[Adopted Ord. 5/12/1982, Pt. 1; as amended by Ord. 2004-7,
8/11/2004, § 1]
The following words, terms and phrases when used in this Part
shall have the same meaning ascribed to them in this section, except
where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
Whenever in this Part, the words "directed", "required", "permitted",
"ordered", "designated", "prescribed" or words of like import are
used, it shall be understood that the direction, requirement, permission,
order, designation, or prescription of the Municipal Engineer is intended;
and similarly, the words "approved", "acceptable", "satisfactory"
or words of like import shall mean approved by, acceptable to or satisfactory
to the Municipal Engineer.
APPLICATION FOR A PAVE CUT PERMIT
A form provided the utility by the Township noting pertinent
data for the purposes of inspection and control by the Township, and
constituting a receipt for services performed by the city.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
Preplanned to improve or upgrade an existing system or to
install a completely new system providing new or additional service.
CITY
The Township of Kingston.
EMERGENCY REPAIR
Work necessitated by the rupture or sudden malfuction of
existing underground facilities.
FACILITIES
All the plant and equipment of a public utility including
all tangible and intangible, real and personal property without limitations,
and any and all means and instrumentalities in any manner owned, operated,
leased, licensed, controlled, furnished or supplied for by, or in
connection with the business of any public utility; provided, however,
that no property owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or the
Township at the date when this Part becomes effective shall be subject
to any of the terms of this Part, except as elsewhere expressly provided
herein.
INSPECTION
A careful or critical investigation not necessarily confined
to optical observation but is understood to embrace tests and examination
for the purpose of ascertaining quality and compliance as prescribed
in this Part and discovering and correcting errors.
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
All cities, boroughs, towns, townships or counties of this
Commonwealth, and also any public corporation, authority, or body
whatsoever created or organized under any law of this Commonwealth
for the purpose of rendering any service similar to that of a public
utility. The term municipality shall be and mean the same as the Township
of Kingston.
PAVE CUT LOG
A chronological record of pave cuts as reported to the municipality
containing permanent data as required by the municipality for the
purposes of inspection and control.
PAVEMENTS
Riding surfaces of machine laid asphalt over a base of concrete,
brick, belgiam block, crushed stone, bituminous concrete or oil and
stone.
PERMITTEE
A person or public utility to whom a permit has been granted
for the opening in any paved thoroughfare, cutaway or sidewalk in
the Township in accordance with the provisions of this Part.
PERSON
Individuals, partnerships or associations other than corporations
and includes their lessees, assignees, trustees, receivers, executors,
administrators or other successors in interest.
PUBLIC UTILITY
Persons or corporations now or hereafter owning or operating
in this Commonwealth equipment or facilities for:
1.
Producing, generating, transmitting, distributing or furnishing
natural or artificial gas, electricity, or steam for the production
of light, heat or power to or for the public for compensation.
2.
Diverting, developing, pumping, impounding, distributing, or
furnishing water to or for the public for compensation.
3.
Transporting, or conveying natural or artificial gas, crude
oil, gasoline, or petroleum products, by pipe lines or conduit, for
the public for compensation.
4.
Conveying or transmitting messages or communications by telephone
or telegraph to the public for compensation.
The term "public utility" shall not include:
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1.
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Any person or corporation, not otherwise a public utility, who
or which furnishes services only to himself or itself; or
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2.
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Any bona fide cooperative association which furnishes services
only to its stockholders or members on a nonprofit basis; or
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3.
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Any producer of natural gas not engaged in distributing such
has directly to the public for compensation.
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SERVICE
Is used in this Part in its broadest and most inclusive sense,
and includes any and all acts done, rendered or performed, and any
and all things furnished or supplied, and any and all facilities used,
furnished, or supplied by public utilities, in the performance of
their duties under this Part to their patrons, employees, other public
utilities, and the public, as well as the interchange of facilities
between two or more of them.
SPECIAL PAVEMENT
Riding surfaces of concrete, brick, belgiam block or cobblestone.
STREET
Includes any street, highway, road, land, court, alley, public
square, or place of whatever nature, whether dedicated or not, open
to the use of the public as a matter or right for purposes of vehicular
travel.
UTILITY CORRIDOR
An area within any public right-of-way, usually underground
but not limited to same, reserved for and assigned to a specified
utility by the Township. The area to be used by the specified utility
for placing and operating its facilities for transmitting and distributing
its particular commodity or service.
