Except as permitted in §
469-1, no person shall construct, plant, maintain, or permit to be constructed, planted or maintained any tree, plant, crops, shrubs, underbrush, refuse or other obstructions in the legal right-of-way of any street, highway, alley, road, or easement within the geographical limits of the Township, not including any streets or highways over which the Department of Transportation of the commonwealth has jurisdiction, so as to cause water runoff, discharge, or deposit of earth, stones, rubble, branches, leaves, stalks, or any debris of any kind upon the cartway, or so as to cause a traffic hazard by obstructing the view of any driver.
[Amended 12-12-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-28]
Any person who violates any provision of this article by constructing,
planting or maintaining an obstruction on a street or on a portion
of a street is required to cut, alter or remove every such obstruction
within 10 days of written notice by the Township to do so, and, upon
failure of any such person to do so, the Township may so remove or
cause such obstruction to be removed at the expense of that person,
and, in addition, that person shall be subject to a fine or penalty
of not less than $25 nor more than $1,000, and costs, provided that
each day on which a violation is committed shall constitute a separate
violation.
The Township may, but shall have no obligation to, cut, alter, or remove the type or types of obstructions listed in §
480-71, Schedule I-M, as pertaining to such street; and, to the extent any such removal shall involve removal of trees, the Township shall make any logs, cordwood, or other forms of wood available to the abutting owner in accordance with Section 2070 of the First Class Township Code, Act of June 24, 1931 (P.L. 1206, No. 331), reenacted and amended May 27, 1949 (P.L. 1955, No. 569, as amended).
Nothing in this article shall obligate or place any affirmative
duty upon the Township to inspect or examine any street for obstructions
or to notify any person of the existence of such obstructions or to
cause the removal thereof.