This chapter shall be known as the "Newlin Township Driveway
Ordinance of 1986."
Any ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed and
any ordinances that are similar hereto shall be read in conjunction
with the requirements of this chapter; the ordinance requiring the
more strict compliance shall prevail to the extent of any inconsistency.
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate driveway construction
so as to provide safe access to Township and state roads, private
roads, to eliminate problems of stormwater runoff, and to assure sufficient
area for and access to off-street parking.
A plan shall be submitted with each application, which shall
include at least the following:
A. Site plan of driveway and the area 25 feet to each side of the driveway
center line.
B. Adjacent driveways or streets within 100 feet of the driveway entrance.
C. Profile of the driveway with existing and proposed grading within the area of the site plan and the 50 feet stretch of existing or proposed public road as defined in Subsection
A above.
Any structure erected in violation of the provisions of this
chapter or in violation of any plan or permit shall be and hereby
is declared to be a public nuisance.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter
shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial
District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of
not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default of payment
thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation
continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
offense, and each section of this chapter that is violated shall also
constitute a separate offense.
In addition to the remedies provided in §
67-10, and not in substitution thereof, the Township, through the Board of Supervisors, may institute and prosecute any other action at law or in equity for the abatement or removal of a violating structure, or the Township may, in its discretion and in addition to the other remedies herein provided, enter upon the lands where the violation exists and cause the same to be removed and recover the cost of such removal from the owner, occupier and/or contractor, all of whom are declared to be jointly and severally liable to the Township for such costs and expenses incurred.