The Department of Highways of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania shall be and said Department hereby is given exclusive
authority to grant all permits for the opening or tearing up of any
part of the improved surface of those certain Borough streets or parts
thereof which are continuations of state highway routes in the Borough
and for the maintenance of which the Department of Highways is by
law responsible.
Fees for the granting of such permits may be
charged by the Department of Highways of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
according to the standard schedule of fees which may from time to
time be adopted.
All fines and restoration charges collected
for the violation of this chapter shall be paid into the state treasury
as provided by law.
[Amended 8-12-1975 by Ord. No. 419, approved
8-15-1975; 3-14-1989 by Ord. No. 507, approved 3-14-1989]
Any person who shall be convicted of a violation
of any of the provisions of this article before any Magisterial District
Judge shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 and costs
of prosecution or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not
to exceed five days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation
of such violation for each successive day shall constitute a separate
offense, and the person or persons allowing or permitting the continuation
of the violation may be punished as provided above for such separate
offense.