[Ord. #1492, § 1]
The construction, maintenance and repair and reconstruction
of sidewalks and curbs shall be the responsibility of the abutting
landowners and shall be constructed, repaired, altered, relaid or
maintained at the expense of the abutting landowners as provided by
the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:65-14.
[Ord. #1492, § 2]
The board of commissioners shall cause notice to be served upon
abutting landowners or occupants of the lands, requiring the necessary
specified work to the curb or sidewalk to be performed by the owners
or occupant within a period of not less than 30 days from the date
of such notice. The board of commissioners may, at their discretion,
due to inclement weather extend the period for a longer period than
30 days provided that this period shall not exceed 90 days.
[Ord. #1492, § 3]
The board of commissioners shall, whenever the abutting lands
are unoccupied and the owner in title cannot be found within the township,
mail postage prepaid to the owner's post office address, and in the
event the address cannot be ascertained, the board of commissioners
shall insert a notice for four weeks, once in each week, in a newspaper
published within the township.
[Ord. #1492, § 4]
The board of commissioners, upon expiration of the period of
notice, shall in the event that the owner or occupant has not complied
with the requirements of the notice, file with the department of revenue
and finance due proof of service of publication of the aforesaid notice
and the board of commissioners shall after the filing of the notice
with the department of revenue and finance order the necessary work
to be performed in accordance with the notice by the director of public
works and cause the same to be paid for from the funds of the township.
[Ord. #1492, § 5]
The director of the department of public works, or his duly
designated representative, shall certify to the tax collector of the department of revenue and finance the cost of the
performance of the work, and upon the filing of the certificate by
the director of the department of public works or his duly designated
representative with the tax collector of the department of revenue
and finance, it shall thereafter cause a lien to be placed upon the
abutting lands wherein the work was performed.
[Ord. #1492, § 6]
The tax collector of the department of revenue and finance shall
collect the monies so expended in the same manner as assessments for
local improvements as provided by the statutes of the State of New
Jersey, and the lien shall bear interest at the same rate as an assessment
for local improvements. The tax collector may, with the consent of
the board of commissioners, institute a suit in the courts of the
State of New Jersey for the collection of the amount of the lien from
the owner of the lands, as disclosed on the tax assessment list of
the township at the time of the performance of the work.
[Ord. #1492, § 7]
The tax collector shall credit all monies from the performance
of the work to an account to be established by the tax collector for
performance of the work as set forth in this chapter by the township.
[Ord. #1492, § 8; Ord. #2569, § 1]
The director of the department of public works shall have the
authority under the provisions of this chapter to designate subordinate
employees in the department of public works as representatives in
performing the duties required of the director in the administering
of the provisions of this chapter, and the director may further designate
employees within the department of public works for the purpose of
inspecting streets and sidewalks. The director of public works, prior
to the performance of any work on any curb or sidewalk by the abutting
landowner, shall ascertain through his representatives the conditions
affecting the existing sidewalks and curbs on the abutting land. If
the director determines that the condition is due to the growth of
roofs of any shade tree owned by the township, the director shall
order that the roots be removed and any affected sidewalk or curbing
be repaired or replaced, if necessary, by employees of the township
at no cost to abutting landowners. If the director determines that
the condition is not due to the growth of roots of any shade tree
owned by the township, the director thereafter shall notify the board
of commissioners of the condition existing and any work to be performed
by the abutting landowner, prior to the board of commissioners serving
notice on the landowner or occupant of the lands.
[Ord. #2167, § I; Ord. #2388, § I; Ord.