UTILITY RELOCATION
Utility relocation shall mean and include the adjustment,
replacement or relocation of utility facilities as required by street
construction or repaving project, such as: removing or reinstalling
the facility, acquiring the necessary rights-of-way, moving or rearranging
existing facilities, changing the type of facility, and any necessary
safety and protective measures. It shall also mean the construction
of a replacement facility functionally equal to the existing facility,
where necessary for the continuous operation of the utility service,
the project economy, or sequence of street construction.
WORK
The furnishing of all materials, labor, equipment, and other
incidentals necessary or convenient to the successful completion of
the project and the fulfillment of all duties and obligations imposed
by this Part.
[Adopted Ord. 5/12/1982, $2; as amended by Ord. 1985-1, 2/13/1985]
1. Permit Procedure. A permit must first be obtained before any opening
can be made in any paved thoroughfare, cartway or sidewalk in the
municipality.
2. Normal Permit Procedures. Applications for a pave cut permit shall
be available from the Township of Kingston, Township Manager at the
Municipal Building. An authorized agent of a utility or contractor
may complete said application at the Municipal Building. This shall
be done a minimum of 24 hours in advance of a planned excavation.
A copy of the completed application signed by the Engineer or his
agent shall be in the hands of a competent person at the worksite
described in said application and shall constitute a permit.
3. Alternate Permit Procedure. Notification by telephone to the Township
Office must be made a minimum of 15 minutes in advance of excavation,
but not more than 24 hours in advance of excavation. An entry in the
pave cut log (the record of notification of the municipality) together
with a completed application for pave cut permit shall constitute
a permit. The completion of an application form alone shall not constitute
a permit.
An application form, properly completed and including a location
sketch shall be collected from the utility on a monthly basis by the
municipality. Permit fees shall be billed on a monthly basis by the
Township of Kingston and shall be payable to the Treasurer of the
Township. Application forms shall be provided by the Township.
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4. Emergency Permit Procedures. In the case where an emergency repair,
as hereinbefore defined, is found, the utility shall notify the Department
of Public Works, and inform it that an emergency existed and the day,
time and location of the pave cut. Emergency pave cuts shall be recorded
in the pave cut log at the start of the next business day following
the emergency.
5. Non-Fee Permits. Pave cuts necessitated by municipal sponsored public
improvements will be on a non-fee basis but limited to a specific
contract area. A list noting exact locations and dimensions of all
such cuts shall be submitted to the Township Office at the completion
of work. Notification will be required for any pave cuts made in State
highways located within the municipality for which a Highway Occupancy
Permit has been issued.
6. Penalty for Failure to Obtain a Permit. All work done without a permit
shall be subject to a penalty plus regular fees.
7. Insurance Protection. The applicant shall protect, defend, indemnify,
and save harmless the municipality, its officers, and/or agents thereof
from all claims, suits, actions and proceedings of every nature and
description which may be thereof for, or on account of any injuries
or damages to persons or public or private property, because of any
materials or appliances used in the work, or by or on account of improper
materials or workmanship, or for or on account of any accident of
any other act, negligence or omissions of said applicant, or his agents,
servants or employees, and the municipality shall not in any way be
liable therefore, during the period of the work progress and the 1 1/2
year guarantee period following the completion of the work. Minimum
insurance shall be:
A. Five hundred thousand dollars liability per individual with $500,000
limit for each occurrence for bodily injury.
B. Five hundred thousand dollars liability for property damage.
C. Evidence of insurance in the form of a certificate or letter executed
by a duly authorized representative of the applicant's insurance carrier
shall be submitted to the Engineer each January 15th. Said evidence
of insurance must include the provision that the municipality shall
be given proper advance notice of at least 30 days of cancellation
or any material alteration in the applicant's policy.
8. Safety Precautions. During the progress of work the applicant shall
provide and maintain such barricades, warning signs and flagpersons
as may be deemed necessary by the municipality to prevent accidents
to the public and/or adjoining tenants. Minimum precautions must include,
but should not be limited to advance warning signs on all approaches
to the work, safe crossing for pedestrians each 300 feet, barricades
with flashers on each exposed side at fifty-foot intervals. All precautions
shall be in accordance with the "Manual of Uniform Traffic Control
Devices" as adopted by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal
Highway Administration, 1971, Part IV, "Traffic Controls for Street
and Highway Construction and Maintenance Operations".
