Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Hopatcong, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, as follows:

No street or road which has heretofore or which may hereinafter be dedicated to public use, and which is not an accepted street, shall hereafter be opened or improved unless a permit has been previously obtained from the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Hopatcong authorizing such opening, construction or improvement.

Before any such street or road is opened, constructed or improved, the owner or developer shall make application, in writing, for a permit, which permit shall specify the nature and location of the proposed road, opening or improvement to be made and, if the street or road is to be improved, shall satisfy the Mayor and Council of previous subdivision approval in the location of the proposed improvement. In addition, the owner or developer shall file with the Mayor and Council six (6) copies of a set of construction plans, drawn by a professional engineer licensed to practice in the State of New Jersey. The plans shall show the alignment of the street or streets, center-line profiles of existing ground and proposed finished grades, bench marks, monuments to be set when the streets are graded, the proposed location of pavement, storm drains, manholes, inlets, curbs at street intersections and at inlets and an itemized list on the plans of each item to be constructed. Such application shall be accompanied by a surety bond to the Borough of Hopatcong in the form and amount and with surety satisfactory to the borough, conditioned for the performance of the owner or developer in accordance with the requirements of this ordinance.

No street, avenue or road in the Borough of Hopatcong shall hereafter be accepted as a public street or road until the same shall have been improved in accordance with the requirements herein.

All such streets shall have a minimum right-of-way width of fifty (50) feet a minimum pavement width of thirty-six (36) feet and a minimum sidewalk on each side of the right-of-way of four (4) feet in width, in accordance with the specifications and requirements as herein contained.

The owner or developer shall grade and pave the street in the following manner:

A. The grading shall be for an area measured eighteen (18) feet at right angles from the center line of the street, plus the additional grading required for sidewalks and slopes and in accordance with the typical section on file with the Borough Clerk and made a part of this ordinance.

B. The roadway shall be paved for a width of thirty-six (36) feet, eighteen (18) feet on each side of the center line, with the following materials:

(1) The base shall be six-inch thick macadam base, consisting of two-and-one-half-inch stone bound with dry dust screenings (quarry process). [Amended 5-15-1990 by Ord. No. 17-90]

(2) A five-inch layer of FABC-Mix I-1 shall be placed on the base. [Amended 5-15-1990 by Ord. No. 17-90]

(3) On top of the FABC-Mix I-1 shall be placed a two-inch thick layer of FABC-Mix I-5. [Amended 5-15-1990 by Ord. No. 17-90]

(4) All materials and installations shall be in accordance with the current specifications of the New Jersey State Highway Department.

C. At street intersections the roadway shall be paved the full width within the area of the limits of curb returns.

D. Sidewalks. Each street shall have a concrete sidewalk on one or both sides, being four (4) feet wide, four (4) inches thick and placed one (1) foot from the property line. The specifications for construction must be approved by the Borough Engineer.

E. Streetlighting. Appropriate streetlights shall be installed where designated by the Borough Engineer.

F. Topsoil protection. No topsoil shall be removed from the site or be used as spoil. Topsoil moved during the course of construction shall be redistributed and shall be stabilized by seeding or planting.

G. Concrete curbs shall be constructed along the edge of all paved areas in accordance with the specifications of the New Jersey State Highway Department, except in those specific instances where such requirement is expressly waived by the Mayor and Council.

H. The crown of the roadway and the dimensions of the curb shall be as shown on the typical section and details on file with the Borough Clerk.

I. The location of utilities shall be as shown on the typical section on file with the Borough Clerk.

J. The size, quantity and location of all storm drains shall be approved by the Borough Engineer and shown on the profile plat to be submitted.

K. Inlets, catch basins, headwalls, storm pipes and all other materials and installations, unless otherwise specified herein, shall comply with the requirements set forth in the then current New Jersey State Highway Department specifications.

Easements of a width sufficient to allow proper maintenance shall be provided for the outletting of all drains, pipe lines or conduits to steams, existing storm drains or other legal drainage courses. Said easements shall be dedicated to the Borough by approved legal procedures.

Permanent street signs shall be erected at all street intersections in accordance with the approved specifications therefor on file in the office of the Borough Clerk at the Municipal Building.

All construction work shall be subject to the inspection of the Borough Engineer and to such inspectors as the Mayor and Council may appoint for the purpose. The developer shall be required to pay to the Borough of Hopatcong such amounts as the borough may expend for inspection fees at prevailing rates on a per diem basis. Any and all materials found to be unsatisfactory or showing faults when tested by a reputable engineering laboratory to be designated by the Mayor and Council shall be removed and not used in such construction.

The requirements hereof shall be considered as minimum requirements for street improvements in the Borough of Hopatcong.

Any individual, person, firm or corporation who shall open, improve or assist in the opening, or improvement of any street or road for which a permit shall not have been issued, or who shall violate any provision of this ordinance, shall for each and every violation, be subject to a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.) or to imprisonment in the county jail for not more than ninety (90) days, or both, in the discretion of the Magistrate before whom a conviction may be had.

Ordinances or parts of ordinances in force at the time that this ordinance shall take effect, and which are or may be inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed.

Except as may be inconsistent herewith, construction and improvements of roads or streets, sidewalks and curbs shall be consistent with the design standards described in Chapter 67 of the Code of the Borough of Hopatcong, entitled "Subdivisions," Article VI, entitled "Design Standards," Section 67-27, entitled "Streets, Sidewalks and Curbs.'

This ordinance shall take effect immediately after final passage and publication as provided by law.