[Ord. 77, 6/10/1974; as amended by Ord. 2005-362, 12/15/2005;
and by Ord. 2012-428, 6/7/2012, § 1]
In accordance with the provisions of § 2322 of the
Second Class Township Code, 53 P.S. § 67322, as amended,
no structure, facility, or utility may be constructed, erected, or
placed upon, below, inside, or over any portion of a Township roadway
right-of-way except under such conditions, restrictions and regulations
relating to the installation and maintenance thereof, as may be prescribed
in permits and road maintenance agreements (Appendix 17-H) granted
by the Township for such purpose.
[Ord. 77, 6/10/1974; as amended by Ord. 2005-362, 12/15/2005]
The application for a permit shall be on a form prescribed by
the Township and submitted to the Township. The application shall
be accompanied by a fee in accordance with the schedule of fees set
forth by the Township, for roadway occupancy permits and restoration
charges. In addition, the applicant shall submit 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.
[Added by Ord. 2005-362, 12/15/2005]
The Board of Supervisors of Cranberry Township shall establish
by resolution a schedule of fees for the obtaining of permits required
under the provisions of this part. Such resolution shall be duly recorded
in the Resolution Book of the Township and such fee schedule shall
be reproduced and made available upon request at the Township building.
The resolution providing for the various fees shall be periodically
reviewed and amended, where necessary, by resolution of the Board
of Supervisors. The issuance of a permit shall be contingent upon
the payment of the proper fee as established by the resolution and
the fee schedule.
[Ord. 77, 6/10/1974]
A permit shall be issued to the applicant after all the aforementioned
requirements have been filed.
[Ord. 77, 6/10/1974]
Upon completion of the work, the applicant shall give written
notice thereof to the Township.
[Ord. 77, 6/10/1974]
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.
[Ord. 77, 6/10/1974; as amended by Ord. 2005-362, 12/15/2005]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a district judge in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary
offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall
be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and,
in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this part continues
or each section of this part which shall be found to have been violated
shall constitute a separate offense.