9. Road Closing. No street in the Township of Kingston may be completely
closed to traffic at any time. One lane of traffic must be able to
pass unobstructed at all times. Flagpersons must be posted at the
limits of work at all times to direct traffic through the work area,
and all established traffic patterns must be maintained at all times.
If all other means of traffic control have been exhausted, the municipality
may permit a road to be completely closed temporarily only with the
consent of the Chief of Police and the Fire Chief. When an emergency
exists the Police and Fire Department shall be notified. An application
form for a permit to close a street will be available from the Municipal
Office. The completed application bearing the signatures of the before
mentioned officers shall be returned to the applicant and shall constitute
a permit. A penalty shall be imposed for failure to notify the Police
Chief and Fire Chief. (See Fee Schedule).
10. Time Periods. For small area pave cuts, the utility or contractor
shall be required to complete the temporary restoration within 48
consecutive hours of the initial cut during the normal working week
excluding holidays and weekends. Extension time may be allowed upon
appeal to the Township Manager, provided the contractor substantiates
sufficient reasons for the extension required. Work on long cuts,
those over 25 feet in length, shall proceed in a continuous manner.
Permits for long cuts or capital improvements will not be granted
during the months of November through March except by written permission
from the Township Manager. The utility or contractor shall coordinate
planned cuts in the municipal streets with the paving program of the
municipality. A construction schedule comprising planned cuts shall
be submitted to the Township Manager as they become available. The
municipality will provide a paving program for a one-year period to
the utilities prior to February 15th. Changes in the utilities schedule
of planned cuts shall require confirmation from the Township Manager.
Changes in the municipal paving program shall be submitted to all
utilities at the earliest possible date to permit the utilities to
adjust their respective schedule.
11. Scheduling. All excavations shall be commenced and completed by the
use of reasonable work force. In congested areas and the central business
district, the municipality may limit work to other than normal daytime
working hours. At the cessation of work adequate steel plates or wooden
planking shall be placed over the excavation while it is not being
worked to ensure full traffic flow. The maximum length of any opening
in the roadway shall be two 200 feet unless otherwise permitted, in
writing, by the Township Manager.
12. Excavated Material. In peak traffic areas all excavated material
shall be removed daily at the cessation of work. All gutters and drainage
devices shall be kept clean of all debris and excavated material.
Fire hydrants adjacent to the work shall at all times be readily accessible
to fire apparatus, and no material or obstruction shall be placed
within 15 feet of any hydrant.
13. Suitability of Materials. The suitability of material to be used
as backfill shall be determined by the Township Road Foreman. All
materials not conforming to the requirements of this Part whether
in place or not, shall be rejected. Such materials shall be removed
promptly from the work site.
14. Waste Material. Material which is unsuitable and any surplus of excavated
material shall be considered waste and shall be disposed of by the
utility or contractor beyond the project limits. In no case shall
waste material be left at the work site.
15. Wet Material. Material containing moisture in excess of that percentage
which will ensure satisfactory compaction shall not be used as backfill
material.
16. Dry Material. Material containing insufficient moisture to obtain
satisfactory compaction shall be moistened before compaction.
17. Opening of a Street. Power driven concrete saws or air hammers shall
be used on all cuts. The cuts must be of sufficient depth to provide
a smooth edge. Opening in brick or belgiam block based streets shall
be of sufficient width to expose 1/2 row of undisturbed interlocking
stone. No pavement busters, such as drop hammers, hoe rams and the
like shall be used without the written permission of the Township
Manager.
18. Location of Shut-Off Valves. All shut-off valves for water mains
and gas mains, and branches, may be installed within the limits of
the highway right-of-way lines. All shut-off valves on service lines
and other pipes shall be installed outside the highway right-of-way
lines. (1985-1)
19. Responsibility for Damages. In the event a cut is made, and upon
inspection, damage to another utility's underground facilities is
discovered, it shall be the responsibility of the party making the
cut to contact the Township Manager, and all concerned pertinent utilities
to instruct them (it) to have representatives inspect the condition
before any backfilling is begun.
[Adopted Ord. 5/12/1982, § 3; as amended by Ord.