#2557, § 1]
a. Installation and Construction of Sidewalks. Sidewalks shall be constructed
of concrete having a composition of one part Portland best cement,
two parts of clean sharp sand, and three parts of machine-broken trap
rock. Sidewalks shall be four feet wide and five inches deep, except
sidewalks abutting driveways and driveway aprons shall be at a depth
of seven inches. Expansion joints shall be used every 10 feet. Sidewalks
may be constructed of paving stones where appropriate.
b. Reconstruction or Replacement of Sidewalks. All existing concrete
shall be broken up and removed. Concrete which has been removed will
be disposed of by the contractor. All forming of sidewalks shall be
performed by said contractor, using 1x4 or 2x4 lumber, according to
each individual situation. The contractor shall replace concrete with
P.S.I. 3000 on all sidewalks, or with paving stones where appropriate,
except that a driveway apron shall be replaced with concrete, unless
as otherwise provided in this subsection. Existing residential asphalt
driveway aprons on a single width driveway from the sidewalk to the
street may be replaced with asphalt, subject to design standards established
by the township engineer. All newly constructed driveway aprons shall
be concrete.
c. Removal of Roots. It shall be the sole responsibility of the township
to cut and remove any roots which may be obstructing the sidewalk.
The contractor shall not, under any circumstances, have contact or
interfere with any part of the tree at any time.
d. Replacement of Soil. After the removal of sidewalk forms by the contractor,
any soil removed along the tree area shall be replaced and graded
by the contractor.
e. Damages. The contractor shall be responsible for any damages that
occur resulting from performance of the work, including water boxes,
sewer cleanouts, drain pipes, gas lines, curbing and any existing
concrete not specified by the department of public works for removal.
f. Scheduling of Work. The superintendent of the department of public
works (hereinafter "superintendent") shall be responsible for scheduling
all work to be done.
g. Review by Superintendent and Beautification Commission. The installation,
construction, reconstruction, and replacement of sidewalks shall be
subject to the review and approval of the superintendent and the township
beautification commission. The installation, construction, reconstruction,
and replacement of sidewalk paving stones shall be subject to the
review and approval of the superintendent and the township beautification
commission.
[Ord. #2045, § 1; Ord. #2239, § 1; Ord.
#2693, § 1]
As used in this section:
ALUMINUM
Shall mean recyclable aluminum cans.
CONTRACTOR
Shall mean a business engaging in the business of recycling
or otherwise providing recycling services.
GLASS
Shall mean all products made from silica or sand, soda ash
and limestone which are transparent or translucent and used for packaging
or bottling of various matter and all other materials commonly known
as glass; excluding, however, blue and flat glass commonly known as
window glass.
MARKET or MARKETS
Shall mean the disposition of designated recyclable materials
source separated in a municipality which entails a disposition cost
of less than the cost of transporting the recyclable materials to
solid waste facilities and disposing of them as municipal solid waste
at the facility utilized by the municipality.
MIXED PAPER
Shall mean and includes all newspaper, high-grade office
paper, fine paper, bond paper, offset paper, xerographic paper, mimeo
paper, computer paper, duplicator paper and related types of cellulosic
material containing not more than 10% by weight or volume of non-cellulosic
material such as laminates, binders, coatings or saturants.
PAPER PRODUCTS
Shall mean any noncontaminated paper items or commodities,
including but not limited to, paper napkins, towels, corrugated and
other cardboard, and related types of cellulosic products containing
not more than 10% by weight or volume of non-cellulosic materials
such as laminates, binders, coatings or saturants.
PERSON
Shall mean any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company or organization of any kind.
PLASTIC CONTAINER or PLASTICS
Shall mean any hermetically sealed, or made airtight with
a metal or plastic cap, container with a minimum wall thickness of
not less than 0.010 inches, and composed of thermoplastic synthetic
polymeric material, including containers such as polyethylene terephthalate
(PETE - #1) soda bottles; and high density polyethylene (DEPE - #2)
milk, water or detergent bottles.
POST-CONSUMER WASTE MATERIAL
Shall mean any noncontaminated product generated by a business
or consumer which has served its intended end use, and which has been
separated from solid waste for the purposes of collection, recycling
and disposition and which does not include secondary waste material
or demolition waste.
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Shall mean those materials which would otherwise become municipal
solid waste, and which may be collected, separated or processed and
returned to the economic mainstream in the form of new materials or
products.
