[Adopted 6-10-1974 by Ord.
No. 6-74]
In accordance with the provisions of 53 P.S. § 67322 of the
Second Class Township Code, as amended, 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
purposes.
The application for a permit shall be on a form prescribed by the Township and submitted to the Township in duplicate.
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.
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. In addition to that
inspection, the Board of Supervisors or its agents may reinspect the work
not more than two years after its completion, and if any settlement of the
road surface or other defect appears in the work contrary to the conditions,
restrictions and regulations of the Township, the Board of Supervisors may
enforce compliance therewith. Where any settlement or defect in the work occurs,
if the applicant fails to rectify a defect which presents an immediate or
imminent safety or health problem within 48 hours or any other defect within
60 days after written notice from the Township to do so, the Township may
do the work and impose upon the applicant the cost thereof, together with
an additional 20% of such cost.
