Public Notice- Borough of Clayton, Gloucester County NJ – Ordinance 13-26
PUBLIC NOTICE
ORDINANCE # 13- 26
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 57, STREET/RIGHT-OF-WAY ROAD OPENING PERMITS OF THE CODE BOOK OF THE BOROUGH OF CLAYTON BE IT ORDAINED , by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Clayton, County of Gloucester and State of New Jersey that Chapter 57, Street/ Right-of-Way Opening Permits of the Code be amended as follows: Section 1. Chapter 57, Article 5. Fees; performance guarantees; escrow, Subsections C, D, F and G are hereby amended to read as follows: C. The inspection fee to be paid upon filing an application for a single utility service opening permit for the improved roads shall be based on the following: (1) A separate fee of $300 for trench areas totaling 50 square yards or less; and (2) For trench areas greater than 50 square yards, an additional fee in an amount equal to 15% of the performance guaranty as determined by Subsection B above. D. The inspection fee to be paid upon filing an application for a curb and sidewalk openings permit per lot not associated with a grading plan application under Borough Code §61, for the improved roads shall be based on the following: (1) A separate inspection escrow fee of $750 for disturbed areas totaling 50 square yards or less; and (2) For disturbed areas greater than 50 square yards, an additional fee in an amount equal to 5% of the performance guaranty as determined by Subsection B above, shall be added to the fee in paragraph D(1). F. When the number of openings by a single applicant exceeds three within five years on the same street, block, the trenching is associated with a utility main installation and/or replacement, or requires the installation of a curb or sidewalk, the following shall apply: (1) A pre-construction meeting will be mandatory with the Borough Public Works Director and Borough Engineer. No work shall occur, nor will the permit be considered valid, until such meeting is held. (2) Roadway restoration for the individual trenches shall be combined into a single roadway repair. This single repair shall encompass all individual openings on the same side of the street. The restoration shall be performed from the curbline (or gutter line) to the center line of the roadway and to the satisfaction of the Borough. (3) Inspection escrows and performance/maintenance guarantees shall be in accordance with §57G(3-5). G. A utility company, developer, contractor or property owner must request a master permit for a main replacement or potable water, sanitary sewer, phone, electric, gas communications line installation or replacement project. A master permit will consist of a single street opening permit issued per project. This permit shall be limited to no more than three individual streets. The minimum fees shall be based on the following: (1) The application fee shall be $100.00. (2) The non-refundable application review fee shall be $1500.00. (3) The escrow inspection fee initial deposit shall be $3,000.00 unless determined otherwise by the Borough Engineer based upon the amount of openings and pavement disturbance/restoration limits. When the balance of the escrow falls below $1,000.00, another deposit of $2,000.00 shall be required. (4) The Borough Engineer will determine the performance guarantee based upon the amount of openings and pavement disturbances/restoration limits. (5) The performance guarantee must be posted with the Borough prior to issuance of the road opening permit. The performance guarantee is held until the restoration is accepted by the Borough. Prior to release of the guarantee, the Applicant must post a 2-year maintenance guarantee for 15% of the performance guarantee.
Section 2. Chapter 57. Article 7. Restoration of surface Subsection D is hereby amended to read as follows: D. When any foundation is restored by the use of cement concrete, the same shall consist of 4,000 psi concrete in accordance with NJDOT. Section 3. Repealer. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistencies. Section 4. Severability Each section of this Ordinance is an independent section, and the holding of any section or part thereof to be unconstitutional, void or ineffective, shall not be deemed to affect the validity or constitutionality of any other sections or parts hereof. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon formal approval by the Clayton Borough Council and publication as required by law.
BOROUGH OF CLAYTON V. CHARLES SIMON, Mayor Attest: CHRISTINE NEWCOMB, Municipal Clerk
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