RECYCLED PAPER
Shall mean any paper having a total weight consisting of
not less than 50% secondary waste paper material.
RECYCLED PAPER PRODUCTS
Shall mean any paper product consisting of not less than
50% secondary waste paper material.
RECYCLING
Shall mean any process by which materials that would otherwise
become solid waste are collected, separated or processed and returned
to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
RECYCLING CENTER
Shall mean any facility designed and operated solely for
receiving, storing, processing and transferring source separated,
nonputrescible or source separated commingled nonputrescible metal,
glass, paper, plastic containers, and corrugated and other cardboard,
or other recyclable materials approved by the department of public
works.
RECYCLING SERVICES
Shall mean the services provided by those engaging in the
business of recycling, including the collection, processing, storage,
purchase, sale or disposition, or any combination thereof of recyclable
materials.
REGULATIONS
Shall mean and include such rules, implementation dates,
schedules of times and such other requirements promulgated by the
director of public works and approved by the Lyndhurst Board of Commissioners
as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and objectives of this
Section.
SECONDARY WASTE PAPER MATERIAL
Shall mean paper waste generated after the completion of
a paper making process, such as post consumer waste material, envelope
cuttings, bindery trimmings, printing waste, cutting and other covert
waste, butt rolls, and mill wrappers, except that secondary waste
paper material shall not include fibrous waste generated during the
manufacturing process, such as fibers recovered from waste water or
trimmings of paper machine rolls, fibrous by-products of harvesting,
extractive or woodcutting processes, or forest residue such as bark.
SOLID WASTE
Shall mean "solid waste" generated by all residential, commercial
and institutions within the boundaries of the Township of Lyndhurst
for regularly scheduled municipal collection.
SOURCE SEPARATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Shall mean recyclable materials, including but not limited
to, paper, metal, glass, food waste, office paper and plastic which
are kept separate and apart from residential, commercial and institutional
solid waste by the generator thereof for the purpose of collection,
disposition and recycling.
USED NEWSPAPER
Shall mean and include paper of the type commonly referred
to as newsprint and distributed at stated intervals, usually daily
or weekly having printed thereon news and opinions and containing
advertisements and other matters of public interest. Expressly excluded
however, are all magazines or other periodicals as well as all other
paper products of any nature whatsoever.
WHITE GOODS
Shall mean refrigerators, stoves, air conditioners, furnaces,
ovens, space heaters, bathtubs, sinks, electronic goods and products
and other household type appliances.
YARD WASTE
Shall mean and include leaves, grass clippings and brush/tree
parts, including branches and woodchips.
[Ord. #2045, § 2; Ord. #2239, § 2]
Class I
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Businesses regardless of how many employees, office buildings
containing less than six offices, multiple dwelling units of four
units or more and buildings containing a combination of residences
and buildings.
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Class II
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Shall be eliminated
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Class III
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Shall be eliminated
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Class IV
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Shall be eliminated
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Class VI
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Shall be eliminated
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Class V
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Office buildings containing more than six offices.
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Class VII
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Hotels or motels.
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Class VIII
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Buildings containing a combination of residences and buildings.
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Class IX
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Manufacturing plants.
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Class X
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Local institutions such as Town Hall, fire and police departments,
schools, health department, library, etc.
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[Ord. #2045, § 3; Ord. #2128; Ord. #2239 §§ 3
— 5; Ord. #2693, § 1]
a. Residential. All persons except those physically disabled who are
owners, lessees and/or occupants of residential property in the Township
of Lyndhurst, for purposes of disposal off site, shall separate mixed
paper, used newspapers, ferrous scrap metal, including iron scrap,
tin, aluminum and steel cans, white goods, yard waste, tires, electronic
goods and products; construction and debris materials, except those
resulting from work by a professional building or home improvement
contractor; household batteries, concrete, and asphalt and shall dispose
of said separated materials in accordance with regulations prepared
by the Lyndhurst Department of Public Works.
