[Ord. 163, 4/9/1996, § 1]
In accordance with the provisions of § 2322 of the
Second Class Township Code, 53 P.S. § 67322, no railroad
or street railway shall be constructed upon any Township road, nor
shall any railroad or street railway crossings, driveway connections,
gas pipe, water pipe, electric conduits or other piping be laid upon
or in, nor shall any telephone, telegraph, or electric light, or power
poles, or any coal tipples or any other obstructions be erected upon
or in any portion of a Township road except under such conditions,
restrictions and regulations specified by East Rockhill Township for
that purpose.
[Ord. 163, 4/9/1996, § 2]
The Supervisors are hereby authorized and empowered to adopt
such rules and regulations by resolution concerning construction of
facilities, driveways and occupancy of Township road rights-of-way.[1] All such rules and regulations adopted by the Township
shall be in conformity with the provisions herein, and all other applicable
laws and regulations of the administrative agencies of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
[1]
Editor's Note: Driveway and utility regulations are found
in Part 3.
[Ord. 163, 4/9/1996, § 3]
Each application shall be submitted to the Township in triplicate
on forms prescribed by the Township. The application shall be accompanied
by a fee set by the Board of Supervisors by separate resolution, and
the applicant shall establish an escrow account with the Township
to guarantee satisfactory restoration of the Township roadway and
to cover the costs of Township inspections required by 53 P.S. § 67322.
[Ord. 163, 4/9/1996, § 4]
A permit shall be issued to the applicant after all the aforementioned
requirements have been filed and found in conformance to applicable
rules and regulations of the Township.
[Ord. 163, 4/9/1996, § 5]
Upon completion of the work authorized by the permit, the Township
shall inspect the work authorized by the permit, and when necessary,
enforce compliance with the conditions, restrictions and regulations
prescribed by the Township. In addition to such inspection, the Township
Supervisors may reinspect the work not more than two years after its
completion, and if any settlement of the road surface or other defects
shall appear in the work contrary to the conditions, restrictions
and regulations of the Township, it may enforce compliance therewith.
If the applicant shall fail to rectify any such settlement or other
defect, within 60 days after written notice from the Township Supervisors
to do so, the Township Supervisors may do the work and impose upon
the applicant the costs thereof, together with an additional 20% of
such costs, which may be recovered by an action in assumpsit in the
court of common pleas of Bucks County.
[Ord. 163, 4/9/1996, § 6; as amended by Ord. 192,
4/18/2000]
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.
