[Adopted 5-19-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-1]
The fees for a permit shall be as established by resolution
by the Board of Supervisors of the municipality.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Driveway design requirements shall be as established by the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as set forth in Pennsylvania
Code Title 67, and as amended from time to time. All driveway culverts
shall be a minimum of 15 inches wide by 20 feet long, unless deemed
otherwise by the Board of Supervisors on the initial inspection. All
driveways shall be graded properly with a negative pitch from the
road, approximately the last 10 feet of the driveway, and anywhere
water runs down the driveway must be averted away from the Township
road and into the culvert or drainage system. No driveways are authorized
to place water out onto a Township road as that will be a strict violation
of the design and permit requirements. It is the responsibility of
the landowner to purchase culvert pipe and pay for all installation
of the culvert pipe, including all necessary stone or material for
repair, replacement or installation. The installation or replacement
of the culvert pipe requires a driveway permit and a preinspection
by the Roadmaster, along with a post-inspection by the Roadmaster conforming to the requirements
herein. All driveway culvert installation or replacement shall require
a driveway permit and the Board of Supervisors shall set the permit
fee by resolution yearly.
In case any person shall construct a driveway or curb cut and
shall not conform to the requirements of this article, a municipality
may order such person, firm, or corporation to remove the improper
work and replace the same in compliance with this article. Notice
to remove and replace improper work shall be given by registered or
certified mail and shall state that the person, firm, or corporation
has 30 days from receipt of the notice to comply therewith. Upon noncompliance,
the municipality may do or cause the requested repairs to be done
and may levy the cost of its work on such owner as a property lien
to be collected in a manner provided by law.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person, firm, or corporation who shall fail to obtain a
permit before constructing a private driveway or making a curb cut
shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not more
than $1,000 and/or serve a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days.
Each day that the violation of this article continues shall constitute
a separate offense.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances which are inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed.
If any sentence, clause, section or part of this article is
for any reason to be found to be unconstitutional, illegal, or invalid,
such unconstitutionally, illegality, or invalidity shall not affect
or impair any of the remaining provisions, sentences, clauses, sections,
or parts of this article. It is hereby declared as an intent of the
municipality that this article would have been adopted had such unconstitutional,
illegal, or invalid sentence, clause, section, or part thereof not
be included herein.
This article shall become effective on the 19th day of May 1993.