d. Class V, VII, IX. Class V, VII, and IX shall separate and store those recyclable materials listed under subsection
14-2.3a, Residential, in suitable receptacles as designated by the recycling coordinator for pickup. Exception to this are those businesses that are contracted to purchase material. Those businesses must submit, on a quarterly basis, a copy of the weight or quantity document to the township's recycling coordinator. Exemption forms to those institutions will be issued by the township.
f. Class VIII. The owners of the building shall make available storage
areas for recyclables to be properly prepared; disposal shall be designated
by the recycling coordinator.
g. Class X. The officers and supervisors of these buildings shall make available containers for the disposal of the type defined in subsection
14-2.1 including newspapers and made accessible for collection as designated by the Recycling Coordinator.
[Ord. #2045, § 4; Ord. #2128; Ord. #2270, §§ 1,
2; Ord. #2568, § 1; Ord. #2693, § 1]
All separated recyclables shall be placed for pickup, and/or
collection and recycling in strict conformity with the following regulations:
a. Mixed paper, used newspapers, periodicals, direct mail catalogs,
form letters, envelopes, high grade papers, computer paper, white
and colored ledger, fine paper, bond paper, offset paper, xerographic
paper, mimeo paper, duplicator paper, file card stock, corrugated
containers having liners of jute or kraft and other like paper such
as brown grocery bags, sacks, brown wrapping paper, cereal boxes,
cracker boxes, dry soap boxes, shoe boxes, gift boxes, shirt cardboard,
school papers, and gift wrapping shall be separated and tied in bundles
not to exceed 12 inches in height. Such bundles shall not be contained
in plastic bags.
b. Aluminum shall be separated and secured in suitable reusable containers
supplied by the owner, lessee or occupant.
c. Glass shall be separated and contained in suitable reusable containers
supplied by the owner, lessee or occupant. Containers constructed
of paper or cardboard materials shall be deemed not suitable for this
purpose. Containers, when filled, to weigh not more than 25 pounds.
d. All leaves and brush/tree parts are to be placed curbside, before
8:00 a.m. on the scheduled sweeper day, from the first week of November
through the last week of December. Residents or business establishments
with a sweeper time of 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. shall have leaves placed
curbside after 6:00 p.m. Wednesday evening.
Grass clippings shall be placed in an open container on the
scheduled sweeper day. Brush shall be cut into four foot sections,
tied and bundled. Pickup of yard waste shall be from the first scheduled
sweeper day in April until the last scheduled sweeper day in October.
e. Plastics shall be separated and contained in suitable containers
(clear plastic garbage bags are acceptable) supplied by the owner,
lessee, or occupant.
f. Storage of recyclables shall be at a location which shall not cause
an unsightly or hazardous environment.
[Ord. #2045, § 6]
From the time of placement at the curb for pickup, collection
and recycling, recyclables shall be the sole property of the Township
of Lyndhurst, or its duly authorized agent. No person unauthorized
by the township shall collect or pick up, or cause to be collected
or picked up, any such recyclables.
Each collection or pickup of recyclables in violation hereof,
from any one or more residences, businesses, institutions, etc., shall
constitute a separate and distinct offense punishable as hereinafter
provided.
[Ord. #2045, § 7]
No provision herein shall be constructed to prohibit groups
or individuals who shall be authorized by the director of the department
of public works, from collection or picking up recyclables at curbside,
or otherwise in such manner and under such terms and conditions as
shall be prescribed by the director. No such collection or pickup
shall conflict or interfere with pickup and collection by the township
and its duly authorized agents.
[Ord. #2045, § 9]
The director of the department of public works, or his duly
authorized designee, is hereby designated and authorized as the enforcement
officer of this section.
[Ord. #2045, § 10]
The director of the department of public works has duly authorized
and directed that our contractor is not to pick up any refuse bundles
that contain recyclable items. Such bundles will be left in front
of any establishment, whether it is residential, business, or institution.
The contractor is also directed to place a "red warning sticker" on
such bundles explaining why your refuse was left at your establishment.
