges
of the pavement. The concrete foundation shall extend for the full
width of the pavement, including the edges.
[Ord. No. 11-3-67; 1967 Code § 65-4]
a.
All curbs, except where granite is specified by the Township Council,
shall be constructed of concrete of the one-course type and of the
same ingredients and mixture as provided in subsection 13-1.3e, (Sidewalks).
The surface of the concrete shall have the trowel finish. The outer
edge of the top of curbs shall be finished with an edging tool having
a one-inch radius.
b.
Curb forms must be removed soon enough to afford proper finishing.
The face of the curbs shall be finished for at least 12 inches below
the top. No topping or plastering will be permitted.
c.
The curbs shall be of at least six inches below the top and seven
inches in thickness at the base, giving a one-inch flare on the face,
and shall be at least 16 inches in depth.
d.
Expansion joints at least 1/4 inch in width shall be cut not over
eight feet apart for the full width and depth of the curbs. About
every 30 feet a tar filler 1/2 inch in thickness shall be fitted.
e.
Excess concrete extending over the thickness of the curb at the top
is to be removed, leaving a straight line along the inner edge of
the curb.
[Ord. No. 11-3-67; 1967 Code § 65-5]
All corners shall be rounded with a fifteen-foot radius, unless
otherwise ordered in writing by the Township Engineer. All curbs and
sidewalks lying within the intersection of the sidelines of intersecting
streets will be paid for by the Township upon certificate as to the
location and measurements by the Township Engineer.
[Ord. No. 11-3-67; 1967 Code § 65-6]
All driveways shall slope from the grade of the outer edge of
the paved portion of the sidewalk (as shown on plates referred to
in subsection 13-1.8 to the gutter.
[Ord. No. 11-3-67; 1967 Code § 65-7]
Where gutters are considered necessary, they shall be laid and
paid for by the Township. Determination of necessity shall be by the
Township Engineer.
[Ord. No. 11-3-67; 1967 Code § 65-8]
a.
All curbs and sidewalks shall be laid at the established grade and
in conformity with the place for such respective street or section
thereof (the plates to be on file at the Township Clerk's office
and Township Engineer's office).
b.
The owner or owners of lands fronting or bordering on the public
streets of the Township are hereby required to construct, pave, repave,
curb, recurb, improve and/or repair, at his or their own proper cost
and expense, the sidewalks on both sides of the public streets of
the Township, in accordance with the provisions of this section; provided,
however, that nothing herein shall be construed to affect any sidewalks
and curbs on the streets now in good repair and constructed at the
grade or slope and substantially in accordance with this section,
and subject to the provisions in subsection 13-1.2 of this section.
c.
The determination of which street and/or streets, curbs and sidewalks
are to be constructed, paved, repaved, curbed, recurbed, improved
and/or repaired shall be determined by resolution of the Township
Council.
d.
Upon the failure of the owner or owners of lands fronting or bordering
on any public street to construct, pave, repave, curb, recurb, improve
and/or repair the sidewalks within 30 days after the service of notice,
pursuant to the provisions of an Act of the Legislature of the State
of New Jersey entitled "An Act Concerning Municipalities," approved
March 27, 1917, and the Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto
and N.J.S.A. 40:65-1 et seq. and the Acts supplementary thereto and
amendatory thereof, the improvements shall be done by the Township
or under its direction, pursuant to the provisions of the Act of the
Legislature and the New Jersey Revised Statutes, and the cost assessed
against the lands affected in accordance with that statute.
[Ord. No. 11-3-67; Ord. No. 0-13-74; 1967 Code § 65-9]
a.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, where the owner
or owners of lands are required to make improvements pursuant to subsection
13-1.8b, prior to putting in the permanent improvement, the owner
or owners of lands shall be required to secure the approval of the
Township Engineer of the proposed line and grade. The property owner
shall be responsible for the Township Engineer's fee for the
review and/or inspection related to the putting in of the permanent
improvement.
b.
At the request of the property owner, the line and grade may be furnished
by the Township Engineer, the cost for the Township Engineer's
services to be paid by the property owner.
c.