1985-1. 2/13/1985; and by Ord. 2004-7, 8/11/004, § 2]
The Kingston Township Board of Supervisors provides by this
Part, for the laying, renewing, and repairing of all gas, water, steam,
or other pipes or conduits, in any street, before the paving, repaving
or repairing of the same, and for making the necessary house connections
with said pipes, and also for the necessary house connections and
branches with and leading into main or lateral sewers; provided, that
in no case, except as a sanitary measure of which the Supervisors
shall be the judge, shall the Supervisors require such house connections
to be extended further from such sewers, or from such gas, water,
or other pipes, or conduits, than to the inner line of the curbstone
of such street. The Supervisors may, after notice to all companies,
corporations, persons, and owners affected, and in default of compliance
therewith, cause said pipes to be laid, renewed, or repaired, and
said connections made, and collect the cost of paving, and repairing
all pipes and pipe connections, from the companies, corporations,
or persons owning or operating the said gas, water, and other pipes
or conduits, with interest; and the cost of the sewer connections
shall be a first lien against the land for whose benefit such connections
are made. A separate lien may be filed therefor, or such sewer connection
cost may be included in any lien filed for the cost of such street
improvement, and the lien and the proceedings thereon shall be as
in the case of other municipal liens. [1931, June 23, P.L. 932, XXIX,
2941. Renumbered 2938., and amended 1951, June 28, P.O. 662.]
1. Restoration. Prior to the placement of the base course, the existing
base and surface must be exposed six inches on each side on any failures
that may have developed. Restoration of flexible base pavements shall
consist of binder for the full depth of four inches. The wearing course
ID2 shall be placed at a minimum depth of two inches and rolled to
conform with the existing road, and the edges sealed. Surface treatments
such as sand or chip seals are prohibited. On long cuts surface finishing
must be rolled with not less than a six ton roller. Small cuts may
be finished with a mechanical tamper or vibrator. All openings regardless
of size must be permanently restored.
A. Additional Requirements for Restoration.
(1)
In all areas where cuts are made within 50 feet (center to center)
of each other, the permittee shall be required to neatly cut and remove
the area of pavement between these adjacent openings and shall patch
as one trench.
(2)
For any two openings that are three feet or less in distance
from their closest cut edges, the permittee shall be required to neatly
cut and remove the area of pavement between these adjacent openings
and shall patch as one trench.
(3)
For any longitudinal or transverse cut greater than 50 feet
in length, the permittee shall be required to neatly cut and remove
the area of pavement affected and resurface the full road width for
the entire length of the longitudinal or transverse cut.
(4)
For all restorations requiring resurfacing of one lane or greater,
the permittee is required to complete the following:
(a)
Resurfacing must be a minimum thickness of one and 1.5 inches
and include leveling course and tac where needed; and
(b)
Original slope and crown must be restored unless approval is
granted otherwise; and
(c)
Surface must be milled along all limits of work to provide a
smooth transition into existing paved surfaces; and
(d)
Surface must be milled a distance of three feet from concrete
gutters throughout the entire length of restoration; and
(e)
Manholes and catch basins must be raised to bring the top surface
to a level of 0.5 inches below top of the paved surface once restored.
(f)
All finished joints must be sealed with an approved material
(AC-20 or PG64-22).
2. Restoration-Special. The permanent restoration of special type pavements,
such as concrete, brick, belgiam block, cobblestone gutters, or tiles,
shall consist of relaying the original wearing course in accordance
with the original installation specifications in such a manner as
to prevent settlement or other deterioration.
3. Testing and Inspection. The Municipal Road Foreman may inspect all
cuts having an area of five square yards or more, and an inspection
fee shall be charged. Such inspection fees shall constitute acceptance
and approval of work performed by the utility or its contractor, but
it is understood that such acceptance and approval does not relieve
the utility of any responsibility under this Part throughout the guarantee
period.
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Inspection of small cuts having an area of five square yards
or less shall not require visual observation when the work is in progress,
but may be approved or rejected through subsequent examinations and/or
testing.
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4. Repaving and Reconstruction. Upon notification from the Office of
the Township Manager of a planned street resurfacing or reconstruction,
all utilities will be required to test their lines and services and
to schedule necessary capital improvements and service connections
prior to resurfacing or reconstruction. Thereafter cuts will be permitted
in the new pavement only in an emergency. Pave cuts made in new pavement
shall be subject to a penalty (see Fee Schedule). Essential services
for a new building construction shall not include the addition of
an alternate or secondary source of fuel, water, heat or other service
not included in the original construction or regarded as essential
to the original construction. Pavement shall be considered new for
a period of five years, from the date of placement.