Continuous violations will be subject to a penalty as set forth hereon.
[Ord. #2045, § 12]
It shall be the duty of the police department, health department,
or the recycling coordinator of the Township of Lyndhurst to see to
the enforcement of this section and to prosecute all violations hereunder.
[Ord. #1424, § 11]
The driving over, destruction or mutilation of the curb, or
any part thereof, upon any street within the township is hereby prohibited.
[Ord. #1424, § 11]
Driveways may be constructed over the curbs upon the streets
within the township by the owner of the abutting property, in conformity
to the plans and specifications therefor on file in the office of
the township clerk.
[Ord. #1424, § 11; Ord. #2757, § 2]
Before such driveway shall be constructed, the owner of lands and premises shall file with the Lyndhurst Construction Department a written application describing therein the location of the proposed driveway and agree to construct the same according to the plans and specifications and thereupon the Construction Department shall issue a permit for the construction of such driveway, in accordance with the plans and specifications. The fee for the permit for the driveway, curbcut and/or apron, collectively, shall be payable to the Lyndhurst Construction Department in accordance with the fee schedule appearing under subsection
8-1.3 of these Revised General Ordinances.
[Ord. #1424, § 11]
Any and all driveways not constructed in conformity to the provisions
of this chapter shall be reconstructed by the owner of the lands to
which it leads as hereinbefore provided within 30 days after receiving
notice requiring such reconstruction.
[Ord. #2077, § I]
The purpose of this section is to establish regulations and
fees for the opening of municipal streets within the Township of Lyndhurst.
[Ord. #2077, § I]
As used in this section:
EXTENSIVE OPENING
Shall mean an opening, tearing up or excavating, for any
purpose, of the township road of 100 feet or more of roadway length
or where connecting bilateral openings are made at average intervals
of less than 100 feet along the roadway length or an opening which
disturbs 20 or more of the pavement area.
OWNER
Shall mean any person, corporation, public utility or other
entity on whose behalf a street opening is performed by a permittee.
PERMITTEE
Shall mean any person, firm or corporation granted a permit
hereunder.
PUBLIC UTILITY
Shall mean New Jersey Bell Telephone Company, or its successor
corporation or corporations, Public Service Electric and Gas Company,
cable television company or any other entity having either the power
of eminent domain or subject to the regulations of the Public Utilities
Commission of the State of New Jersey.
SMALL OPENING
Shall mean any opening, tearing up or excavating, for any
purpose, of the township road which is not an extensive opening.
STREET
Shall mean any street, road or other public way dedicated
to and accepted by the Township of Lyndhurst, and shall include all
of the area lying within the bounds of the dedicated right-of-way.
[Ord. #2077, § I]
The superintendent or engineer shall periodically inspect all
road openings and the repair and resurfacing thereof for the purpose
of determining compliance with the conditions imposed on the issuance
of the permit and the specifications. The township may, upon the recommendation
of either of them:
a. Order a temporary stop to any road opening.
b. Order that the applicant perform or correct work in accordance with
the directions of the township.
c. Order a stop to any work and revoke the permit, in which event the
Township of Lyndhurst shall complete the work or cause it completed
and either declare the applicant's deposit forfeited or notify the
applicant's surety of an intent to file claim on the bond.
d. Authorize the correction of any work after notification to the permittee
and after the neglect or the refusal of the permittee to make sure
corrections within 24 hours and, after completion of the same, either
declare the permittee's deposit forfeited or notify the permittee's
surety of an intent to file a claim on the bond.
e. Take any other action deemed reasonable under the circumstances to
protect the township's interests.
[Ord. #2077, § I]
No road opening shall be permanently paved until a final inspection
has been made by the engineer or superintendent and final approval
given.
a. For All Openings.
1. The paved roadway surfaces shall be saw-cut or bladecut vertically
on a straight line before excavating.
2. The material excavated from the trench opening shall not be replaced
as backfill unless expressly authorized by the superintendent or engineer.
