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Councilman Presents the following Ordinance Seconded by Councilman
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE I, STREET EXCAVATION, OF
CHAPTER 222 OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET,
ENTITLED STREETS & SIDEWALKS
BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Borough Council of the Borough
of Carteret (the `Borough ") as follows:
1. Article I, of Chapter 222 of the Carteret Code, entitled "Street
Excavations" is hereby deleted in its entirety And replaced with the following:
SECTION 1.
STREET EXCAVATIONS
222 -1. Title.
This Article shall be known and may be cited as the "Street
Excavation Regulations of the Borough of Carteret."
222 -2. Definitions and Word Usage.
For the purpose of this Article, the following terms, phrases, words
and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. When
not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense
include the future, words in the plural number include singular, and
words in the singular number include the plural number. The word
"shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
Applicant shall mean any person making written application to the
Borough Clerk for an excavation permit hereunder. In the event
that the applicant is a corporation or partnership, the applicant shall
be the individual authorized to make said application on behalf of
the corporation or business entity.
Emergency shall mean any unforeseen circumstance or occurrence,
the existence of which constitutes a clear or immediate danger or
hazard to person or property.
Excavation Work shall mean the excavation, removal, replacement,
repair, construction, water and sewer connections, gas main
connection, or other disturbance of any portion of the public
improvements within a public street or drainage right -of -way.
These public improvements include, but are not limited to, curbs,
sidewalks, driveways and driveway aprons, drainage structures and
conduits, pavements, base courses, gutters, retaining walls,
channels, headwalls, railings, guardrails, or any other public
improvements existing within the public right -of -way, and
retention/detention basins. For the purposes of this section, that
work which is being performed outside of the public right -of -way,
but which requires the storage of materials or the operation of
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equipment within the public right -of -way, in such a manner as may
cause damage, will also be deemed "excavation work." Except as
the same may come under the exclusive regulation of Chapter 222,
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS, ARTICLE II, Sidewalk
Construction, the term "excavation work" shall also include
construction, addition, installation or other disturbance of the
whole or portions of the improvements within a public street,
drainage right -of -way, or other public grounds by persons other
than those exempted from the provisions of this Article, including
privately sponsored construction of curbing, sidewalks, pavement
extensions, aprons, drainage or any other portions of the public
improvements.
Permittee shall mean any person who has been issued a permit
pursuant to the terns and conditions of this Article and who is
obligated to fulfill all the terms of this Article.
Person shall mean any person, firm, partnership, association,
corporation, company or other public or private organization of
any kind.
Street shall mean and include any public street, highway, sidewalk,
alley, public easement, public right -of -way or public grounds
accepted or maintained by the Borough and any State or County
road over which the Borough may have acquired jurisdiction by
agreement.
222 -3. PERMIT REQUIRED; EXCEPTIONS.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to perform any excavation work, as
defined herein, or to dig up, break, excavate, tunnel, undermine or in any manner
break up any street or to make or to cause to be made any excavation in or under
the surface of any street for any purpose or to place, deposit, or leave upon any
street any earth or other excavated material obstructing or tending to interfere
with the free use of the street or dig up, break, excavate or undermine or any way
affect any other public improvement within a public right -of -way, unless such
person shall first have obtained a permit therefore from the Borough Clerk of the
Borough of Carteret as herein provided.
B. This Article shall not apply to any exclusive sidewalk construction
work, which is defined in and regulated by ARTICLE II, "Sidewalk
Construction ", of CHAPTER 222, entitled "STREETS AND SIDEWALKS ".
222 -4. APPLICATION FOR PERMIT.
A. No excavation permit shall be issued unless a written application for
the issuance of an excavation permit is submitted to the Borough Clerk, or his/her
designee, on the form provided by the Borough of Carteret and signed by
applicant performing the work. The form must be completed in such a fashion as
to contain a clear and definite description of the name, address, telephone number
of the applicant, the nature, scope, location and purpose of the excavation,
together with the approximate size of the opening to be made in a sketch which
clearly shows the location and dimensions of the proposed opening, the proposed
dates of commencement and completion of the excavation, which date shall be the
expiration date of any permit issued pursuant to the application, and such other
data as may be reasonably required by the Borough of Carteret, including
complete plans, profiles and details of any proposed curb, sidewalk, pavement or
other proposed improvement or structure being installed. Upon receipt of the
application, the Borough Clerk shall refer the same to the Department of Streets
and Roads, Construction Code Official, Police Department, Fire Department, and
the Office of Emergency Management for comments within five (5) business days
of receipt of a complete application. All comments shall be made and the
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application returned to the Borough Clerk with a recommendation of approval or
disapproval (and the reasons therefore) within seven (7) days of receipt of the
application by the aforementioned departments. The Borough Clerk shall issue all
permits within three (3) days of receipt of an approved application from said
departments or the expiration of the seven (7) day comment period, whichever
occurs first.
B. Work on any opening to be made under the permit provided for herein
shall commence within thirty (30) days from the date of the permit and prosecuted
with diligence until its completion. If for any reason the work is not started
within this period, the permit shall be void and any unused portion of its cash
repair deposit or performance bond, shall be refunded to the applicant.
222 -5. PERMIT FEES.
A. A non - refundable application fee of one hundred ($100.00) dollars
shall be paid to the Borough to cover the cost of processing the application and
providing inspection as outlined herein.
B. Permit fees may be waived in the case of installation of new public
improvement by a sub - divider or site developer in accordance with approved
plans without cost to the Borough.
