This chapter shall be known as the "Blair Township Driveway
Construction Ordinance."
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall
apply:
BOARD
Board of Supervisors of Blair Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania.
CONTRACTOR
The person, firm, corporation or other business entity which
intends to construct or install a driveway, including all agents,
officers, or employees of that person, firm, corporation or business
entity.
DRIVEWAY
Any area of land designated or to be used as a means of ingress
or egress for vehicles traveling from a Township roadway to any parcel
of land or from any parcel of land to a Township roadway. "Driveway"
shall also include such drainage structures and erosion control materials
as may be necessary for the proper function thereof.
OFFICE
Blair Township municipal building located at 375 Cedarcrest
Drive, Duncansville, Pennsylvania 16635.
OWNER
The owner of the land upon which a driveway is located, constructed
or installed or is proposed to be located, constructed or installed.
PENNDOT
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
PERMIT
The permit issued by the Board relating to the design and
construction of driveways and driveway connections.
ROADWAY
Any road, street, highway, alley or public thoroughfare,
including the entire width between right-of-way lines, whether actually
maintained by Blair Township; and any road, street, highway, alley
or public thoroughfare, including the entire width between right-of-way
lines shown on a subdivision or land development plan intended to
be dedicated to Blair Township in the future.
STOPPING SITE DISTANCE
The distance required by a driver traveling at a given speed
to stop the vehicle after an object on the roadway becomes visible
to the driver.
TOWNSHIP
Blair Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania.
The Board of Supervisors or its agents may, in their discretion
and in addition to any inspections listed above, re-inspect the work
authorized under the permit not more than two years after the completion
of the work, and if any settlement of the roadway or driveway surface
or other defect appears in the work contrary to the conditions, restrictions
and regulations of the Township as provided in this chapter, the Township
may notify the owner, in writing, of the defect and may order that
the defect be corrected and may enforce compliance as set forth below.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a permit
in advance for emergency construction necessary for the safety of
the public. Any emergency construction, however, shall be made in
compliance with the specifications set forth in this chapter, and
an application for a permit and the fees shall be submitted within
five days after completion of the work, after which time the remaining
provisions of this chapter shall apply.
Each driveway, whether or not serving the same parcel of land,
shall require an individual permit.
All terms in the singular shall also include the plural and
all terms in the masculine gender shall also include the feminine
gender unless the context clearly indicates otherwise or would lead
to an absurd interpretation.