Excavated materials must be removed from the work site the day of
excavation.
3. The backfill of stone or bank run sand shall be furnished from outside
sources.
4. The uncompleted length of road opening allowed under a permit at
any one time shall not exceed 50 linear feet, unless a special need
can be established by the permittee and approval to exceed this limitation
is secured from the superintendent or engineer. Such special need
shall be noted, in writing, to the superintendent or engineer before
such permission is granted, except in unusual cases and/or emergencies.
In the event, such special need shall be documented, in writing, after
approval is granted.
5. Where existing manholes are located in the shoulder areas, a minimum
of two inches of asphalt FABC-1 Mix No. 5 shall be placed eight feet
on both sides of the manhole casting on four inches of quarrying-processed
stone. The width of the FABC-1 Mix No. 5 shall vary to the dimensions
of the existing shoulder.
6. All backfill shall be placed in 12 inch layers, with each layer thoroughly
compacted by mechanical means to the satisfaction of the superintendent
or engineer. The superintendent or engineer shall have the right to
require a compaction test to be performed by an independent laboratory,
at the expense of the permittee.
7. After proper settlement and cutback, for any portion of the road,
the entire width of the trench, plus a four-inch overlap, shall be
overlaid with a 1 1/2 inch minimum thickness FABC Mix No. 5 pavement
applied to the entire length of the disturbed area and rolled in place
to obtain a smooth pavement surface and sealed at all edges.
b. Asphalt Pavement Openings.
1. For openings in old asphalt pavements, backfill material shall be
deposited in 12 inch layers and thoroughly compacted to a level eight
inches below the surface level of the adjacent paved surfaces. The
openings shall be cut back six inches beyond the perimeter of the
trench opening. The base course shall be bituminous stabilized base
stone mix, Mix No. 1, six inches thick (two lifts). The surface shall
be two inches compacted depth of FABC-1 Mix No. 5. All joints between
the new and existing pavements shall be sealed with a tack coat.
2. When road openings are sequence or are within three feet of another
opening, the surface area of the combined openings will be paved to
form one surface. The surface course shall be two inches compacted
depth of FABC-1 Mix No. 5, with all joints between the new and existing
pavements sealed with a tack coat.
c. Concrete Pavement Surface Openings. For all openings in concrete
pavement surfaces, the trench backfill shall be compacted in twelve-inch
levels to a level two inches below the top of the adjacent paved surface.
The opening shall be cut back six inches beyond the perimeter of the
trench opening. A two inch compacted depth of stabilized base shall
then be placed, compacted level with the existing pavement and shall
be maintained by the permittee to a pavement level by adding additional
bituminous material until final settlement has occurred. A pavement
of 4,000 pound concrete eight inches in depth shall be constructed
level with the existing pavement surface. A layer of heavy six by
six No. 6 gauge wire mesh reinforcement shall be placed in the opening
and extend fully into the cutback shelf at the point for six inches
below the finished elevation.
d. Nonpaved Area. All grass or graveled area or sidewalk areas disturbed
within the township right of way shall be reconstructed, topsoiled,
seeded and mulched within 14 days of completion of excavation. All
concrete areas will be thoroughly compacted. These limits may be waived
by the superintendent or engineer only when abnormal temperatures
or inclement weather necessitates the same.
e. All work shall be guaranteed for a period of 12 months.
[Ord. #2077, § I; Ord. #2215, § I]
a. The application fee, nonrefundable (other than public utilities),
shall be as follows:
1. Road opening:
(a)
First five linear feet by three feet wide: $25.
(b)
From five linear feet to 25 linear feet by three feet wide,
to be defined as the longest dimension: an additional $20.
(c)
From 25 linear feet to 50 linear feet by three feet wide: an
additional $40.
2. Boring, tunneling or driving under road, lump sum minimum: $75.
3. Curb, gutter, apron, sidewalk or driveway: lump sum, plus $15 when
affected by excavation.