In all cases the Township Engineer, upon notification, shall be required
to submit an estimate for services required to be rendered pursuant
to the provisions of this subsection. The property owner shall be
required, upon receipt of that estimate for services, to post that
sum with the Township Manager prior to putting in any improvement.
The Township Manager shall make the payment to the Township Engineer
only upon the submission of an itemized voucher for services rendered.
A copy of that voucher shall be sent to the property owner. Any sum
for services rendered in excess of the escrow deposit shall be paid
by the property owner upon notice. If the fee for professional services
rendered is less than the escrow deposit, the Township Manager shall
reimburse the amount remaining to the property owner. The Township
Engineer's fee shall be in accordance with that schedule of fees
for professional services filed with the Township.
[Ord. No. 11-3-67; 1967 Code § 65-10]
Prior to the work of laying of any curb or sidewalk or the repair
of any which exceeds 25% of the total length of the curb or sidewalk
on any one property, a permit shall be obtained from the Township
Clerk. The permit shall expire 90 days from the date of issue thereof.
[Ord. No. 11-3-67; Ord. No. 0-7-80; 1967 Code § 65-11]
There shall be paid for each permit for doing such work the
sum of $10, and such permit shall state the location of the proposed
work, the name of the owner and the name of the contractor; provided,
however, that if the cost of the proposed work is $500 or less, there
shall be no charge for obtaining the permit. No person shall do any
such work without a permit as herein required.
[Ord. No. 11-3-67; 1967 Code § 65-12]
All such work shall be subject to the inspection of the Township
Engineer and finished to the satisfaction of the Engineer.
[New]
Each and every person, firm or corporation violating any of
the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be
subject to the General Penalty established in Section 1-5 of this
Code.
[Ord. No. 0-7-83; 1967 Code § 29-1]
a.
The specifications for all fire hydrants to be installed in the Township
subsequent to the passage of this ordinance will be pursuant to specifications
on file with the Township Clerk.
b.
All hydrants shall have water openings 4.250 inches or greater, with
two hose nipples of 2.500 inches, having 7.500 threads per inch. There
shall be one four and five-hundred-thousands-inch nippled with four
threads per inch, and 1.500 inches (point to flat), five-sided pentagon
nuts, to include the operating nut and three caps shall be shake-fit
and hydrants shall open to the left. Hydrants shall be either four
feet to five feet, buried in stone, or the center of the steamer nipple
shall be 18 inches to 36 inches above the crown of the roadway. All
hydrants shall comply with specifications and detailed sheet prepared
on April 26, 1983, by G.L. Davenport, Executive Director, Deptford
Township MUA.
[New]
Anyone found guilty of installing a fire hydrant contrary to
the aforesaid specifications will be subject to the General Penalty
established in Section 1-5 of this Code.
[Ord. No. 0.10.97]
The regulations in this section shall apply to the opening of
any Township street or right-of-way.
[Ord. No. 0.10.97 § 1]
The words, terms or phrases listed below shall, for the purpose
of this section, be defined and interpreted as follows:
The installation of a pipeline or pipeline to bring utilities
of any kind into property from a public street or the extension of
an existence utility within a public street.
Any Township road surfaced with existing asphalt, concrete,
bituminous concrete, or similar pavement. Minimum standards for improved
roads shall be six inches of dense graded aggregate or soil aggregate,
(1-5), four inches of bituminous-stabilized-concrete base course (Mix
1-2) and two inches of FABC (Mix 1-5) surface course.
The person designated by the Manager to supervise street
openings on all Township roads in the Township of Deptford.
Includes corporations, companies, associations, societies,
firms, partnerships and joint-stock companies as well as individuals.
That portion of land as delineated on the Township Tax Maps
and on property surveys which allows continuous right of passage to
the Township.
Any cinder, dirt or gravel road without concrete or bituminous
concrete treatment and all other roads and rights-of-way under the
jurisdictions of Deptford Township.
[Ord. No. 0.10.97 § 2]
No person shall cut, dig, or drill or mark any hole, trench
or other excavation in any portion of the Township right-of-way including
but not limited to a road, street, alley, highway or other public
way under the jurisdiction of the Township of Deptford without first
having obtained a permit from the Department of Public Works in the
manner set forth in this section; nor shall any person willfully or
otherwise mar, deface, injure or destroy the surface of any such road,
street, alley or public way.