222 -6. OPENINGS IN NEW STREETS; SEASONAL MORATORIUM
A. No permit shall be issued by the Borough Clerk to any person given
notice under this Article which would allow an excavation or opening in any
newly paved, resurfaced, or reconstructed road, street, or right -of -way which is
less than five (5) years old unless the applicant can clearly demonstrate that public
health or safety requires that the proposed work be permitted or unless an
emergency condition exists.
B. Street openings will not be permitted between November 15 and
March 31 of any year unless it has been determined by the Borough Engineer, or
his designee, to be of an emergent nature, or except pursuant io section 222 -31.
In no event are roads to be opened on Saturday and Sunday, except for emergency
repairs as determined by the Borough Engineer, or his designee, or except
pursuant to section 222 -31.
C. The Mayor and Borough Council may grant exemptions to the
requirements of Paragraphs A and B above, forbidding the opening of roads for a
period of five (5) years after a road has been resurfaced and/or reconstructed or
forbidding the opening of roads from November 15 to March 31 of any year, upon
written request of the applicant. Said written request should indicate on its face
that there is good cause to grant said exemption and/or that the applicant will
suffer undo hardship if said exemption is not granted. Said request will be
considered at the next regularly scheduled session of the Mayor and Borough
Council. If the Mayor and Borough Council determines that the applicant has
established good cause, and/or undo hardship, said exemption may be approved
by resolution of the Mayor and Borough Council.
D. If, by special action of the Mayor and Borough Council, a permit is
issued to open any newly paved, resurfaced or reconstructed street surface less
than five years old, a surcharge shall be made for the opening except that the
surcharge may be waived by Mayor and Council in the event that the work is of
an emergent nature. The surcharge shall be on a sliding scale and shall be equal
to two percent (2 %) of the cost of restoring the opening for each un- elapsed
month or fraction thereof of the five -year restricted period, but in no event shall
the surcharge be less than $500.00.
222 -7. EXCAVATION PERMIT DISPLAY.
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The Borough Clerk shall provide each permittee a permit issued
hereunder, which shall be plainly written or printed in English letters with the
following notice: "Borough of Carteret; Permit No. _, Expiration Date
." In the first blank space there shall be inserted the number of said
permit and after the words "expiration date" shall be stated the date which the
permit expires. It shall be the duty of the permittee hereunder to keep the permit
posted in a conspicuous place at the site of the excavation work. It shall be
unlawful for any person to exhibit such permit at or about any excavation not
covered by such permit or to misrepresent the number of the permit or the date of
expiration of the permit.
222 -8. CASH REPAIR DEPOSIT.
A. The application for an excavation permit to perform excavation work
under this Article shall be accompanied by a cash repair deposit unless a
performance guarantee is accepted in lieu thereof pursuant to section 222 -9. Such
cash repaid deposit shall take the form of cash or certified check, payable to the
Borough of Carteret, and shall be received by the Borough Clerk prior to issuance
of any permit. Any cash repair deposit made hereunder shall serve as security for
the inspection, repair and performance of work necessary to put the street in as
good a condition as it was prior to the excavation if the permittee fails to make the
necessary repairs or to complete the proper refilling of the opening and the
excavation work performed in accordance with the excavation permit. Upon the
permitte's completion of the work covered by such permit, in conformity with this
Article as determined by the Borough, one -half (1/2) of the remaining cash repair
deposit shall be promptly refunded by the Borough to the permittee and the
balance shall be refunded by the Borough to the permittee upon the expiration of
two (2) years from the date of final approval of the work upon the Borough's
determination that the permittee has performed the work in conformity with this
Article.
B. The amount of cash repair deposit to be collected by the Borough
Clerk shall be:
(1) Areas that are not within the traveled way'or shoulders;
(a) Opening not exceeding ten (10) square feet — $100.00
(b) Opening exceeding ten (10) square feet — $200.00
(2) Areas within the traveled way or shoulder;
(a) Opening not exceeding one hundred (100) square feet —
$300.00
(b) Opening over one hundred (100) square feet — $600.00
C. In the case of excavation or removal or alteration of the public
improvements such as drainage, sidewalks, driveways, driveway aprons, etc., the
Borough Engineer shall determine in each case the amount of the cash repair
deposit in a sum total sufficient to allow the Borough to perform all required
repairs and restorations. Said amount shall be estimated to include gross Borough
costs, including fees, temporary maintenance costs, permanent restoration costs,
engineering costs, etc.
D. Cash repair deposits may be waived in the case of installation or repair
of sidewalks by the owner or by the person acting for the owner of real property
should the same be exclusively regulated pursuant to Article II, "Sidewalk
Construction" of Chapter 222, entitled "SREETS AND SIDEWALKS ", and may
also be waived in the case of installation of new public improvements by a sub-
divider or site developer in accordance with the approved plans and without cost
to the Borough; provided, however, that such waiver will not be granted if, in the
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opinion of the Borough, a cash repair deposit is necessary to assure protection of
existing improvements or to guarantee against damages during construction.
222 -9. SURETY.