4. Application fees shall be accumulated in one account for each public
utility, and said funds can be utilized for the payment for expenses
incurred by the township for any work performed for the permittee
without restriction as to which application the funds were originally
posted.
5. In lieu of individual application fees, public utilities may pay
annual fees of $1,000.
b. The security deposit fee for guaranteeing restoration of pavement,
curbing or topsoil shall be as follows:
1. Opening, paved areas, curb, gutter, sidewalk, driveway:
(b)
Charge for each square yard of trench opened: $15.
(c)
Charge for each square yard of paving: $5.
(d)
Charge for each linear foot of curb: $7.
2. Opening shoulders and roadside areas:
(b)
Charge for each square yard of trench opened: $5.
3. Boring, tunneling or driving under the road:
(b)
Charge per linear foot of boring: $1.
c. The escrow deposit fee, engineering and legal costs shall be as follows:
1. All road openings, excavation, boring and other work as stated on
the permit application:
(a)
Base charge, including first five square yards on any trench,
driveway or sidewalk opening torn up or excavated, and including the
first 20 linear feet of any curb or gutter torn up or excavated: $200.
(b)
For all work proposed on each application that exceeds the quantities
delineated in paragraph c1 above, a work schedule shall be submitted
to and approved by the superintendent or the engineer, who shall estimate
the total escrow deposit fee required based thereon. If, at any time
during the course of the work, it appears evident to the superintendent
or the engineer that the escrow deposit fee is or will be insufficient
to cover all costs of inspection and/or other professional services,
additional escrow deposit fees shall be estimated by the superintendent
or the engineer and paid to the clerk, based on a revised work schedule
to be submitted by the applicant. This procedure shall be reported
as often as necessary to guarantee sufficient escrow deposit fees
being available.
2. Actual payment from the escrow deposit fee fund shall be based upon
the following rates:
(a)
Professional engineering services: minimum fee of $50 per hour.
(b)
Attorney: minimum fee of $65 per hour.
[Ord. #2077, § 1]
Upon the completion of any such work, the superintendent or
engineer shall file a report on a form to be furnished for that purpose,
which report shall contain the date of completion, the amount of deposit,
the cost to the township of resurfacing the area so excavated or opened,
if the same shall have been necessary, and the balance, if any, due
to the applicant. Upon receipt of the report by the clerk, the balance
due, if any, to the applicant on account of any deposit shall be forthwith
returned.
[Ord. #2077, § 1]
Any person, company, firm or corporation who or which shall
violate any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction
of such violation, be subject, for each offense, to a fine not exceeding
$1,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both.
In case of failure to restore pavements or roads or streets as hereinabove
provided, after written notice by the clerk to do so, each day that
such pavement, roads or streets remain unrestored shall constitute
a separate offense.
[Ord. #2371, § I]
Any contractor who desires to perform emergency snow removal
services for the Township of Lyndhurst must provide the township with
the following documentation concerning its vehicles and its drivers:
a. Current certificate of Insurance;
c. Copy of valid Commercial Drivers' License;
d. Driver Abstracts as may be requested by the township;
e. Proof of successful completion of a Drug and Alcohol Program.
All drivers will be subject to random drug and alcohol testing
by the township as may be permitted by law.
[Ord. #2371, § 11; Ord. #2720, § 1;
amended 2-8-2022 by Ord. No. 3098-22]
The Township shall pay for emergency snow removal as follows:
Bobcat
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$200/hr.
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Rubber tire loader backhoe - 1 cubic yard
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$250/hr.
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Rubber tire front end loader - 3 cubic yards
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$300/hr.
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Rubber tire front end loader - 4-5 cubic yards
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$350/hr.
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4 wheel drive pick-up plowing
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$175/hr.
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Dump truck 2 1/2 cubic yards for removal or plowing (single
axle)
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$175/hr.
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Dump truck 5-7 cubic yards for removal or plowing (single axle)
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$225/hr.
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Dump truck 15/20 cubic yards tandem, for removal or plowing
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$275/hr.
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