[Ord. No. 0.10.97 § 3]
a.
In the event of any emergency, when the Public Works Department is
unavailable to receive applications for permits and to issue permits
in compliance with the provisions of this section, it shall be lawful
for the street to be opened to cure such an emergency; provided, however,
that the appropriate permit application, accompanied by the proper
fees, bonds, and deposits, is submitted and a permit received no later
than at the end of the next regular business day of the Department
of Public Works. Failure to do so and to procure the necessary permit
will constitute a violation of this section.
b.
The emergency hereinbefore referred to must be such as to endanger
health, life or property only. Unauthorized openings shall not be
permitted except as hereinabove stated, and any violation of the provision
will be prosecuted as stated in this section.
[Ord. No. 0.10.97 § 4]
a.
The application fee shall be $50.
b.
The applicant must post a performance guaranty bond in the amount
of $50 per square yard of trench excavation, with the minimum performance
guaranty being not less than $350.
c.
The escrow inspection fee to be paid upon filing an application for
utility openings permit for the improved roads shall be based on the
following:
d.
Where trenching is to take place outside the cartway but within the
R.O.W., fees and bonding requirements will be as in paragraphs a.,
b. and c. above.
e.
Where tunneling or trenchless technology is utilized in lieu of the
open cut method, a bond will be posted as required in paragraph b.
above, with the provision that the trench width will be based upon
the open cut method. All fees will be as required in paragraphs a.,
b. and c. above.
f.
No fee shall be charged for a permit to construct a curb on any street
unless such construction will result in damage to the street surface.
In such an event, an escrow fee shall be determined by the Inspections
and Approval Officer in such amount as shall be required to pay the
cost of repairing the surface of such street by Deptford Township
should the permittee fail in his responsibility to repair the road
surface as required. Curbing broken or removed during the installation
of utilities covered under a utility opening permit shall be repaired
or replaced by the permittee. The cost of the repair shall be borne
by the permittee. Should the permittee fail to repair curbing broken
by his activities, Deptford Township shall repair curb and assess
the permittee for all costs incurred.
g.
In the event that the Inspection and Approval Officer determines
that any excavation for which a permit has been issued is of greater
dimensions than those stated in the permit, or if the Inspection and
Approval Officer determines that any street surface has been damaged
in connection with the construction of curbs and such damage has not
been repaired, then and in either case the Inspection and Approval
Officer shall notify the applicant, who shall pay any additional fee
and post any additional bond as required forthwith and before continuing
any further work in connection with such excavation or construction.
h.
In all cases where the forgoing bonds are posted, the permittee shall
restore the surface of the street upon the completion of the work
by the permittee in accordance with the provisions of this section.
Upon verification of completion of the restoration of the street surface
by the Inspection and Approval Officer, and a six-month maintenance
period, the bond fees shall be released to the permittee. Any unused
escrow fees shall be returned to the permittee.
[Ord. No. 0.10.97 § 5]
All permits issued under this section shall be subject to the
following rules and regulations and requirements:
a.
Every permittee shall keep each opening properly guarded and shall
backfill and close open trench areas by the end of each workday. Restoration
with bituminous stabilized base material must occur within 24 hours
of opening the trench. Under no circumstances will trenches be left
backfilled to grade with stone or similar material for more than 24
hours. Additional devices shall be installed by the applicant as required
by the Inspection and Approval Officer. All work done under any permit
shall be done in such a manner as to cause a minimum of interference
with travel along the affected street. No street shall be closed to
traffic unless specific permission therefor has been granted by the
Inspection and Approval Officer and proper notification has been provided
to the Deptford Township Police Department and all emergency service
agencies.
b.
Each permittee shall, as a condition of accepting any permit issued
hereunder, save, hold and keep harmless and indemnify the Township
of Deptford, its officers, and agents against any claims, demands
or expense arising out of any suit or claim for damage or injury alleged
to have been sustained as a result of any work done under such permit.
c.