A. If an individual cash repair deposit required by section 222 -8 exceeds
one thousand dollars ($1000) or if the aggregate of the cash repair deposits which
an applicant expects to be required to provide within a period of one (1) year
exceeds five thousand dollars ($5000) or if the applicant is a public utility
regulated by the Federal Government and/or the State of New Jersey, then the
Borough Council may allow the provisions of all or, at the Borough Council's
discretion, a portion of the required cash repair deposits in the form of a surety
bond. If a surety bond is to be provided in accordance with the requirement of
this section, the applicant shall deposit with the Borough Clerk a surety bond in
an amount to be determined by the Borough Clerk in accordance with Paragraph
B of this section, made payable to the Borough of Carteret. The required bond
must be:
1. With good sufficient surety;
2. By a surety company authorized to transact business in the State
of New Jersey;
3. Satisfactory to the Borough Attorney in form and substance;
and
4. Conditioned upon the permittee's compliance with this Article
and to secure and hold the Borough and its officers harmless
against any and all claims, judgments, or other costs arising from
the excavation and other work covered by the excavation permit or
for which the Borough, the Borough Council, or any Borough
officer may be made liable by reason of any accident or injury to
person or property through the fault of the permittee either in not
properly guarding the excavation or for any other Oinjury resulting
from the negligence of the permittee, and shall be further
conditioned to fill up, restore and place in good and safe condition
as near as may be to its original condition and'to the satisfaction of
the Borough, all openings and excavations made in streets.
B. The amount of the performance bond to be submitted to the Borough
Clerk shall be a minimum of double the amount of the cash repair deposit
required pursuant to section 222 -8. In the event that the Borough Engineer
determines that the cost of proper restoration of the excavation work will exceed
the amount of the calculation, the additional bond for the particular job in
question may be required by the Borough Clerk in a sum determined by the
Borough Engineer.
C. In lieu of a performance bond per job, any utility regulated by the
Board of Public Utilities, or any contractor expecting to request multiple permits
per year, may post a blanket performance guarantee in the minimum sum of
Twenty Five Thousand ($25,000) Dollars with the Borough on an annual basis.
In the event the Borough Engineer or Head of the Department of Streets and
Roads determines that the cost of proper restoration of the area disturbed and
pavement surface will exceed the amount of the blanket bond, an additional bond
for that particular job, in an amount to be determined by the Borough Engineer,
shall be posted by the permittee prior to the issuance of any permit(s).
222 -10. ROUTING OF TRAFFIC
A. The permittee shall take appropriate measures to ensure that, during
the performance of the excavation work, traffic conditions shall be maintained as
nearly normal as practicable at all times so as to cause as little inconvenience as
possible to the occupants of the abutting property and to the general public,
provided that the Department of Streets and Roads, with the approval of the
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Police Department, may permit the closing or partial closing of streets to all
traffic for a period of time prescribed as necessary. The permittee shall route and
control traffic, including its own vehicles, as directed by the Borough Police
Department, the following steps shall be take before any street may be closed or
restricted to traffic:
1. The permittee must receive the approval of the Police
Department therefore.
2. The permittee must notify, in writing, the Carteret Fire
Department, First Aid Squad, the Emergency Management
Coordinator and the Board of Education.
3. Upon completion of the construction work the permittee shall
notify, in writing, the Police Department, the Fire Department, the
First Aid Squad, the Emergency Management Coordinator and the
Board of Education before traffic is moved back to its normal flow
so that any necessary adjustments may be made.
4. The permittee shall provide trained and properly certified
uniformed traffic directors with appropriate safety attire and
equipment as required and/or Police Officer(s) and related
equipment (i.e. signs, cones, etc.) for traffic control and direction
of traffic at the street excavation site during the course of the
excavation. The permittee shall pay all costs associated with the
use of any private traffic directors or the use of Carteret Police
personnel, if they are required, during the course of the excavation,
and any work performed in connection therewith and during clean-
up operations. The Borough Council may relax or modify the
requirements of this section in its discretion, upon application by
the permittee.
B. Through traffic shall be maintained without the aid of detours, if
possible. In instances where this would not be feasible, the Police Department
will designate detours. The Borough shall maintain roadway surfaces of existing
roadways designated as detours without expenses to the permittee but in case
there are not existing roadways, the permittee shall construct all detours at its
expense and in conformity with the specifications of the Borough Engineer. The
permittee shall be responsible for any damage caused to any roadways by the
operation of its equipment.
222 -11. CLEARANCE FOR FIRE AND FIRST AID EQUIPMENT.
The excavation work shall be performed and constructed so as not to
interfere with access to fire stations, first aid stations and fire hydrants. Materials
or obstructions shall not be placed within fifteen (15) feet of fire hydrants.
Passageways leading to fire escapes or fire - fighting equipment shall be kept free
of piles of material or other obstructions.
222 -12. PROTECTION OF TRAFFIC.
The permittee shall erect and maintain suitable barriers to confine to a
minimum the encroachment of earth from trenches or other excavations upon
highways. The permittee shall construct and maintain adequate and safe crossings
over excavations and across roadways under improvement to accommodate
vehicular and pedestrian traffic at all street intersections. Vehicular crossings
shall be constructed and maintained of plank, timbers, sheet steel and blocking of
adequate size to accommodate vehicular traffic safety. Decking, if timber, shall
be not less than four (4) inches thick and shall be securely fashioned together with
heavy wire and staples. Pedestrian crossings shall consist of planking of three (3)
inches thick, twelve (12) inches wide and of adequate length, together with
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necessary blocking. The walk shall not be less than three (3) feet in width and
shall be provided with a railing on both sides.
222 -13. REMOVAL AND PROTECTION OF UTILITIES.
