[Ord. 98-2, —/4/1998, § I]
This Part shall be known as the "Shrewsbury Township Driveway
Ordinance."
[Ord. 98-2, —/4/1998, § II]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation
to construct, open, regrade, widen, pave, or change the elevation
of any driveway, pave, change the elevation or water flow of any driveway,
repave or add any type of top to existing driveways including driveways
abutting private roads, state road and Township roads upon any property
owned by or rented by such person, firm, association, or corporation
without having first obtained a permit therefore from the Township
Permit Officer.
[Ord. 98-2, —/4/1998, § III]
For purposes of this Part, "driveway" shall be construed to
mean any road, alley, lane or other entrance suitable for use by automobiles
for ingress or egress onto a road adopted and maintained by the Township
or a road shown on a final subdivision plan approved by the Township
as intended to be at some future date offered for adoption by the
Township. Roads or other entrances suitable only for use by tractors
and other farm machinery and not suitable for use by passenger automobiles
shall not be considered "driveways" within the provisions of this
Part. However, the property owner is responsible to insure that such
field drives do not erode onto a public road.
[Ord. 98-2, —/4/1998, § IV]
All applications for a "permit" under this Part shall be made
to the Shrewsbury Township Permit Officer on forms to be supplied
by him.
[Ord. 98-2, —/4/1998, § V; as amended by
Ord. 2003-07, 5/14/2003, § V]
1.
The applicant shall at the time of submitting the application pay
a fee in the amount set by resolution of the Board of Supervisors
of Shrewsbury Township.
2.
In the event any check paying any of the fees as established by resolution
is dishonored upon deposit thereof, any permit issued for which such
check was part or full payment shall be void and shall not be reinstated
until the Township has received payment in full of all sums represented
by such check plus an additional administrative charge which shall
be established by resolution.
[Ord. 98-2, —/4/1998, § VI]
The Permit Officer shall investigate the application, consult
with the Township Roadmaster and require that the following specifications
be adhered to:
A.
If the Permit Officer determines that proper drainage can he achieved
but that a drainage pipe or other appliance is needed for this to
be accomplished, the applicant shall be informed of the size and type
of pipe or other appliance required and the applicant shall purchase
and cause to be installed the required pipe or other appliance. The
pipe or other appliances as may be applicable and installation thereof
must be approved by the Township.
B.
Water must be prevented from running from the driveway onto the Township
street or road. If the Permit Officer determines that further grading
is required for this to be accomplished, the applicant shall cause
the required grading to be accomplished.
C.
The driveway must be located in safe relationship to sight distance
and barriers to vision. The driveway may not exceed a slope of 5%
within 50 feet of the center line of the Township street or road where
a drive enters through a bank or cut. Unless a retaining wall is utilized
as shoulders a cut may not exceed 75% slope within a triangle formed
by the center line of the Township street or road, the center line
of the proposed driveway, and a line drawn from a point along the
Township street or road 75 feet distant from the intersection of the
center line of the Township street or road and the center line of
the proposed driveway and 50 feet distant along the center line of
the proposed driveway from that intersection. The height of the bank
created by this cut must not exceed three feet within 10 feet of the
Township street or road right-of-way line. Greater slopes can be permitted
if there is no reasonable way that the slopes required by this paragraph
can be attained and the Township Engineer approves the plan that will
prevent the banks from eroding and insure that the provisions of paragraph
.D of this Section are complied with.
D.
The applicant must propose to improve the 25 feet most proximate
to the improved portion of the Township road with eight inches of
crushed stone and if the Permit Officer finds it necessary in order
to protect the public road from earth and/or debris, etc., washing
from the driveway onto the public road, the applicant must propose
to pave a sufficient portion of the driveway so that the public road
will be protected from earth, stone, and/or debris washing from the
driveway onto it.
E.
The slope of any portion of the driveway may not exceed 15% unless
specifically approved by the Township engineer.
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If the Permit Officer finds that the application meets the above
stated requirements he shall, following the payment of the required
fee, issue the permit; otherwise the permit shall be refused.
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[Ord. 98-2, —/4/1998, § VII]
The driveway must be completed within 30 days next following
the issuance of the permit in accordance with the specifications above
set forth and as set forth on the application and be approved by the
Township Permit Officer. The driveway shall not be considered completed
until the Township Permit Officer has approved in writing that it
has been completed.
[Ord. 98-2, —/4/1998, § VIII; as amended
by Ord. 2008-02, 8/6/2008]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a magisterial 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
each Section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated,
or each and every day that a road, alley, lane or other entrance suitable
for use by an automobile or truck remains constructed without a permit
having been issued shall constitute a separate offense.
