[Adopted 6-10-1974 by Ord. No. 69]
In accordance with the provisions of Section
1156 of Article XI of the Second Class Township Code, as amended,[1] no railroad or street railway shall hereafter be constructed
upon any Township road, nor shall any railroad or street railway crossings,
nor any gas pipe, water pipe, electric conduits or other piping, be
laid upon or in, nor shall any telephone, telegraph or electric light
or power poles or any coal tipples or any other obstructions be erected
upon or in any portion of a Township road except under such conditions,
restrictions and regulations relating to the installation and maintenance
thereof as may be prescribed in permits granted by the Township for
such purpose.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said Act (53 P.S. § 66156),
was repealed 11-9-1995 by P.L. 350, No. 60. See now 53 P.S. § 67322.
A.
The application for a permit shall be on a form prescribed
by the Township and submitted to the Township in triplicate. The application
shall be accompanied by a fee in accordance with the Schedule of Fees
set forth by the Department of Transportation for highway occupancy
permits and restoration charges. In addition, the applicant shall
submit three copies of a sketch showing such dimensions as the location
of the intended facility, width of the traveled roadway, right-of-way
lines, and a dimension to the nearest intersecting street.
B.
A permit shall be issued to the applicant after all
the aforementioned requirements have been filed.
Upon completion of the work, the applicant shall
give written notice thereof to the Township.
Upon completion of the work authorized by the
permit, the Township shall inspect the work and, when necessary, enforce
compliance with the conditions, restrictions and regulations prescribed
by the permit. Where any settlement or defect in the work occurs,
if the applicant shall fail to rectify any such settlement or other
defect within 60 days after written notice from the Township to do
so, the Township may do the work and shall impose upon the applicant
the cost thereof, together with an additional 20% of such cost.