The permittee shall not interfere with any existing utility without the
written consent of the Borough Engineer and/or the utility company or the person
owning the utility. If it becomes necessary to remove an existing utility, this shall
be done by its owner. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to arrange for
this work and the payment of costs thereof as reasonably necessary. No utility
owned by the Borough shall be move to accommodate the permittee unless the
cost of such work be borne by the permittee. The cost of moving privately owned
utilities shall be similarly borne by the permittee unless it makes other
arrangements with the owner of the utility. The permittee shall support and
protect, by timbers or otherwise, all pipes, conduits, poles, wire or other apparatus
which may be in any way affected by the excavation work and do everything
necessary to support, sustain and protect them, under, over, along or across said
work, in accordance with applicable statutory provisions. In case any said pipes,
conduits, poles, wires or apparatus should be damaged, they shall be repaired by
the agency or owner unless said agency or owner authorizes the permittee to
undertake repairs and the expense of such repairs shall be home by the permittee,
and his/her /it's bond shall be liable therefore. The permittee shall be responsible
for any damage done to any public or private property by the reason of the
breaking of any water pipes, sewer, gas pipes, electric conduit, or other utility,
and its bond shall be liable therefore. The permittee shall inform itself, as
required by law, as to the existence and location of all underground utilities and
protect the same against damage.
222 -14. PROTECTION OF ADJOINING PROPERTY.
The permittee shall, at all times and at his or its own expense, preserve and
protect from injury any adjoining property providing proper foundations and
taking other measures suitable for the purpose. Where in the protection of such
property, it is necessary to enter private property for the purpose of taking
appropriate protective measures, the permittee shall obtain permission from the
owner of such private property for such purpose. The permittee shall, at its own
expense, shore up and protect all buildings, walls, fences or other property likely
to be damaged in the process of the excavation work and shall be responsible for
all damage to public or private property or roadways or highways resulting from
its failure to properly protect and carry out said work. Whenever it may be
necessary for the permittee to trench through any lawn area, the sod shall be
carefully cut and rolled and replaced after ditches have been backfrlled as required
in this Article. All construction and maintenance work shall be done in a manner
calculated to leave the lawn area clean of earth and debris and in a condition as
nearly as possible to that which existed before such work began. The permittee
shall not remove, even temporarily, any trees or shrubs which exist in parking
strip areas or easements across private property without having first notified and
obtained the consent of the property owner, or in the case of public property, the
appropriate Borough department or Borough official having control of such
property.
222 -15. SIDEWALK EXCAVATIONS.
Any excavation made in any sidewalk or under a sidewalk shall be
provided with a substantial and adequate footbridge over said excavation on the
line of the sidewalk, which bridge shall be at least three (3) feet wide and securely
railed on each side so that foot passengers can pass over safely at all times. This
requirement may be waived by the Head of Department of Streets and Roads, or
the Borough Engineer or his designee, if found unnecessary or unreasonable
because of the nature of the excavation or conditions effecting the same.
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222 -16. PRO'TEt ME MEASURES.
A. The permittee shall erect and maintain, approaching and through out
the site of the excavation work, such signs, lights, barricades and other protective
devices as are required. In the absence of specific written direction by the Police
Department, all signs shall be provided as required by the "Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices," section concerning construction signage, as published
by the United States Department of Commerce.
B. Should the Borough Police Department, at any time determine that the
permittee has failed to provide all required signs and protective devices in
accordance with the direction of the Police Department and/or the requirements of
the previously mentioned "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices," the
Borough may provide and erect or cause the provision and erection of such
required signs, barricades, and traffic control devices and the cost thereof may be
deducted from the cash repair deposit provided by the applicant or may be billed
directly to the applicant by the Borough. If such billing is made and not paid by
the applicant within fifteen (15) business days after such billing, the amount may
be deemed due and recoverable from the applicant's cash deposit or surety.
C. The Borough shall normally provide the applicant with twenty -four
(24) hours' notice of its intention to provide any such required signs, barricades
and traffic control devices and its intention to bill the applicant the cost thereof, to
deduct the cost thereof from the applicant's cash repair deposit or to recover the
cost thereof from the applicant's surety, except that in case of immediate
emergency or hazard to the public health or safety, the Borough may cause the
provision and erection of such devices without notice.
D. The permittee shall erect such fence, railing or barriers about the site
of the excavation work as shall prevent danger to persons using the street or
sidewalks, and such protective barriers shall be maintained until the work shall be
completed or the danger removed. At twilight there shall be placed and
maintained upon such place of excavation and upon any excavated materials or
structures or other obstructions to streets, suitable and sufficient lights which shall
be kept lit throughout the night during the existence of such obstructions. It shall
be unlawful for anyone to remove or tear down the fence or railing or other
protective barriers or any lights provided there for the protection of the public at
twilight. Excavations of any traveled portion of the roadway shall be back filled
so as to allow vehicular traffic to proceed on the roadway unless otherwise
directed by the Department of Streets and Roads.
222 -17. ATTRACTIVE NUISANCES.
It shall be unlawful for the permittee to suffer or permit to remain
unguarded at the place of excavation or opening any machinery, equipment or
other device having the characteristics of an attractive nuisance likely to attract
children and hazardous to their safety or health.
222 -18. CARE OF EXCAVATED MATERIALS.
All material excavated from trenches and piled adjacent to the trench or in
any street shall be piled and maintained in such a manner as not to endanger those
working in the trench, pedestrians or users of the streets and so that as little
inconvenience as possible is caused to those using streets and adjoining property.