5. Linestone and Monuments. No linestone or monument in the Township
of Kingston may be removed, altered or buried at any time. When pave
cuts or road construction require the temporary removal of a linestone
or monument it must be preserved at the site and reset at the direction
of the Engineer. All costs incident thereto, including surveys, shall
be charged to the utility or contractor. A penalty shall be imposed
for failure to report the removal or alteration of a linestone or
monument. Burial or paving over a linestone or monument shall carry
a penalty for each stone or monument covered. In addition, all cost
incidental to exposing and/or resetting a linestone or monument shall
be charged to the utility or contractor.
6. Test Borings. All test holes and borings shall require restoration.
Restoration of bore holes shall follow immediately after testing with
the application of asphalt or other water resistant plugs. A penalty
will be charged for each test hole found unplugged. (See Fee Schedule).
7. Replacement of Pavement Markings. The utility and/or its contractor
must replace in kind all pavement markings damaged or removed by pave
cuts and work incident thereto. All markings must be replaced within
five days after permanent restoration. The municipality shall contract
to have the necessary repairs made and bill the utility.
8. Backfilling. The Township Office must be notified in advance of all
backfilling. Backfilling will be done in such manner as to obtain
compaction throughout the entire length of backfill not less than
that which exists adjacent to the excavation. Type 2A modified subbase
material shall be used in all excavations. The method of backfill
shall be consistent with good engineering practice, i.e., the material
shall be placed in layers not to exceed six inches properly tamped
using a mechanical tamper or a mechanical vibrator up to the bottom
elevation of the pavement structure.
9. Temporary Restorations. All restoration made with cold patch shall
be considered temporary. The permittee is responsible for all costs
and expenses of making and maintaining temporary and permanent restorations
of disturbed areas. Temporary restoration consists of a minimum of
three inches of bituminous material and is maintained in place until
permanent restoration can be made.
10. Permanent Restoration. Only utilities or their contractors will be
permitted to make permanent restorations of openings in pavements.
The restored pavements shall be guaranteed from failure from the date
of completion through two winters. Permanent restoration must be completed
within 30 days of the initial cut. Any cuts made in the months of
November through March shall be permanently restored within 30 days
after hot asphalt becomes available. Any failure of restoration will
be reported to the pertinent utility and repairs by the utility will
be begun within 24 hours after notification. Upon failure of the utility
to repair the cut in a satisfactory manner, the municipality shall
have the option to do the work or to contract to complete the work
and bill the utility.
11. Replacement of Electronic Traffic Control Devices and Ancillary Equipment.
Electronic traffic control devices and ancillary equipment damaged
or removed because of pavement excavations or work incident thereto
must be replaced by the utility or its contractor, in kind, in whole
or in part as required by the Township Manager or his agent. The municipality
shall contract to have the necessary repairs made and bill the utility.
12. Determination of Lines and Grades by the Engineer. The Township Engineer
shall have the final decision for the determination of lines and grades
for street construction. This decision shall be based on good engineering
practice and municipal standards.
13. Utility Corridor. Vertical assignments for New Street Construction.
The following depths for pipes and conduits are assigned to the utilities
operating under this Part:
A. Gas lines shall be a minimum of 30 inches below subgrade.
B. Water lines shall be a minimum of 36 inches below subgrade —
a water main shall be a minimum of five feet below subgrade.
C. Electric lines and conduits shall be a minimum of 24 inches below
subgrade.
D. Telecommunication lines and conduits shall be a minimum of 36 inches
below subgrade.
14. Horizontal and Aerial Utility Corridors. Aerial installations of
electric power transmissions and telecommunications lines suspended
from supporting poles having their base and/or support wires within
the public right-of-way and interfering with a roadway construction,
reconstruction or repair project shall be relocated upon written order
from the Township Manager to a point specified therein. The Engineer
may require the utility to place its aerial facilities underground
where it is deemed necessary or desirable. Hereafter, aerial installations
shall be placed subject to approval by the Engineer. The Engineer
shall assign horizontal corridors on a case by case basis for all
new construction. All gate boxes shut-off valves and other regulating
devices underground for individual customers for gas, water, steam,
electric and telecommunications lines shall be located inside the
inner line of the curbstone or, in the case where no curbing exists,
to a point specified by the Engineer or his agent.
