[Adopted 1-11-1932 by Ord. No. 265, approved 1-16-1932]
From and after the passage of this article, 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 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.
[Amended 2-17-1975 by Ord. No. 438; 1-9-1989 by Ord. No. 524, approved 1-9-1989]
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/her, them or it, without having first obtained
a permit from the Department of Highways of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
shall, upon conviction before any District Justice, be sentenced to
pay a fine of not more than $1,000 and costs of prosecution and, in
default thereof, to imprisonment in the county jail for a term not
to exceed 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.
