[Adopted 2-11-1952 by Ord. No. 1-52; amended in its entirety 8-14-1974 by Ord. No.
25-74 (Ch. 79 of the 1969 Code)]
A.
Title: "An ordinance establishing rules, regulations and standards
governing the construction of roads and public improvements for the
acceptance of roads and public improvements in the Township of Morris,
Morris County, New Jersey, setting forth the procedure to be followed
by the governing body in applying and administering these rules, regulations
and standards and providing penalties for the violation thereof."
B.
Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the
"Road Acceptance Ordinance" of the Township of Morris, Morris County,
New Jersey.
The purpose of this article shall be to provide rules, regulations and standards to govern the construction of roads and public improvements and as a guide for the acceptance of roads and public improvements in the Township of Morris, Morris County, New Jersey, in order to promote the comfort, health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the Township in conformance with Chapters 57 and 95 of the Code of the Township of Morris and the Official Map.
The provisions of this article shall be administered by the
governing body after favorable referral by the Planning Board and/or
the Township Engineer of the Township of Morris.
No street which has heretofore or which may hereafter be dedicated
to public use and no accepted street shall hereafter be constructed
or reconstructed unless the same shall be designed and constructed
in accordance with the requirements as set forth in this article.
Before any road is constructed or reconstructed or other public
improvements installed by other than the Township of Morris, the owner
of the property or the developer shall make application in writing
for a permit, specifying the nature of the opening or improvement
which is to be made, and shall provide satisfactory evidence to the
Township Committee that approval for such a road or other public improvement
has been granted by the Planning Board.
The Township Engineer shall review the plans for new road construction,
road reconstruction or other public improvement construction and shall
prepare a detailed cost estimate of the improvements. The governing
body shall not take any favorable action on any application for new
road construction or road reconstruction or other public improvement
construction until it has received and reviewed a cost estimate of
the project from the Township Engineer. A surety bond in form and
amount satisfactory to the Township may be required by the governing
body if and when necessary.
Engineering requirements and specifications for any such street
shall be as contained in the Engineering Requirements for Road and
Public Improvement Construction 1974 and Standard Specification for
Road and Public Improvement Construction, Township of Morris, Morris
County, New Jersey, Township Engineer, as amended. These documents
in their entirety are hereby incorporated by reference in this article
and made a part hereof, and copies shall be available at the office
of the Township Engineer. Said requirements and specifications shall
be considered minimum requirements and may be increased where, in
the opinion of the Township Engineer, conditions require said increase
in order to protect the well-being of the Township of Morris.
Any person, partnership, corporation or association or any member
thereof or officer of same who violates or causes, suffers or permits
the violation of this article or any part thereof shall, upon conviction
thereof, pay a fine not exceeding $500 for each offense or be imprisoned
for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both, in the discretion of the
Judge before whom such conviction shall be had.
