[Adopted 2-11-1952 by Ord. No. 1-52; amended in its entirety 8-14-1974 by Ord. No. 25-74 (Ch. 79 of the 1969 Code)]
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Title: "An ordinance establishing rules, regulations and standards governing the construction of roads and public improvements for the acceptance of roads and public improvements in the Township of Morris, Morris County, New Jersey, setting forth the procedure to be followed by the governing body in applying and administering these rules, regulations and standards and providing penalties for the violation thereof."
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Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Road Acceptance Ordinance" of the Township of Morris, Morris County, New Jersey.
The purpose of this article shall be to provide rules, regulations and standards to govern the construction of roads and public improvements and as a guide for the acceptance of roads and public improvements in the Township of Morris, Morris County, New Jersey, in order to promote the comfort, health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the Township in conformance with Chapters 57 and 95 of the Code of the Township of Morris and the Official Map.
The provisions of this article shall be administered by the governing body after favorable referral by the Planning Board and/or the Township Engineer of the Township of Morris.
No street which has heretofore or which may hereafter be dedicated to public use and no accepted street shall hereafter be constructed or reconstructed unless the same shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the requirements as set forth in this article.
Before any road is constructed or reconstructed or other public improvements installed by other than the Township of Morris, the owner of the property or the developer shall make application in writing for a permit, specifying the nature of the opening or improvement which is to be made, and shall provide satisfactory evidence to the Township Committee that approval for such a road or other public improvement has been granted by the Planning Board.
The Township Engineer shall review the plans for new road construction, road reconstruction or other public improvement construction and shall prepare a detailed cost estimate of the improvements. The governing body shall not take any favorable action on any application for new road construction or road reconstruction or other public improvement construction until it has received and reviewed a cost estimate of the project from the Township Engineer. A surety bond in form and amount satisfactory to the Township may be required by the governing body if and when necessary.
Engineering requirements and specifications for any such street shall be as contained in the Engineering Requirements for Road and Public Improvement Construction 1974 and Standard Specification for Road and Public Improvement Construction, Township of Morris, Morris County, New Jersey, Township Engineer, as amended. These documents in their entirety are hereby incorporated by reference in this article and made a part hereof, and copies shall be available at the office of the Township Engineer. Said requirements and specifications shall be considered minimum requirements and may be increased where, in the opinion of the Township Engineer, conditions require said increase in order to protect the well-being of the Township of Morris.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
Any person, partnership, corporation or association or any member thereof or officer of same who violates or causes, suffers or permits the violation of this article or any part thereof shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine not exceeding $500 for each offense or be imprisoned for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both, in the discretion of the Judge before whom such conviction shall be had.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).