[Adopted 4-7-1959 by Ord. No. 5-59 (Ch. 81 of the 1969 Code)]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm, corporation
or municipality to place material of any description whatsoever, or
vehicles or other equipment of any nature whatsoever, upon any road
or street so as to interfere with the flow of water along the gutters
or to interfere with traffic on such road or street, without having
first obtained a permit from the Superintendent of the Department
of Roads and Sanitation.[1]
B.
The permit shall state the proximate quantity of material or the
number of vehicles or equipment to be stored and the time of such
storage, and the same shall be adequately protected, safeguarded and
lighted at all times, in accordance with the requirements of the Superintendent
of the Department of Roads and Sanitation.[2]
C.
It shall be the duty of the permittee to properly guard the materials
so stored by erecting suitable barriers, warning signs and lanterns,
and such permittee shall be liable for any neglect to safeguard the
traveling public.
D.
Applications of any nature whatsoever shall be accompanied by a cash
deposit or surety bond in such amount as shall be determined by the
Superintendent of the Department of Roads and Sanitation to guarantee
the replacement of the road to its former condition and the maintenance
thereof for one year thereafter, at the cost of the applicant.[3]
The disturbing or tearing up of any road by the locking of wheels
of any vehicle, or attaching a drag or other mechanism to the same
likely to cause injury to the road, is hereby prohibited.
The filling of gutters along any road by dirt, fill, earth or
other materials is hereby prohibited irrespective of the manner or
distance by which said dirt, fill, earth or other materials shall
travel before reaching the road.
The obstruction of drainage to any road by the spilling, filling,
flowing or throwing of stones, dirt, earth or other materials thereon
is hereby prohibited.
The diversion of surface or other waters to and upon roads,
drains, gutters and culverts is hereby prohibited.
A.
No person or persons, firm or corporation shall place any earth,
dirt, stones, fence or other materials or articles upon any road or
right-of-way or any part thereof except in accordance with the provisions
of this article, and no person or persons, firm, or corporation shall
do or cause to be done any act, including the construction of buildings,
grading, landscaping, or otherwise, which shall cause or result in
the accumulation of dirt, silt, earth or other materials upon any
road or right-of-way, storm drain, gutter or culvert.
B.
Any person or persons, firm or corporation violating any provision
of this article which results in damage to or obstruction of any road
or right-of-way, gutter, storm drain or culvert shall be responsible
for all expenses incurred by the Township of Morris in repairing said
damage or removing said obstruction, in addition to the penalties
herein provided.
The construction of any private road or right-of-way connecting
with a road is prohibited unless a permit therefor has first been
obtained from the Superintendent of the Department of Roads and Sanitation.
Any person or persons, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in § 1-3, General penalty, of this Code, in the discretion of the Judge hearing the same, for each day of violation hereof.
[Amended 3-10-1971 by Ord. No. 7-71[1]]
The Superintendent of the Department of Roads and Sanitation
and all police officers of the Township of Morris are charged with
the enforcement of this article and are hereby designated as agents
acting for the Township of Morris.
