[Adopted 5-25-1974 by Ord. No. 2-1974 (Ch. 21, Part 3, of the 1999 Code
of Ordinances)]
In accordance with the provisions of 53 P.S. § 67322,
as amended, no railroad or street railway shall hereafter be constructed
upon any Township road, nor shall any railroad or street railway crossings,
nor any 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 relating to the installation and maintenance
thereof, as may be prescribed in permits granted by the Township for
such purpose.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
The application for a permit shall be on a form prescribed by
the Township and submitted to the Township in duplicate. The application
shall be accompanied by a fee in accordance with the schedule of fees
set forth by the Department of Transportation for processing the application
and another fee for making the inspection. Each application shall
be accompanied by both fees. In addition, the applicant shall submit
two copies of a sketch showing such dimension as the location of the
intended facility, width of the traveled roadway, right-of-way lines
and a dimension to the nearest intersecting street.
A permit shall be issued to the applicant after all the aforementioned
requirements have been filed.
Upon completion of the work, the applicant shall give written
notice thereof to the Township.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Upon completion of the work authorized by the permit, the Township
shall inspect the work and, when necessary, enforce compliance with
the conditions, restrictions and regulations prescribed by the permit.
In addition to that inspection, the Township may reinspect the work
not more than two years after its completion, and if any settlement
of the road surface or other defect appears in the work contrary to
the conditions, restrictions and regulations of the Township, it may
enforce compliance therewith. If the applicant fails to rectify a
defect which presents an immediate or imminent safety or health problem
within 48 hours or any other defect within 60 days after written notice
from the Township to do so, the Township may do the work and impose
upon the applicant the cost thereof, together with an additional 20%
of such cost.
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I)]
Nothing in this article shall be construed to require a permit
in advance for emergency repairs necessary for the safety of the public
or the restoration or continuance of public utility service or other
public service, but application for the permit and the fees shall
be submitted within five days after completion of the work, after
which time the remaining provisions of this article apply.
[Amended 2-2-1999 by Ord.
No. 2-2-99-2; Ord. No. 8-2-1994-3; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I)]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this article, 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 less than $1,000 nor more
than $1,000, plus costs. Each day that a violation of this article
continues or each section of this article which shall be found to
have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.
