City of Camden, NJ
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2023-11-16
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 735 Streets and Sidewalks
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Article III Cement and Concrete Permits
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Administration of Government
- Ch 14 Affirmative Action
- Ch 19 Ambulance Services
- Ch 26 Boards, Committees, Commissions and Councils
- Ch 33 Contracts
- Ch 38 Court, Municipal
- Ch 44 Defense of Officers and Employees
- Ch 52 Empowerment Zone Corporation
- Ch 59 Fire Department
- Ch 63 Flag; Coat of Arms; Colors
- Ch 74 Living Wage
- Ch 80 Meetings
- Ch 85 Municipal Insurance Fund
- Ch 89 Municipal Property
- Ch 97 Parking Enforcement Officers
- Ch 103 Personnel Policies
- Ch 110 Police Department
- Ch 118 Project Labor Agreements
- Ch 120 Purchasing Policy
- Ch 122 Redevelopment Agency
- Ch 128 Seal, Official
- Ch 136 Training Requirements
- Ch 141 Urban Enterprise Zones
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 160 Adopt a Park Program
- Ch 164 Adopt-A-Street and -Lot Program
- Ch 169 Advertising Materials
- Ch 177 Alarm Systems
- Ch 181 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 188 Animals
- Ch 193 Arcades and Amusement Devices
- Ch 198 Asbestos Removal
- Ch 204 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 209 Autocabs
- Ch 217 Billiard and Pool Rooms
- Ch 225 Bowling Alleys
- Ch 232 Brush, Grass, Weeds and Debris
- Ch 240 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 246 Cannabis
- Ch 248 Carousels and Merry-Go-Rounds
- Ch 253 Cemeteries
- Ch 264 Circuses and Exhibitions
- Ch 270 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 277 Criminal History Background Check
- Ch 282 Curfew
- Ch 283 Anti-Bullying
- Ch 286 Dances and Dance Halls
- Ch 291 Development Plans
- Ch 303 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 309 Dumpsters
- Ch 314 Elevators
- Ch 320 Emergencies
- Ch 323 Employee Residency Reports
- Ch 325 Entertainers, Models and Dancers
- Ch 329 Entertainment, Places of Public
- Ch 340 Fees and Costs
- Ch 348 Filming
- Ch 352 Firearms
- Ch 357 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 363 Fire Prevention and Protection and Emergency Services Mitigation
- Ch 369 Fireworks
- Ch 374 Flags
- Ch 378 Flea Markets
- Ch 383 Florists
- Ch 390 Food and Beverage Vending Machines
- Ch 394 Food Establishments, Retail
- Ch 400 Food Service Entities
- Ch 410 Games of Chance
- Ch 416 Gasoline and Vehicle Repair Stations
- Ch 420 Gasoline Tanks, Abandonment of
- Ch 428 Graffiti
- Ch 434 Hawkers, Peddlers and Solicitors
- Ch 439 Health Clubs
- Ch 445 Horse-Drawn and Animal-Drawn Vehicles
- Ch 450 Housing Standards
- Ch 456 Ice Dealers and Vending Machines
- Ch 461 Improvement Districts
- Ch 467 Junkyards
- Ch 478 Laundries, Self-Service
- Ch 485 Licenses and Business Regulations
- Ch 492 Map, Drawings and Other Documents, Electronic Submission of
- Ch 496 Massage Parlors
- Ch 500 Mercantile Businesses
- Ch 507 Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks
- Ch 508 Commercial and Other Large Vehicles, Parking of
- Ch 512 Motels and Hotels
- Ch 518 Noise
- Ch 523 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 534 Parades
- Ch 539 (Reserved)
- Ch 545 Parking Lots, Commercial
- Ch 550 Parking Permit Program, Residential
- Ch 556 Parking, Resident Handicapped On-Street
- Ch 562 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 567 Pay Telephones, Outdoor
- Ch 573 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 578 Peddlers and Vending Units
- Ch 582 Pedicabs
- Ch 587 Photographers, Street
- Ch 594 Picketing
- Ch 600 Poles, Wires and Underground Conduits
- Ch 601 Wireless Facilities in Public Rights-Of-Way
- Ch 608 Precious Metals and Gems
- Ch 615 Property, Vacant and Abandoned
- Ch 620 Property Maintenance
- Ch 627 Public Utilities
- Ch 635 Real Estate Transactions
- Ch 644 Rental Property
- Ch 650 Rent Control
- Ch 656 Rooming and Boarding Houses
- Ch 661 Sales, Special
- Ch 667 Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 675 Sewers
- Ch 679 (Reserved)
- Ch 684 Sidewalk Cafes
- Ch 688 Signs
- Ch 700 Snow, Ice and Debris Removal
- Ch 705 Soft Drinks, Wholesale
- Ch 711 Solid Waste
- Ch 716 Special Events
- Ch 722 Storage Facilities
- Ch 725 Stormwater Control and Management
- Ch 729 Street Closings
- Ch 735 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 735 Art III Cement and Concrete Permits
- § 735-11 Approval required.