15. Determination of reimbursement. The municipality may participate
in the actual costs less betterments of utility relocation when: An
existing utility right-of-way is owned by the utility and interferes
with a municipal construction project.
16. Commencement of Utility Relocation Activities. Upon receipt of a
letter from the Township Engineer authorizing the start of physical
work, the utility shall commence work within 30 days unless otherwise
stated by the Township Engineer with reasonable cause shown in order
to clear the construction area. The utility shall perform the relocation
work in accordance with the approved plan of the Engineer.
Utility relocation shall be accomplished by the utility to assure
its completion prior to the commencement of roadway construction.
Areas of utility relocation of work which cannot be accomplished prior
to the start of construction but can be accomplished simultaneously
without restricting the roadway project contractor, may be done concurrently
with the contractors operations when approved by the Engineer and
the contractor.
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It is acknowledged that field conditions occasionally necessitate
revision of the utility relocation plan. It shall be the responsibility
of the utility to report and justify such revisions, to correct any
data on file with the Engineer. The utilities are required to obtain
the contractors concurrence prior to such revisions within the right-of-way
of the project under construction. Minor modifications of the relocation
plan may be made without prior approval of the Engineer. All such
changes shall be brought to the attention of the project engineer
and shall be noted in the daily inspection report.
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[Adopted Ord. 5/12/1982, § 4]
1. Delegation of Authority to the Township Manager. The Board of Supervisors
by this Part establish that the responsibility and authority for the
administration and enforcement of the Part shall rest in the office
of the Township Manager.
2. Street Inspectors. The Township Manager may appoint as his representatives
persons to enforce this Part. These agents shall have the authority
and responsibility for the enforcement of this Part as vested in the
Manager.
3. Non-Compliance. When work performed by a utility or contractor under
this Part is found in violation of same, the contractor or utility
may be given the opportunity to make corrections as required by the
municipality. If the corrections are not completed in the specified
time or not completed as specified, the municipality may suspend all
work whether completed or in progress in noncompliance with this Part,
and take appropriate safety precautions. All work performed or contracted
for by the Township of Kingston to attain compliance in this regard
shall be billed to the utility or contractor. In addition, a penalty
for non-compliance shall be imposed.
4. Resumption of Suspended Work. The utility shall actively resume work
upon order from the municipality after a suspension.
5. Penalties for Non-Compliance. If the utility or contractor fails
to make adequate corrections to work found in non-compliance with
this Part in the time specified, a penalty shall be imposed until
said corrections are completed to specifications.
6. Non-Issuance. The Township reserves the right to bar any contractor
or his employee from working within the municipal limits whose work
is found in non-compliance with this Part. The municipality reserves
the right to refuse issuance of a permit to any applicant who fails
to maintain pave cuts in accordance with this Part, or who fails to
pay sums due the municipality within 30 days from the date of billing.
The municipality reserves the right to refuse issuance of a
permit to cut new pavement.
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7. Pertaining to General Contractors. At the discretion of the municipality,
licensed contractors, other than those under contract to a utility,
may be permitted to make an opening, cut or excavation in the municipality's
public streets. Sections pertaining to public utilities shall be applicable
to licensed contractors.
[Adopted Ord. 6/12/1982; as amended by Ord. 1985-1, 2/13/1985]
The costs of filing such application and permit to be issued
thereon, and the cost of inspection deemed necessary by the Supervisors
shall be determined according to a schedule of fees which will be
adopted by the Supervisors by resolution.
[Adopted Ord. 6/12/1982, § 5; as amended by Ord.
1985-1, 2/13/1985; and by Ord. 97-3, 11/12/1997]
1. Acknowledgment of Guilt. Any person charged with violating any provision
of this Part may sign an acknowledgment of the offense committed,
either before or after the beginning of suit, and pay to any duly
authorized agent of the municipality, the maximum penalties provided
by the resolutions of the Board of Supervisors, together with costs
accruing to that date. Such person shall receive a printed receipt
therefor, which shall bear the imprint of the seal of the municipality
and the signature of its Chairman, which shall be evidence of full
satisfaction of the offense committed.
2. Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any
provision of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought
before a district justice 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.
3. Civil Action. In addition to the foregoing, the said Township may
pursue such other and additional remedies as may be authorized by
the said Act of July 10, 1947, P.L. 1481, as amended as aforesaid.