Township of East Hanover, PA Article II Street Openings and Road Occupancy Permits

[Adopted 6-24-1974 by Ord. No. 1-1974]

§ 179-7 Permits required for certain installations.

In accordance with the provisions of Section 2322 of Article XXIII of the Second Class Township Code, as amended,[1] 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.

[1] Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 67322.

§ 179-8 Application for permit; fee; sketch.

The application for a permit shall be on a form prescribed by the Township and submitted to the Township in triplicate. The application shall be accompanied by a fee in accordance with the Schedule of Fees set forth by the Department of Transportation, for Highway Occupancy Permits and Restoration Charges. In addition, the applicant shall submit three copies of a sketch showing such dimensions as the location of the intended facility, width of the traveled roadway, right-of-way lines and a dimension to the nearest intersecting street.

§ 179-9 Issuance of permit.

A permit shall be issued to the applicant after all the aforementioned requirements have been filed.

§ 179-10 Notice of completion of work.

Upon completion of the work, the applicant shall give written notice thereof to the Township.

§ 179-11 Rectification of defects.

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. Where any settlement or defect in the work occurs, if the applicant shall fail to rectify any such settlement or other defect, within 60 days after written notice from the Township to do so, the Township may do the work and shall impose upon the applicant the cost thereof, together with an additional 20% of such cost.

§ 179-12 Violations and penalties.

Any person, firm, corporation or utility which shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall be subject, upon conviction before a Magisterial District Judge, to pay a fine of not more than $300 and cost of prosecution, and in default of the payment of such fine and costs to imprisonment in the County jail for not more than five days.

§ 179-13 Repealer.

Any ordinance or part of this article inconsistent herewith is hereby repealed insofar as it is inconsistent herewith.