- § 735-12 Permit required for each piece of work; fee.
- § 735-13 Contents of work permit.
- § 735-14 Work subject to City's approval; liability for work.
- § 735-15 Curb ramps; special requirements.
- § 735-16 Inspections.
- Ch 739 Sustainability Requirements
- Ch 742 Swimming Pools
- Ch 747 Tattooing and Tattooists
- Ch 753 Taxation
- Ch 758 Taxicabs
- Ch 766 Theaters
- Ch 771 Tires, Used
- Ch 776 Tobacco
- Ch 780 Toilet Facilities, Portable
- Ch 785 Towing Services
- Ch 791 Transient Merchants
- Ch 796 Trees and Shrubs
- Ch 803 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 808 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 815 Vehicles, Immobilization and Impoundment of
- Ch 822 Vehicles, Sale of
- Ch 827 Vehicles, Unlicensed
- Ch 840 Water
- Ch 847 Weapons-Free Zones
- Ch 852 Weights and Measures
- Ch 870 Zoning and Land Use
- Appendix
- Ch A900 Cable Television and Communications Franchise Agreements
- Ch A910 Historic Districts
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
No concrete curb, walk, step, gutter or paving (asphalt or concrete)
shall be laid on any sidewalk of the streets or other public places
in the City except by prior approval of the City Engineer to perform
such work in accordance with specifications to be furnished by the
City Engineer.
A.
Prior to the commencement of any of work described in § 735-11, the person shall obtain from the City Engineer's Office a permit for each piece of concrete work intended to be done by such person which is one square yard and over.
B.
Permit fees.
(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person to curb or recurb, pave or repave
any sidewalk or curb in any street, avenue or highway; or open any
road, curb and sidewalk in the City of Camden without a permit first
having been obtained therefor from the City Engineer's Office.
The minimum permit fee for a project whose surface is paved, unpaved
or otherwise covered or treated, where the opening to be made is 20
square feet or less in size: the sum of $95.
(2)
The permit fee for projects in excess of 20 square feet whose surface
is paved, unpaved or otherwise covered or treated, where the opening
to be made is in excess of 20 square feet: the sum of $95 for the
first 20 square feet and, in addition thereto, the sum of $1 for each
additional square foot of opening.
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Manhole, vault, metering pit, inlet
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$125
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Test pit under 16 square feet
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$125
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Test pit over 16 square feet
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$200
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Jack/boring up to 100 feet
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$200
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Each additional 50 feet
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$50
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Structure relocation
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$50
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Utility pole, beacon and lights
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$50
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Monitoring wells
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$200
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Soil borings:
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1 to 5
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$100
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6 to 10
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$200
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The permit required by § 735-12 shall set forth the location of the proposed work, the name of the owner/applicant/utility company, the name of the contractor, the address of both parties, insurance and bond company information and the time limit fixed by the City Engineer for completion of the work.
A.
Any duly licensed contractor who receives a permit from the City
Engineer's Office for the purpose of constructing, repairing
or repaving any cement sidewalk, pavement or curb shall perform said
work to the satisfaction of the City Engineer in accordance with City
standards, which are incorporated by reference herein.
B.
If, at any time within five years for large-scale projects, and one
year for all other projects, from such original construction, repairing
or repaving, the same shall settle or require repairs or other corrections
by reason of defective construction, repairing or repaving or by reason
of failure to follow the requirements of this article, the duly licensed
contractor shall remedy the defects complained of to the satisfaction
of the City Engineer. In the event that the contractor fails to remedy
the defects complained of as required above, the City Engineer may
cause such work to be performed, and the contractor shall be responsible
to the City for all expenses incurred by the City Engineer in remedying
the defects complained of.
Where corner sidewalks are being replaced or new corner sidewalks
are installed, curb ramps shall be provided. These curb ramps shall
comply with N.J.A.C. 5:23-7 (Barrier Free Subcode) and the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) in effect at that time.
It shall be the responsibility of the City Engineer and/or his
designee, the City of Camden's Sidewalk Inspector, to conduct
all necessary inspections during construction/opening of curbs, sidewalk
and roads. Upon completion of said work, it shall be the responsibility
of the contractor/agent to contact the City Engineer to schedule inspections.
The City Engineer shall supervise and enforce the compliance with
the provisions and requirements of this article related to construction/replacement/opening
of existing and new sidewalks, curbs and roadways. The Department
of Planning and Development's Division of Engineering's
City Sidewalks Inspector shall issue violations for the permit requirements
of this chapter, and violations for noncompliance with the permit
requirement of this chapter, and violation to property owners where
the existing sidewalk and curbs do not comply with the City standards.
