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TOWNSHIP OF VERNON
ORDINANCE #07-30

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 447 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF VERNON TOWNSHIP

BE IT ORDAINED by the Township Council of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex and State of New Jersey that Chapter 447 of the Administrative Code of the Township of Vernon shall be amended by the addition of the following sections.

§447-7 Sidewalks

A. The owner or tenant of lands abutting upon a public street shall remove, or cause to be removed, from the sidewalks abutting said street all snow or ice on the sidewalk, within twelve daylight hours after said snow or ice shall be formed or fall on the sidewalk.

B. In such cases where an owner or tenant shall refuse or neglect to remove snow or ice as required herein, the Township Department of Public Works may remove or cause the removal of said snow or ice subject to the further provisions of this section.

C. In such cases where the Department of Public Works removes or causes to be removed snow or ice pursuant to paragraph B above, the Department Head of the Department of Public Works shall certify the cost of removal to the Township Council which, if satisfied with said certification, shall cause the cost to be charged against the lands abutting or bordering the sidewalk. The amount so charged shall become a lien upon such land and the Tax Collector shall be instructed to add same to the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon such lands, the same to bear interest at the same rate as taxes, and which shall be collected and enforced by the Tax Collector in the same manner as other property taxes and assessments.

§447-8 Sidewalk Construction, Re-Construction, Paving, Re-paving, Curbing, Improving and Repairing

A. The provisions of NJSA 40:65-1 et seq shall govern the construction, re-construction, paving, re-paving, curbing, improving and repairing of sidewalks.

1. Any improvements such as construction, re-construction, paving, re-paving, curbing, re-curbing, improving and repairing of sidewalks shall be made at the expense of the owner of the land in front of which any such improvement is made.

2. If the owner of any lands covered by this section shall neglect or refuse, after notice has been given pursuant to law, to make any improvements required by this section, said improvements may be made by the Township Department of Public Works or pursuant to the lawful award of a contract to a contractor, after approval by the Township Council.

B. The following standards shall apply:

1. All sidewalks shall be four feet wide.

2. All concrete sidewalks shall have a minimum thickness of 4 inches. Where a sidewalk is subject to vehicular traffic, the minimum thickness shall be six inches of concrete reinforced with welded wire mesh. NJDOT Class B concrete shall be used for all sidewalks. The concrete sidewalks shall be placed on a property prepared to subgrade consisting of a minimum of four inches of dense graded aggregate. All construction shall be in accordance with current NJDOT specifications and Addenda thereto.

3. All new curbing shall be constructed granite block curb with an exposed height of six inches. Where concrete curb exists, concrete eight inch widths at the top and nine inch widths at the bottom are required with a depth of twenty inches. All construction shall be in accordance with current NJDOT standards and the Residential Site Improvement Standards (RSIS) as applicable and amended.

4. Any street paving replacement construction or reconstruction shall consist of six inches dense graded aggregate, four inches of bituminous stabilized base course, Mix I-2, and two inches of bituminous concrete surface course, Mix I-5. Before the placement of the base and surface courses, the sub-base shall be thoroughly compacted and the edges of the existing pavement shall be clean cut and trimmed.

5. The use of incinerator ash or incinerator ash conglomerate as a paving material is prohibited on any road, street or other paved area within the Township.

6. Where the grade of the street, road or highway, or any of the sections along which any such improvement is proposed to be made shall have been established by law or otherwise previous to the passage of this Ordinance, said improvement shall be made to conform as nearly as practicable to the grade so established. In every case, the expense of leveling and grading shall be paid by the Township and the same approved by the Township Council before any such improvement is made.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED as follows:

1. All ordinances or parts of ordinances or resolutions that are in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are repealed to the extent necessary.

2. If any article, section, subsection, term or condition of this Ordinance is declared invalid or illegal for any reason, the balance of the Ordinance shall be deemed severable and shall remain in full force and effect.

3. This Ordinance shall take effect after publication and passage according to law.

NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the above Ordinance was introduced and passed on first reading at the regular meeting of the Township Council of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey held in the Municipal Building on the day of , 2007, and the same came up for final passage at the regular meeting of the Township Council held on the           day of           , 2007, at which time, after persons interested were given the opportunity to be heard concerning said Ordinance, the same was passed and will be in full force and effect in the Township of Vernon according to law.

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JANET MORRISON, MAYOR

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PATRICIA LYCOSKY, R.M.C.
TOWNSHIP CLERK