BE IT ORDAINED by the Township Committee of the
Township of Wantage that Chapter 23 of the General Ordinances of
the Township of Wantage, being the Soil Removal Chapter, shall be
and is hereby amended as follows:
Section 1.
Section 23-1.12 shall be amended to read as follows:
Performance Guarantee. Before any work is done for which a permit
is required, and during the period covered by a permit, the applicant
shall file and maintain a Performance Guarantee in form and with
surety acceptable to the Township Attorney in such amount as in
the opinion of the Township Engineer shall be sufficient to insure
the faithful performance of the work to be undertaken pursuant
to the conditions of the permit and the terms thereof. The Performance
Guarantee shall be in an amount of not less than Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000) per acre of land which must be recovered with
arable soil and reseeded or planted. It shall also cover the cost
of repairing public roads likely to be damaged by the transportation
of materials or equipment and final provisions for drainage for
the site. To the overall amount thereof, there shall be added
fifteen percent (15%) to cover legal and engineering fees which
may be incurred in the event of default.
Section 2.
If any provision of this ordinance or the application of this
ordinance to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the
remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected and shall remain
in full force and effect.
Section 3.
Repealer. All ordinances or parts of ordinances or resolutions
inconsistent or in opposition to the provisions of this Ordinance
are hereby repealed in their entirety.
Section 4.
Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately after
publication and passage according to law.
ATTEST:
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William DeBoer, Mayor
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James R. Doherty, Clerk/Administrator
NOTICE is given that this ordinance amendment was
introduced and passed upon first reading at a meeting of the Mayor
and Township Committee of the Township of Wantage, in the County
of Sussex, New Jersey, held on March 25, 2004. It will be further
considered for final passage with the proposed ordinance after
public hearing at a meeting of the Mayor and Township Committee
to be held in the Wantage Township Municipal Building, 888 Route
23, Wantage, New Jersey 07461, on April 29, 2004, at 8:00 o'clock
P.M., and copies of the ordinance will be made available at the
Clerk's office in the Municipal Building to members of the general
public.
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James R. Doherty, Clerk/Administrator
