[Adopted 7-13-1966 by Ord. No. 50]
A. 
For the purpose of this article, the term "Township street" shall mean a street appearing on the Township map which has become a Township street through dedication, prescription, petition and acceptance or condemnation.
B. 
The provisions of this article shall not apply to the setting or resetting of curbstones, laying or relaying of sidewalks or footways or gutters on or along Township streets where such work is the obligation of a subdivider or developer under the land subdivision regulations in Chapter 312, Subdivision and Land Development, of the Code of the Township of South Whitehall.
It shall be the duty of every owner of lots or real estate, and they are hereby enjoined and required, previous to the setting or resetting of curbstones, laying or relaying of sidewalks or footways or gutters on or along any street in the Township of South Whitehall, to make application to the Township Secretary for a survey, which application shall be directed to the Township Engineer requesting him to fix the line and grade for the setting or resetting of curbstones, the laying or relaying of sidewalks or footways or gutters, and to endorse on the back of the request for survey the date when such survey was made, and such endorsement by the Township Engineer shall be sufficient authority for such owner, contractor or laborer to commence and complete along such lot or ground as may be described in such request for survey and in accordance with the regulation, rules and specifications fixed and established by ordinance and resolution, and none other, to set or reset curbstones, lay or relay sidewalks or footways and gutters, for which such request for survey has been granted.
[Amended 8-12-1974 by Ord. No. 211[1]]
Prior to the establishing of line and grade for curbing, sidewalks, footways and gutters, the applicant shall pay to South Whitehall Township a permit fee in an amount established from time to time by resolution of the Township Board of Commissioners.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[Amended 8-12-1974 by Ord. No. 211]
If any curbing, sidewalks, footways or gutters are constructed after the effective date of this article and the requirements relating to line and grade set forth in this article are not met, the Commissioners of the Township of South Whitehall shall have the authority to require that the owner of the property or properties whose land the curbing, sidewalks, footway or gutters pass or upon whose land it abuts, shall remove the curb, sidewalk, footway or gutter and that said owners shall install a curb, sidewalk, footway or gutter in compliance with this article. If the owner of the lots or real estate shall not within 90 days of the receipt of written notice from the Township Secretary remove and reinstall curb, sidewalk, footway or gutters as requested by the Commissioners, the Commissioners shall have the right to remove and reinstall said curb, sidewalk, footway or gutter and assess the owners of the property or properties through which the said improvement passes or upon whose land it abuts for the cost thereof according to the front foot rule. If the owner or owners shall refuse to pay the assessment within 90 days of the receipt of notice, the Township Solicitor shall collect the same, with interest from 30 days after the completion of the improvement, by action of assumpsit, or by lien to be filed and collected in the same manner as municipal claims.