Where the confines of the area being excavated are too narrow to permit the piling
of excavated material beside the trench, such as might be the case in a narrow
alley, the Borough shall have the authority to require that the permittee haul the
excavated material to a storage suite and then re -haul it to the trench site at the
time of back filling. It shall be the permittee's responsibility to secure the
necessary permission and to make all necessary arrangements for all required
storage and disposal sites.
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222 -19. DAMAGE TO EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS.
A. All damage done to existing improvements during the progress of the
excavation work shall be repaired by the permittee. Materials for such repairs
shall conform with the requirements of any applicable code or ordinance. If, upon
being ordered, the permittee fails to furnish the necessary labor and materials for
such repairs, the Department of Streets and Roads shall require said labor and
materials to be furnished and the costs shall be charged against the permittee, and
the permittee shall also be liable on his/her /its bond therefore.
B. The Borough shall normally provide the applicant with twenty -four
(24) hours' notice of its intention to provide any such required work, and its
intention to bill the applicant for the costs thereof, to deduct the cost thereof from
the applicant's cash repair deposit or to recover the cost thereof from the
applicant's surety, except that in the case of immediate emergency or hazard to
the public health or safety, the Borough may cause the repairs to be made without
notice.
222 -20. PROPERTY LINES AND EASEMENTS.
Property lines and limits or easements shall be indicated on the plan of the
excavation submitted with the application for the excavation permit, and it shall
be the permittee's responsibility to confine excavation work within these limits.
222 -21. CLEANUP.
As the excavation work progresses, all streets and private properties shall
be thoroughly cleaned of all rubbish, excess earth, rock, and other debris resulting
from such work. All cleanup operations at the location of such excavation shall
be accomplished at the expense of the permittee and shall be completed to the
satisfaction of the Department of Streets and Roads. Form time to time as may be
ordered by the Department of Streets and Roads, and in any event, immediately
after completion of said work, the permittee shall at his or its own expense,
cleanup and remove all refuse and unused materials of any kind resulting from
said work; and upon failure to do so within twenty -four (24) hours after being
notified to do so by the Borough, said work may be done by the Borough and the
cost thereof to be charged to the permittee, and the permittee shall also be liable
for the cost thereof under the surety bond provided hereunder.
222 -22. PROTECTION OF WATERCOURSES.
The permittee shall provide for the flow of all watercourse, sewers or
drains intercepted during the excavation work and shall replace in as good
condition as it found them or shall make such provisions as for them as the Head
of the Department of Streets and Roads, his designee, or the Borough Engineer
may direct. The permittee shall provide for the environmental protection for
streams and watercourses. The permittee shall not obstruct any drainage facility
on any street but shall use all proper measures to provide for the free passage of
surface water. The permittee shall make provisions to take care of all surplus
water, muck, silt, slicking or other run -off pumped from excavations or resulting
from sluicing or other operations and shall be responsible for any damage
resulting from its failure to so provide.
222 -23. BREAKING THROUGH PAVEMENT.
Whenever it is necessary to break through existing pavement for
excavation purposes and where trenches are to be four (4) feet or more in depth,
the base pavement shall be removed to at least six (6) inches beyond the outer
limits of the sub -grade that is to be disturbed in order to prevent settlement and a
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six (6) inch shoulder of undisturbed material shall be provided in each side of the
excavated trench. The face of the remaining pavement shall be approximately
vertical. A power -driven concrete saw shall be used so as to permit the removal of
concrete pavement or base without ragged edges. Asphalt pavement shall be
scored or otherwise cut in a straight line prior to removal. No pile driver or
mechanical hammer may be used in breaking up pavement.
222 -24. TUNNELS.
Tunnels under pavement shall not be permitted except by permission by
the Borough Engineer. If permitted, tunnels shall be adequately supported by
timbering and backfilling under the direction of the Borough Engineer.
222 -25. EXCAVATION AND BACKFILLING REQUIREMENTS.
A. Except as may otherwise be authorized by the Head of the Department
of Streets and Roads, or the Borough Engineer or his designee, prior to excavation
all trench openings shall be neatly saw cut. Unless specifically allowed, in
writing, by the Head of the Department of Streets and Roads, or the Borough
Engineer or his designee, under unusual circumstances, no excavation work shall
remain open over night. In the event any excavation work area is permitted to
remain open over night, the permittee shall be responsible for taking appropriate
steps to properly block off the excavation work area and give adequate warning to
anyone approaching the same on foot or any vehicle of any type, including but not
limited to the use of lighting, reflective materials and barriers.
B. Unless otherwise provided for by the Head of the Department of
Streets and Roads, or the Borough Engineer or his designee, the contractor shall
back fill all trenches at the end of each workday with suitable materials from the
trench excavation or with granular borrow material. Rocks larger than six (6)
inches may not be included in backfill. If the Head of the Department of Streets
and Roads, or the Borough Engineer or his designee, determines the existing
material is unsuitable, select off -site granular material shall be provided. Backfill
materials shall be deposited in layers and mechanically compacted to a minimum
ninety (90 %) percent Modified Proctor Density. The density'shall be based upon
the latest Standard Test Methods for Moisture Density Relations of Soils and Soil
Aggregate Mixtures using ten (10 lb.) pound Rammer and eighteen (18 ") inches
Drop, ASTM Designation D -1557. In lieu of mechanical compaction in lifts,
compaction by water jetting or puddling may be used with written permission
from the Head of the Department of Streets and Roads, or the Borough Engineer
or his designee. If the use of either of these methods is proposed, the contractor
shall submit full details of the methods he intends to employ for approval.
Consolidation will not be acceptable as a method to achieve soil density specified.