Upon application being made therefor, the Inspection and Approval
Officer may extend the time during which any permit shall be valid
for such a period as the Inspection and Approval Officer deems it
advisable. In the event that the work required to be done by a permittee
shall not be completed within the time stated on any permit or any
extension thereof, then the Inspection and Approval Officer may complete
the work required to be done by the permittee and restore the surface
of the street affected. The permittee shall upon demand, pay Deptford
Township the cost of completing such work as the permittee is required
to do under this section, and such amount may be recovered by Deptford
Township in a court of competent jurisdiction.
d.
No work for which a permit is issued hereunder shall be conducted
in such a manner as to interfere with any water main or sewer line
or any connection from either of the same to any building, unless
specific permission to interfere with such main or line is obtained
in advance from the Inspection and Approval Officer. No excavation
which may result in damage to or destruction of any trees or shrubbery
or any Deptford Township property shall be made unless specific permission
therefor is granted by the Inspection and Approval Officer prior to
the work being done.
e.
Every permittee shall completely backfill any excavation made and
replace as much as possible of the material excavated. Such material
shall be compacted by rolling, tamping or other suitable means as
directed by the Inspection and Approval Officer. Any additional backfill
material required shall be furnished by the permittee. In any case
where the Inspection and Approval Officer determines that the excavation
material is unsatisfactory for backfill, the permittee shall backfill
the excavation with sand, gravel or other approved material, which
shall be placed in layers not exceeding six inches in depth, moistened
and thoroughly compacted as directed by the Inspection and Approval
Officer as to achieve minimum 95% modified proctor density. Upon completion
of the work, the permittee shall remove any excess material and leave
the premises in a clean condition. Upon determination of the Inspection
and Approval Officer that any backfilled excavation has settled or
caved in, the permittee shall promptly upon notice of such determination
continue backfilling as above described until the Inspection and Approval
Officer determines that the settlement is complete.
f.
In the event that tunneling operations shall be required to reach
a point of connection with any main line, the backfill in any such
tunnel shall consist of rammed cement concrete or flowable fill material.
[Ord. No. 0.10.97 § 6]
In all cases where permits are issued hereunder wherein the
permittee is to restore the surface of the street, the following rules,
regulations and requirements shall apply:
a.
No permittee shall commence the restoration of any street foundation
or surface until the Inspection and Approval Officer deemed that the
settlement of the subsurface is complete and the area properly prepared
for restoration.
b.
All sub bases and base courses shall be restored to a width of 12
inches wider than the width of the excavation and to a length of 12
inches longer than the length of the excavation.
c.
The street surface shall be restored to a width of 12 inches wider
than the width of the restored foundation and to a length of 12 inches
longer than the length of the restored foundation.
d.
When any foundation is restored by the use of cement concrete, the
same shall consist of 3,000 psi concrete in accordance with NJDOT.
e.
All foundations and surfaces of improved roads shall be restored
to their original thickness, width and grade with the same type of
material as existed prior to the making of the excavation. Care should
be taken to reconstruct the trench areas so as to recreate or improve
upon the road cross section. In no case, however shall restoration
be completed with less than the following materials and thickness:
1.
Six inches compacted dense graded aggregate or soil aggregate, I-5.
2.
Four inches bituminous stabilized base course, Mix I-2 constructed
in layers not more than two inches compacted thickness.
3.
Two inches FABC Mix I-5 surface course applied and tack coated to
existing edge of pavement.
4.
A hot sealer shall be applied to all joints where new and old bituminous
material meet.
f.
The foundations and surfaces of improved roads shall be made with
the materials as specified herein or as directed by the Inspection
and Approval Officer.
g.
Restoration work must be completed within 45 days of the original
approval of the utility opening permit and application.
[Ord. No. 0.10.97 § 7]
The Township Manager may revoke any permit for noncompliance
with any provision of this section. In any special case, the Township
Council may by resolution impose special conditions to which issuance
of the permit will be subject, or the Township Council may in any
such case deem by resolution that any provision of this section shall
not apply or shall be altered.
[Ord. No. 0.10.97 § 8]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall,
upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or
imprisonment not exceeding 90 days, or both.
