§ 160. Restoration.
   1.   All pavement cuts, openings, and excavations shall be Properly made, backfilled, and temporarily surfaced by the permittee according to the Township specifications. All permanent restorations shall be made by the applicant before the expiration of the permit.
   2.   All parts of the shoulder disturbed or damaged in the performance of the work shall be reconstructed and restored in as firm, strong, and durable condition as before the commencement of work by the permittee, and in accordance with the standards of the Township.
   3.   Any opening or impairment of any nature whatsoever of any improved surface within the Township right-of-way must be repaired immediately with a temporary two inch (2") depth of bituminous material and shall be maintained until permanent restoration is made.
   4.   The Township may at its option require the applicant immediately upon the completion of the backfilling of a trench to permanently replace the base course and wearing surface, or may within five (5) days from the date of the completion of the backfilling require the applicant at any time thereafter to temporarily close up or repair the openings in the pavement until such time as the pavement surface may be permanently restored, the expense of such temporary restoration of the surface, as well as the correction of any omissions in the backfilling to be at the expense of the permittee. The laying of hot-mix bituminous concrete and Portland cement concrete shall not be permitted between November 1st and March 1st except by written permission of the Townbship Inspector. Street excavations made during the period shall be filled with eight (8) inches of crushed aggregate base course and surfaced with a temporary bituminous cold patch material until spring. At that time, the applicant shall be required to remove the temporary cold patch and place the final hot-mix bituminous concrete surface course.
   5.   In the replacement or restoration of permanent roadway surfaces, the permittee shall cut back the surface and supporting base as far as may be deemed necessary by the Township Engineer to afford a good support upon firm earth or to remove any part of the surface and base which may become damaged by reason of the said excavation.
   6.   If the Inspector finds that paving surfaces adjacent to the street opening were damaged where trenches are made parallel to the street, or where a number of cross trenches are laid in close proximity to one another, or where the equipment used may cause such damage, he may require a negotiated contribution from the permittee for the resurfacing in place of patching of such street if the total area of the proposed patch or probably damaged area exceeds twenty-five (25) percent of the total pavement surfacing between curb faces or between concrete gutter edges in any block. Such negotiatons shall be carried on and contributions agreed upon proir to issuance of a permit.
   7.   If any settlement in a restored area occurs within a period of six (6) months from date of completion of the permanent restoration, any expense incurred by the Township in correcting such settlement shall be paid by the permittee.
   8.   In no case shall any opening made by a permittee be considered in the charge or care of the Township or any of its officers or employees, and no officer or employee is authorized in any way to take or assume any jurisdiction over any such opening, except in the exercise of the police power, when it is necessary to protect life and property.
   9.   The permittee shall set the tops of manholes to conform to the elevation and slope of the pavement, unless a lower elevation shall be approved.
   10.   The permittee shall restore the ground surface within the limits of the work covered by the permit to a condition equal to that existing prior to the opening of the trench, unless otherwise provided in that permit, and shall maintain it in such condition for a period of six (6) months after completion of the work, and shall be released only after satisfactory report by the Township Engineer, except where work of a similar character shall be done during the same six (6) month period within or adjacent to the limits of the work covered by this permit or affecting the same, by another permittee, pursuant to a permit duly issued by the Township.
(Ord. 97, § 2, 1-14-81)