[Adopted 6-10-2019 by Ord. No. 19-04]
In order to implement the purposes of this chapter, the application
process and license or permit fee schedule provided hereafter shall
apply.
[Adopted 6-10-2019 by Ord. No. 19-04]
Every applicant for the installation of fiber optic or other
cable or for the use of a public utility easement shall submit to
the Borough Engineer:
a.
A plat showing
the proposed location of the fiber optic or proposed installation;
b.
A depiction
indicating whether the proposed installation is overhead or underground;
c.
Copies of
all easements proposed to be used which have previously been granted
to utilities; and
d.
All consents
for the use of any such easements by the applicable utilities.
[Adopted 6-10-2019 by Ord. No. 19-04]
Every application recommended for approval by the Borough Engineer,
if approved by the Mayor and Council, will require as a condition
thereof the following:
b.
A certificate
of insurance naming the Borough as an additional insured for general
liability coverage in the amount of at least $1,000,000.
c.
A rights-of-way
use agreement, properly executed by the applicant, the form of said
agreement to be approved by the Borough Attorney, which therein provides
for indemnification of the Borough by the applicant, which shall hold
the Borough, its officers, agents and employees harmless from any
loss, claim or damage arising out of the installation, maintenance
or use of the fiber optic cable installed by the applicant.
[Adopted 6-10-2019 by Ord. No. 19-04]
No license or permit issued hereunder shall be valid for a period
of more than the lesser of 25 years or, if applicable, the balance
of the term of an easement previously granted to a utility pursuant
to Title 48 of the New Jersey Statutes.
[Adopted 6-10-2019 by Ord. No. 19-04]
In the event that the fiber optic or other cable installation
interferes with a planned municipal installation, the subject fiber
optic or other cable shall be relocated by its owner in an expeditious
manner within the right-of-way to a location approved by the Borough
at no cost to the Borough. The owner of the fiber optic or other cable
shall not pay any additional fee to the Borough due to the relocation.
[Adopted 6-10-2019 by Ord. No. 19-04]
These procedures shall not be applicable to existing easements
previously granted to any entity, or to existing easements previously
granted to or obtained by the present or future holder of a cable
television franchise granted by the Borough of Roosevelt.
