[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Greenville 11-11-2003 by Ord. No. 1420 (Ch. 13, Part 7, of the 2006 Code of Ordinances.) Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 476.
It shall be unlawful for any person, business, corporation, partnership or entity to erect any utility pole, including but not limited to any telegraph pole, telephone pole, street railway pole and cable pole and/or electric light pole, or underground cable, conduit or pipeline within the Borough of Greenville without first obtaining from the Borough Manager a license for the same.
The request to erect any utility pole, telegraph pole, telephone pole, street railway pole, cable pole or electric light pole or underground cable, conduit or pipeline shall be made in writing to the Borough Manager specifying the location of where said pole is to be erected and maintained.
It shall also be the duty of every owner, person, business, partnership or other entity of any existing utility pole, telegraph pole, telephone pole, street railway pole, cable pole or electric light pole or underground cable, conduit or pipeline to obtain a license from the Borough for each existing pole.
The fee for each utility pole, telegraph pole, telephone pole, street railway pole, cable pole or electric light pole currently erected or upon application for a license for the erection of a new pole shall be $0.50 per pole on overhead utilities. Upon the election of the owner of an aboveground pole or, alternatively, for all underground utility lines, the fee shall be $50 per one mile of cable, conduit or pipeline.
It shall be the duty of the owner, corporation, business, entity or partnership to apply annually on or before March 1 of each and every year for a new license, and each license issued shall be valid for a period of one year thereafter. In the case of application being made for the erection of a new pole after March 1, said license shall only be valid for the period of time commencing from the date of issuance until the last day of February in the following year.
In the event that an owner, corporation, partnership, business or other entity does not comply with this chapter, the same shall be sentenced for a fine of not more than $600 plus costs, and, in default of payment of said fine and cost, for a term of imprisonment of not to exceed 30 days. Each day on which a violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.