It shall be the responsibility of the permittee
to adequately protect and direct vehicles and pedestrian traffic by
means of guards, barriers, lights, signs and flagman, where necessary
and in accordance with the regulations set forth in the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation Publication 90, entitled "Handbook for
Work Area Traffic Control." The permittee shall assume all risks and
be liable for all damages by reason of openings and excavations and
by reason of any failure to properly fill and maintain the trench
or ditch. No street, alley or thoroughfare may be barricaded to all
traffic unless written permission has been granted by the Borough
Code Enforcement Office and provision made for detours at the expense
of the permittee.
If the work in opening, filling and maintaining
the surface shall not be performed promptly or shall be unskillfully
or improperly or incompletely done, the Borough may cause same to
be done in a manner it deems proper, and the expense thereof, including
any overhead expense, shall be charged to the permittee, together
with 25% additional as a penalty.
The Borough reserves the right to place an inspector
on any and all jobs it deems necessary in order to ensure good workmanship,
and the actual expense of said inspection shall be charged to the
permittee.
Restoration fees shall be charged as follows:
A. Minimum charge for any restoration: $15.
B. Pavement opening:
(1) Under 20 square feet: $15.
(2) Over 20 square feet and up to 60 square feet: $25.
(3) Over 60 square feet: The rate shall be determined
by the Superintendent of Highways and the Code Enforcement Officer.
NOTE: Restoration: An additional
12 inches shall be cut back by the contractor on all sides of the
excavation in order to eliminate any surface distortion. [Amended 2-22-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-2,
approved 2-22-1994]
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Any person, firm or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof,
be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $300 and, in default thereof,
to undergo imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding
30 days.