[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Rochelle Park 8-3-1964 by Ord. No. 255. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A.
There is hereby created the office of Superintendent of the Department
of Public Works of the Township of Rochelle Park, County of Bergen
and State of New Jersey.
B.
The Superintendent of the Department of Public Works shall be appointed
by the Township Committee and shall, at all times, serve at the pleasure
of the Township Committee.
C.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 48:9-154:6, tenure in said
office is hereby authorized upon completion of five years in the position;
provided, however, that the Township Committee adopts a resolution
upon completion of five years of service authorizing and granting
tenure in the position.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided
for the tenure of the present Superintendent of Public Works, pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-154.6.
The Superintendent appointed pursuant hereto
shall supervise the operation of the sewer pumping station and attend
to the care and operation of same and perform such other duties and
such other work in connection with the Department of Public Works
of the Township of Rochelle Park as the Township Committee may from
time to time direct by resolution.
[Amended 5-5-1986 by Ord. No. 519; 7-19-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-012]
A.
The Superintendent
of the Department of Public Works shall supervise the erection and
construction of all new roads, the repair and alteration of existing
roads and the removal of snow from said roads, have charge of any
and all street openings, be in charge of cleaning said roads and all
appurtenances thereto, such as storm drains and sanitary sewer lines,
and perform such other duties and do such other work in connection
with the roads as the Township Committee may from time to time direct.
B.
Traffic control in construction and maintenance zones.
(1)
Purpose. The Township Committee hereby finds and declares that problems
of traffic control occur when traffic must be moved through or around
road or street construction, maintenance operations and utility work
above or below ground which requires blocking the roadway and obstructing
the normal flow of traffic; and that such obstructions are or can
become dangerous when not properly controlled. In order to better
promote the public health, safety, peace and welfare, it is necessary
to establish controls and regulations directed to the safe and expeditious
movement of traffic through construction and maintenance zones and
to provide safety for the workforces performing these operations.
(2)
Adoption of Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices ("MUTCD").
The Township of Rochelle Park in the County of Bergen, State of New
Jersey, does hereby adopt the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices, hereafter known as "MUTCD" as may be supplemented and amended,
as it controls and regulates whenever construction, maintenance operations
or utility work obstructs the normal flow of traffic. Any person,
contractor or utility which fails to comply with the provisions of
MUTCD while performing such work is in violation of this section.
(3)
Preconstruction meeting. It shall be the responsibility of the person, contractor, or public utility wishing to conduct work on, under or above the roadway to contact the Traffic Bureau and the Chief of Police of the Rochelle Park Police Department in order to arrange a preconstruction meeting to submit plans for the safe movement of traffic during such period of construction or work. Any person, contractor or utility who fails to comply with this section prior to the start of such work or whose plans are not approved by the Traffic Bureau and Chief of Police of the Rochelle Park Police Department is in violation of this section. Public utilities conducting routine maintenance work need not comply with the preconstruction meeting requirement. A valid road opening permit from the Township (see § 31-3) or Bergen County shall be provided at the preconstruction meeting. Proof of utility mark out notification is required at the preconstruction meeting.
(4)
Emergency contact telephone numbers. The person, contractor or utility
shall provide the Traffic Bureau and Chief of Police with at least
two emergency contact phone numbers to be called in case of emergency
problems at any construction or maintenance site prior to the start
of any work. If, for any reason, emergency contacts cannot be reached
or if the emergency contact person does not respond to a call from
the Police Department to correct a hazardous condition, the Township
may respond to correct such hazardous condition. The reasonable fees
for such emergency services by the Township shall be charged to the
person, contractor or utility responsible for such condition.
(5)
Heavily traveled roads. The Rochelle Park Police Department Traffic
Bureau shall maintain a list of all roads determined to be heavily
traveled for the purposes of this article. This determination shall
be made by the Police Department Traffic Bureau and shall be binding.
Said list may be amended from time to time as conditions warrant to
include roads which become heavily traveled due to temporary conditions
or events. This list shall be available for inspection during normal
business hours, and a copy shall be provided upon request of any party.
(6)
Time limits. Except as otherwise set forth herein, there shall be no construction, maintenance operations or utility work, under or above any heavily traveled roadway, as defined in this article, in the Township between 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. or between 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., unless approved by the Chief of Police or his designee. This time limit may be adjusted to permit work during the restricted hours set forth in Subsection B(6) by the officer in charge of the Traffic Bureau of the Rochelle Park Police Department. If it is determined by the officer in charge of the Rochelle Park Police Traffic Bureau, in his reasonable discretion, that the construction or maintenance operations prior to 9:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. on any roadway would substantially delay traffic or cause a safety or health hazard, the work shall then be permitted only between 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
(7)
Road closings and detours. Road closings and/or traffic detours shall
not be permitted unless approved by the Rochelle Park Police Chief
or the Traffic Bureau Commander.
(8)
Use or assignment of police officers. The use or assignment of police officers by utility companies, private contractors and other vendors for traffic control details shall be compensated at the officer's off duty detail rate or overtime rate, whichever is higher, with an additional administrative fee of 28%. A vehicle fee of $20 per hour per patrol car shall also be charged and payments made as per § 28-16.1 Reimbursement by private contractors.
(a)
Officers assigned to a traffic control or road construction
detail for a utility company, private contractor or other vendor shall
receive a minimum compensation of four hours. Details exceeding the
originally scheduled hours shall be compensated at a minimum of two-hour
increments until the completion of the detail.