C. The backfrlling, replacement of sub -base and installation of base
course shall be completed within twenty -four (24) hours after commencement of
work. Exceptions to the above time limits may be permitted by the Head of the
Department of Streets and Roads, or the Borough Engineer or his designee, if it is
impractical to complete the work within this time or safety dictates a shorter
completion period.
222 -26. RESTORATION OF THE SURFACE.
A. 1. Once the excavation work area has been properly saw cut, and
the backfill tamped and compacted, the permittee shall install no
less than seven (7 ") inches of bituminous stabilized base course
(mix I -2) to the trench surface. If the distance from the edge of the
excavation area to the existing curb is less than two (2') feet, the
permittee shall be required to excavate to the curb and evenly
install seven (7) inches of bituminous stabilized base course (mix
I -2) in the entire area.
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2. The partially restored pavement shall be allowed to settle for no
less than ninety (90) and no more than one hundred eighty (180)
days. At the end of the period of time of settlement required by the
Head of the Department of Streets and Roads, or the Borough
Engineer or his designee, an inspection shall be performed by the
Head of the Department of Streets and Roads, or the Borough
Engineer or his designee.
3. At this time, the permittee shall be required to mill and restore
the excavation work area surface extending from the curb to the
center line of the road or a minimum of one (1) foot beyond the
outer edges of the excavation, which ever is greater, and install no
less than two (2 ") inches of FABC surface course (mix I -5). The
permittee shall also be required to provide a tack coat on all
existing bituminous and concrete surfaces and hot - poured rubber
asphalt joint sealer (per Section 908 of DOT Standard
Specifications for Roads and Bridges). If the excavation work area
will be within two (2') feet or less of a previous excavation made
within one (1) year by the same permittee along the same side of
the road, the permittee shall be required to mill and restore
between to outermost excavation form the center line of the
roadway to the curb.
4. If the distance from the edge of the excavation work area to the
existing curb is greater than two (2') feet and less than four (4'),
the permittee shall be required to mill this area, as well as the
surface of the excavation work area. In the event that the
excavation work area opening is smaller than ten (10) square
yards, the Department of Streets and Roads or the Borough
Engineer may determine that milling and/or saw cutting procedures
are impracticable and may allow other trench repair methods to be
used.
5. The permittee will be required to replace any structures
including, but not limited to, curb, pavement acrid sidewalk, that
had been undermined by the adjacent trench excavation and
restoration work, at his/her /its expense. Such work shall be
performed according to Borough standards
6. Rules and regulations. Applicants shall comply with all BOCA
Codes, Ordinances of the Borough of Carteret, resolutions or
conditions of the Mayor and Council, or any duly constituted
Board and any regulations, which the Head, of the Department of
Streets and Roads or the Borough Engineer may establish.
B. 1. Maintenance procedures. When final pavement restoration is
approved, as required in Paragraph A above, the Head of the
Department of Streets and Roads shall notify the Borough Clerk in
writing that the portion of the cash repair deposit or performance
guarantee pertaining to the street opening permit posted by the
permittee at the outset of the project may be released subject to the
retainage requested herein below. Such relief shall be subject to
the permittee agreeing to maintain the restored excavation work
area for a period of two (2) years from the date of final approval of
the work and posting a maintenance bond to guarantee the same.
The permittee shall also agree to repair any adjacent structures
including but not limited to, curb, pavement and sidewalks that are
damaged as a result of any excavation work area settlement during
this period of time. In furtherance of these agreements, the
Borough shall retain as a cash retainage, fifty (50 %) percent of the
cash repair deposit and/or performance guarantee during the two
(2) year maintenance period.
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2. If an inspection reveals that the restored excavation work area
becomes unacceptable, the Head of the Department of Streets and
Roads, or the Borough Engineer or his designee, shall notify the
permittee that he must repair the area in accordance with the
aforementioned procedure within thirty (30) days from the date of
notification or sooner if safety of public conveyances is involved.
If the permittee fails to repair the trench within this time period,
the Head of the Department of Streets and Roads, or the Borough
Engineer or his designee, shall notify the Borough Clerk and
he /she shall allow the Borough to utilize the permittee's cash
retainage and maintenance bond to pay for the cost of repairing the
excavation work area. If the restoration costs exceed the
maintenance bond, the permittee shall be liable for said additional
costs.
3. Upon the termination of the two (2) year maintenance period,
any remaining portion of said maintenance bond that has not been
expended shall be returned to the permittee without interest.
C. The permittee may be required to place a temporary surface over
openings made in paved traffic lanes. Except when the permanent replacement
pavement is to be replaced before the opening of the cut or excavation area to
traffic, the fill above the bottom of the existing pavement shall be tamped into
place, properly graded and topped with a minimum of two (2) inches of
bituminous patch material which is suitable to maintain the opening in good
condition until permanent restoration can be made. The crown of the temporary
restoration shall not exceed one (1) inch above the adjoining pavement. The
permittee shall exercise special care in making such temporary restoration and
must maintain such restorations in safe traveling condition until such time as
permanent restorations are made. If, in the judgment of the Borough Engineer, it
is not expedient to replace the pavement over any cut or excavation made in the
street upon completion of the work allowed under such permit by reason of the
looseness of the earth, or weather conditions or any other reasons, he may direct
the permittee to lay a temporary pavement of steel plate or other suitable material
designated by him over such cut or excavation, to remain until such time as the
repair of the original pavement may be properly made.
