[Adopted 6-1-1948 by Ord. No. 107]
From and after the passage of this article,
the Department of Highways of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall
be, and the 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.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See PennDOT Code, Title 67,
Chapters 441-459, or its successor.
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.
Any person, firm or corporation opening or tearing
up the improved surface of any of the aforesaid streets, or causing
or allowing the same to be done for him, them or it, without having
first obtained a permit from the Department of Highways of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, shall, upon conviction before the District Justice
having jurisdiction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more
than $600, plus costs of prosecution and the surface restoration costs,
and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, be subject to imprisonment
for not more than 30 days.
All fines and restoration charges collected
for the violation of this article shall be paid into the State Treasury
as provided by law.