[Ord. No. 0.10.97 § 9]
No permits shall be granted on a newly improved Township road
for period of five years except in cases of emergency. Emergencies
shall include utility repairs and any other emergency certified by
the Township Manager and the Township Engineer or Public Works Director.
[Ord. No. 0.10.97 § 10]
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
section is for any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction
to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not effect
the remaining portions of this section, which shall remain valid and
in effect irrespective of such decision affecting any part thereof.
[Ord. No. 0-4-89, Preamble]
Section 13-1 of the Code of the Township of Deptford mandates
the installation of curbs and sidewalks within the Township, and the
Township Council recognizes the rural character of the Township, and
believes that the Township Council should be vested with discretion
to waive curb and sidewalk requirements given certain circumstances.
The Township Council has provided standards to be considered when
reviewing a request for waiver or curbs and sidewalks.
[Ord. No. 0-4-89 § 1]
Except as otherwise set forth herein, curbs and sidewalks shall
be required by the Township in all instances where a building permit
is required and the proposed buildings/structures front public streets.
[Ord. No. 0-4-89 § 2]
The Township Council, upon request made by the applicant, may
waive the requirement to install curbs and/or sidewalks. In making
a determination to waive curbs and/or sidewalks with regard to a particular
application the Township Council shall consider the following:
a.
The existence of curbs and/or sidewalks in front of existing properties
on the street in which the subject property fronts.
b.
The existence of curbs and/or sidewalks along streets in the immediate
vicinity of the subject street.
c.
The character and nature of the community for the ability to connect
curbs and sidewalks on the subject site to curbs and sidewalks on
the remaining portion of the street.
d.
The effect that the installation of curbing will have on the drainage
on the subject street.
e.
The plans of the Township to construct or reconstruct the road immediately
adjacent to the intended curb and sidewalk.
f.
The existence of vacant land on the subject street, and the likelihood
that such vacant land will be developed in the future.
g.
The existence of the lot frontage on two or more streets with one
or more of the streets being unimproved and its improvement is not
contemplated by the Township.
h.
Whether the width of the municipality right-of-way is insufficient
to contain curbs and/or sidewalks.
i.
Whether construction of curb or sidewalk is impractical by virtue
of existing road profiles being excessively higher or lower than proposed
road profiles such that the improvements would be buried or elevated,
requiring extraordinary construction.
j.
The commendation made by the Township Engineer which shall consider
and evaluate the above items.
[Ord. No. 0-4-89 § 3]
a.
Applicant shall submit a request for waiver of curb and/or sidewalk
to the Construction Code Official on forms prepared by such official.
In addition to completing the forms the applicant shall submit 10
copies of a sketch plat or plan which contains the following:
1.
A designation of all lots located on either side of the entire street
which also shows lot frontage distance on the street for each lot.
The applicant may utilize the Township Tax Map to determine these
distances.
2.
A designation of curb and/or sidewalk locations for each lot on the
subject street.
b.
No application shall be deemed complete until the "PLAN" as designated
above is submitted as provided herein.
[Ord. No. 0-4-89 § 4]
The Township Council may, by Resolution, adopt a list of streets
in which curbs and/or sidewalks need not be installed. In the event
that such a list is adopted, the streets shall be deemed exempt from
the installation of curbs and/or sidewalks and no additional waiver
shall be required.
[Ord. No. 0-4-89 § 5]
The Township Council, by Resolution may also adopt a list of
streets in which applications for waivers will not be accepted by
the Construction Code Official or heard by the Township Council.
[Ord. No. 0-4-89 § 6]
Request for curb and sidewalk waivers shall be requested in
writing at the time application for a building permit is made. A fee
of $100 shall accompany such a waiver.
[Ord. No. 0-4-89 § 7]
All requests for curb and/or sidewalk waivers shall be signed
by the owner(s) of the property.
[Ord. No. 0-4-89 § 8]
This section shall not be construed to prohibit or impede the
right of the Township to install curbs and/or sidewalks on roads within
the Township and, thereafter, collect monies from benefited property
owners by special assessment as provided by law.
[Ord. No. 0-4-89 § 10]
No Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued unless this section
has been complied with.