D. Acceptance or approval of any excavation by the Head of the
Department of Streets and Roads, or the Borough Engineer or his designee, shall
not prevent the Borough from asserting a claim against the permittee and
his/her /its surety under the surety bond requirement for incomplete or defective
work if discovered within twenty -four (24) months from the completion of the
excavation work. The presence of a representative of the Department of Streets
and Roads or the Borough Engineer during the performance of any excavation
work shall not relieve the permittee of its responsibilities hereunder.
222 -27. BOROUGH'S RIGHT TO RESTORE SURFACES OR
ELIMINATE VIOLATIONS.
A. If the permittee shall have failed to restore the surface of the street to
its original and proper condition upon expiration fixed by such permit or shall
otherwise have failed to complete the excavation work covered by such permit or
shall fail to adhere to other requirements of this Article, the Borough shall have
the right to do all work necessary to restore the street, to eliminate violations and
to complete the excavation work. The permittee shall be liable for the actual cost
thereof and twenty -five (25 %) percent of such cost, in addition, for general
overhead and administrative expenses. The Borough shall have a cause of action
for all fees, expenses and amounts paid out and due for such work and shall apply,
in payment of the amount do it, any funds of the permittee deposited as herein
provided; and the Borough shall also enforce its rights under any surety bond
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provided pursuant to this Article. The Borough will normally give the permittee
twenty -four (24) hours notice of its intent to act, under the terms of this section, to
eliminate violations of this Article or to restore the surface, except that in the case
of an immediate danger to the public health or safety, certified to by the
appropriate Borough Officials, no such notice will be provided.
B. It shall be the duty of the permittee to guarantee and maintain the site
of the excavation work in the same condition it was prior to the excavation for
two (2) years after restoring it to its original condition.
222 -28. TRENCHES IN PIPE LAYING.
Except by special permission by the Borough Engineer, no trench shall be
excavated more than one hundred fifty (150) feet in advance of pipe laying or be
left unfilled more than one hundred fifty (150) feet where pipe has been laid. The
length of the trench that may be opened at any one time shall not be greater than
the length of pipe and the necessary accessories, which are available at the site,
ready to be put in place during that single work day. Trenches shall be braced and
sheathed according to generally accepted safety standards for construction work
and/or as prescribed by the Borough Engineer. Except with written permission of
the Borough Engineer, no timber bracing, lagging, sheathing or other lumbar shall
be left in any trench.
222 -29. PROMPT COMPLETION OF WORK.
The permittee shall prosecute with diligence and expedition all excavation
work covered by the excavation permit and shall promptly complete such work
and restore the street to its original condition or as near as may be as soon as
practicable and in any event, not later than the date specified in the excavation
permit therefore.
222 -30. URGENT WORK.
If traffic conditions, the safety or convenience of the traveling public or
the public interest require that the excavation work be performed as emergency
work, the Head of the Department of Streets and Roads, or the Borough Engineer
or his designee, shall have full power to order, at the time the permit is granted, or
any time thereafter, that a crew of men and adequate facilities be employed by the
permittee twenty -four (24) hours a day, to the end that such excavation work may
be completed as soon as possible.
222 -31. EMERGENCY ACTION.
In the event of any emergency in which a sewer main, conduit, or utility in
or under any street breaks or bursts or otherwise is in such condition as to
immediately endanger the property, life, health or safety of any individual, the
owner or operator of any such sewer main, conduit, or utility, without first
applying for and obtaining an excavation permit hereunder, shall immediately
take proper emergency measures to cure or remedy the dangerous conditions for
the protection for the property, life health and safety of individuals. However,
such owner or operator shall notify the Police Department immediately upon
initiating any emergency repairs and apply for an excavation permit not later than
the end of the next succeeding day during which the Borough Clerk's Office is
open for business and shall not proceed with permanent repairs without first
obtaining an excavation permit hereunder.
222 -32. NOISE, DUST AND DEBRIS.
Each permittee shall conduct and carry out the excavation work in such
manner as to avoid unnecessary inconvenience and annoyance to the general
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public and occupants of neighboring property. The permittee shall take
appropriate measures to reduce to the fullest extent practicable in the performance
of the excavation work, noise, dust and unsightly debris, during the hours of 9:00
p.m. and 7:00 a.m. shall not use, except with the express written permission of the
Head of the Department of Streets and Roads, or the Borough Engineer or his
designee, or in the case of an emergency as herein otherwise provided, any tool,
appliance or equipment producing noise of sufficient volume to disturb the sleep
or repose of occupants of the neighboring property. Dust shall be controlled by
means of maintaining the work area in a clean condition, cleaning and/or
sweeping pavement areas and applying calcium chloride.
222 -33. PRESERVATION OF MONUMENTS.
The permittee shall not disturb any survey monuments, hubs or pipe found
on the line of excavation work until and unless ordered to do so by the Borough
Engineer.
222 -34. NOTICES AND INSPECTIONS
A. Forty -eight (48) hours prior to the commencement of the work, the
permittee shall notify the Department of Streets and Roads and request that an
inspector be present to supervise the excavation and restoration. As required by
law, the permittee shall also notify all utility companies within such time as they
prescribe according to their rules and regulations prior to the commencement of
any work in order to obtain appropriate utility under ground location information.
No pavement service restoration shall be performed until the backfill operation is
complete and approved by the Head of the Department of Streets and Roads, or
the Borough Engineer or his designee.
B. The Head of the Department of Streets and Roads, and/or the Borough
Engineer or his designee, shall make any and all inspections as are reasonably
necessary in the enforcement of this Article.
