A. A written application for the issuance of an excavation permit shall be obtained from the Town Clerk/Administrator. The application shall state the name and address of the applicant, the estimated dates of commencement, completion and restoration of the excavation and such other data as may reasonably be required by the Town Engineer.
B. Any plans or drawings attached to the application must be drawn by a professional engineer of the State of New Jersey and must be drawn to a scale sufficient to show clearly the proposed work. Plans shall show locations and profiles if needed for all utilities within 25 feet of the proposed work, for the full width of the public right-of-way, utility companies may use a non-licensed engineer acceptable to the Town Engineer.
C. The permittee has the additional responsibility of obtaining a separate permit in accordance with N.J.S.A. 2A:170-69.4 through 2A:170-69.6 when the proposed excavation is located within 200 feet of a gas pipeline, and all permits issued by the Town Engineer are subject to the issuance of said separate permit. The applicant is further responsible for contacting all other local utilities to determine whether any property or facilities of the utilities are located in the vicinity of the proposed excavation site, and if so, the applicant is obligated to comply with any statutes or regulations pertaining thereto.
D. All permittees must call the New Jersey Utility Opening Service and obtain clearances and mark-out locations before beginning excavation. A copy of the utility mark out number shall be provided to the municipality for their records as well as maintaining a copy on file at the work site.