(b)
All cancellations by either party require 24 hours written notice.
If an in the event cancellation occurs less than 24 hours but more
than eight hours prior to the scheduled commencement time for the
services, the contractor agrees to pay two hours per man for the cancellation
at the scheduled assignment rate. If and in the event the cancellation
occurs less than eight hours prior to the commencement time for services,
the Contractor agrees to pay four hours per man.
[Added 2-20-1990 by Ord. No. 583]
A.
There is hereby established within the Department
of Public Works a Division of Recycling under the direction of the
Recycling Coordinator.
B.
The Recycling Coordinator shall be under the supervision
and authority of the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works
and shall have the following duties:
(1)
Establish, perform and publicize educational programs
in furtherance of the township's anti-littering and recycling efforts.
(2)
Coordinate various industrial, business, civil and
volunteer organizations to aid in the township's anti-littering and
recycling efforts.
(3)
Act as liaison between the township and state and
county anti-littering and recycling programs.
(4)
Recommend to the Township Committee the adoption of
resolutions and ordinances, as appropriate, to carry out the township's
anti-littering and recycling efforts.
(5)
Encourage and cooperate with all local voluntary and
state and county anti-littering and recycling programs to focus public
attention on the township's anti-litter and recycling programs.
(6)
Investigate and report to the Township Committee on
the availability of funds from any private or public sources to be
used in the township's anti-littering and recycling efforts.
(7)
Upon the approval or at the direction of the Township
Committee, apply for funds from any private or public sources to be
used in the township's anti-littering or recycling efforts.
(8)
Investigate and report to the Township Committee any
successful methods of anti-littering, litter pickup and removal or
recycling programs in other municipalities and in other states and
evaluate their possible incorporation into the township's anti-littering
and recycling efforts.
(9)
Identify and investigate and report to the Township
Committee all potential locations and markets for the disposal or
sale of recyclables, including leaf disposal.
(10)
Subject to the approval of the Township Committee,
assist the Township Attorney in the negotiation of contracts for the
disposal or sale of recyclables, including leaf disposal.
(11)
Compile, prepare and submit recycling tonnage reports
to the New Jersey Office of Recycling in accordance with rules and
regulations adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection
therefor and to the Bergen County Utilities Authority.
(12)
Pursuant to § 112-15D of the Rochelle Park Code, prepare an annual registration form and semiannual recycling collection forms for use by the owners, lessees and/or occupants of all commercial and/or industrial property in the township and compile and maintain said forms.
(13)
Receive and handle complaints and inquiries from the
public respecting the anti-littering and recycling efforts and report
thereon to the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works.
(14)
Perform such other duties as may be required by law
or from time to time prescribed by the Township Committee.
[Added 3-19-1990 by Ord. No. 585]
A.
There is hereby established within the Department
of Public Works a Division of Shade Trees under the direction of the
Superintendent of the Department of Public Works.
B.
Subject to regulations adopted by the Township Committee,
the Superintendent of public Works shall be responsible for the care,
maintenance, planting and removal of shade and ornamental trees and
shrubbery now located or which may hereafter be planted in any public
street, park or public place within the Township of Rochelle Park,
other than that which is within the jurisdiction of the New Jersey
Department of Transportation or the County of Bergen.
C.
In the event
that a residential property owner believes that a tree located within
the municipal right-of-way should be removed or trimmed (only diseased,
trees that are not viable or dead trees, trees trimmed by utility
companies that are not viable and trees that extend beyond the curb
line will be removed) the residential property owner shall file a
formal notice/complaint with the Department of Public Works Superintendent
on the form available in the office of the Township Clerk. Said form
shall be sent to the office of the Township Clerk who shall forward
the same to the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works .
[Added 7-22-2020 by Ord. No. 1169-20]
D.
The Department
of Public Works Superintendent shall consult with the Township's arborist
in order to determine the best course of action with regard to the
tree in question. If the recommendation is for the tree to be removed,
the municipality shall arrange to remove the tree in question between
the months of April and October, subject to availability of funds.
The resident to the abutting property shall be notified at least one
week prior to the work being performed.
[Added 7-22-2020 by Ord. No. 1169-20]
E.
The property
owner will be consulted with regard to a replacement tree and if the
property owner desires a new tree be planted, the municipality will
arrange to do so, subject to the availability of funds and subject
to the following conditions:
[Added 7-22-2020 by Ord. No. 1169-20]
(1)
A "tree
planting list" will be maintained by the office of the Township Clerk.
All reasonable efforts will be made to replace the tree within three
calendar months of its removal;
F.
If the written
recommendation of the Department of Public Works Superintendent, in
consultation with the arborist, does not suggest the removal of the
tree, the abutting property owner at his or her own expense may remove
the tree and stump upon receipt of a written letter of approval from
the Township Administrator. The resident must, thereafter, plant a
replacement tree on their property or pay the tree replacement fee
of $175.
[Added 7-22-2020 by Ord. No. 1169-20; amended 9-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-018]
G.
Trimming.
If a property owner, the Department of Public Works Superintendent
or arborist suggest trimming of branches, a list shall be established
by the Township Clerk and the trimming will be addressed in order
of receipt of request and exigency of trimming.
[Added 7-22-2020 by Ord. No. 1169-20]