222 -35. MAINTENANCE OF DRAWINGS.
Users of subsurface street space shall maintain accurate drawings, plans,
and profiles showing the location and character of all underground utilities
including abandoned installations. Two (2) copies of as -built drawings shall be
filed with the Borough Engineer and one (1) copy with the Head of the
Department of Streets and Roads within sixty (60) days after new installations,
changes, or replacements are made.
222 -37. BOROUGH WORK EXE KPT.
The provisions of this Article shall not be applicable to any excavation
work by employees of the Borough or by any contractor of the Borough or agency
or department of the Borough performing work for and on behalf of the Borough
necessitating opening of excavations and streets. Nor shall the provisions of this
Article relating to fees, cash deposits and/or surety bonds, except as provided for
therein, apply to any excavation work performed adjacent to or within public
rights -of -way by subdividers or site developers in accordance with approved
subdivision or site plans, provided said subdividers or site developers have
complied with the applicable ordinance requirements governing subdivisions or
site plans. Nothing in this section shall eliminate the requirement for the
preparation of as -built drawings for the installation of any underground structures,
whether installed by the Borough, a subdivider or site developer.
222 -38. INSURANCE
A. A permittee, prior to the issuance of the permit to do the work
hereunder, shall furnish to the Borough Clerk, satisfactory certificates of
insurance indicating that the permittee has in force and will maintain in force,
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during the performance of the excavation work and during the period of the
excavation permit, public liability insurance of not less than three hundred
thousand ($300,000.00) dollars for any one person and one million
($1,000,000.00) dollars for any one accident and property damage insurance of
not less than five hundred thousand ($500,000.00) dollars, duly issued by an
insurance company authorized to do business in this state. The Borough shall be
named as an addition insured on the permittee's insurance policy. In cases where
the character or nature of the proposed excavation work is such as to present an
unusual hazard or a higher than normal risk of damage or injury, the Borough
Council may require the provisions of increased amounts of liability and property
damage insurance. Any permits which occasion such increased hazard or liability
shall be referred, by the Head of the Department of Streets and Roads, or the
Borough Engineer or his designee, for the consideration of the Borough Council
prior to the issuance of a permit. In lieu of the filing of the certificate of insurance
for bodily injury and property damage in the amounts set forth herein, a public
utility may, at the discretion of the Borough, file with the Borough Clerk, at the
same time its performance bond is filed, a letter certifying that it is a self - insurer
and exempt from the necessity of obtaining an insurance policy pursuant to the
laws of the State of New Jersey.
B. By making an application for a permit, the permittee agrees to
indemnify and save harmless, the Borough of Carteret, its officers, agents and
servants from and against any loss, injury or damage (including the cost of
providing a defense) resulting from any negligence or the fault of the permittee in
the case of work covered by the permit. The permittee shall also indemnify and
save harmless the Borough of Carteret, (again, including the costs of providing a
defense) against any damage done to other utilities as a result of a road opening.
222 -39. LIABILITY OF THE BOROUGH.
This section shall not be construed as imposing upon the Borough or any
official or employee any liability or responsibility for damages to any person
injured by the performance of any excavation work for which an excavation
permit is issued hereunder; or shall the Borough or any official or employee
thereof be deemed to have assumed any such liability or responsibility by reason
of inspections authorized hereunder, the issuance of any permit or the approval of
any excavation work.
222 -40. DENIAL OF PERMIT; APPEAL PERIOD
The Borough Clerk, Head of the Department of Streets and Roads, and
Borough Engineer or his designee are authorized to refuse the issuance of any
permit, if such refusal is in the interest of public safety, public convenience or
public health. If a permit is refused by any of the aforementioned officials, an
appeal may be taken to the Borough Council. The Borough Council after hearing
the applicant and said official(s), and other evidence as may be produced, may
either direct the issuance of such permit or sustain the refusal to issue the same.
222 -41. POWER TO MAKE ADDITIOINAL RULES AND
REGULATIONS.
The Borough Engineer may make any rules and regulations that he
considers necessary for the administration and enforcement of this Article, but no
regulation shall be substantially inconsistent with, substantially alter or amend
any provision of this Article, or impose any requirement that significantly adds to
those expressly or by implication imposed by this section. No regulation shall be
effective unless they shall be approved by resolution of the Council. Copies of all
current regulations shall be furnished to each permittee at the time of the issuance
of the permit.
222 -42. VIOLATION AND PENALTIES.
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For violation of the provisions herein contained, the Head of the
Department of Public Works, or the Borough Engineer or his designee, may
revoke the permit and the excavation or opening and pavements may be restored
by the Borough of Carteret at the expense of the permittee. In addition, any
person, firm or corporation found guilty in Municipal Court of the Borough of
Carteret of a violation of the terms of this Section shall be subject to a fine of not
less than One Hundred Fifty ($150.00) Dollars, nor more than One Thousand
($1000.00) Dollars or imprisonment for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days
or both in the discretion of the Municipal Court Judge. Each day a violation
occurs shall be considered a separate violation.
SECTION 2. All Ordinances and/or provisions thereof inconsistent with the
provision of this Ordinance shall be and are hereby repealed as to the extent of
any such inconsistencies.
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, part, clause or phrase of this Ordinance
shall be declared invalid by judgment of any Court of competent jurisdiction, the
section, subsection, part, clause or phrase shall be deemed to be sever able from
the remainder of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall take effect twenty (20) days following final
passage and publication according to applicable law.
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