§ 13-3.6. Permit rules and regulations., Chapter 13. STREETS AND SIDEWALKS, Code of Ordinances, Deptford

All permits issued under this section shall be subject to the following rules and regulations and requirements:

Every permittee shall keep each opening properly guarded and shall backfill and close open trench areas by the end of each workday. Restoration with bituminous stabilized base material must occur within 24 hours of opening the trench. Under no circumstances will trenches be left backfilled to grade with stone or similar material for more than 24 hours. Additional devices shall be installed by the applicant as required by the Inspection and Approval Officer. All work done under any permit shall be done in such a manner as to cause a minimum of interference with travel along the affected street. No street shall be closed to traffic unless specific permission therefor has been granted by the Inspection and Approval Officer and proper notification has been provided to the Deptford Township Police Department and all emergency service agencies.

Each permittee shall, as a condition of accepting any permit issued hereunder, save, hold and keep harmless and indemnify the Township of Deptford, its officers, and agents against any claims, demands or expense arising out of any suit or claim for damage or injury alleged to have been sustained as a result of any work done under such permit.

Upon application being made therefor, the Inspection and Approval Officer may extend the time during which any permit shall be valid for such a period as the Inspection and Approval Officer deems it advisable. In the event that the work required to be done by a permittee shall not be completed within the time stated on any permit or any extension thereof, then the Inspection and Approval Officer may complete the work required to be done by the permittee and restore the surface of the street affected. The permittee shall upon demand, pay Deptford Township the cost of completing such work as the permittee is required to do under this section, and such amount may be recovered by Deptford Township in a court of competent jurisdiction.

No work for which a permit is issued hereunder shall be conducted in such a manner as to interfere with any water main or sewer line or any connection from either of the same to any building, unless specific permission to interfere with such main or line is obtained in advance from the Inspection and Approval Officer. No excavation which may result in damage to or destruction of any trees or shrubbery or any Deptford Township property shall be made unless specific permission therefor is granted by the Inspection and Approval Officer prior to the work being done.

Every permittee shall completely backfill any excavation made and replace as much as possible of the material excavated. Such material shall be compacted by rolling, tamping or other suitable means as directed by the Inspection and Approval Officer. Any additional backfill material required shall be furnished by the permittee. In any case where the Inspection and Approval Officer determines that the excavation material is unsatisfactory for backfill, the permittee shall backfill the excavation with sand, gravel or other approved material, which shall be placed in layers not exceeding six inches in depth, moistened and thoroughly compacted as directed by the Inspection and Approval Officer as to achieve minimum 95% modified proctor density. Upon completion of the work, the permittee shall remove any excess material and leave the premises in a clean condition. Upon determination of the Inspection and Approval Officer that any backfilled excavation has settled or caved in, the permittee shall promptly upon notice of such determination continue backfilling as above described until the Inspection and Approval Officer determines that the settlement is complete.

In the event that tunneling operations shall be required to reach a point of connection with any main line, the backfill in any such tunnel shall consist of rammed cement concrete or flowable fill material.