[Adopted 6-4-1974 by Ord. No. 15]
A. 
In accordance with the provisions of Section 1156 of Article XI 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. § 66156.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, within the limits of the Township of Brecknock to obstruct with any material or vehicle the free and full use by the public of any highway, road, street, lane, alley or sidewalk, except as may be authorized by Township ordinance or during the process of building construction when a permit therefor has been issued by the Township or pursuant to police regulations.
[Added 4-13-1993 by Ord. No. 88]
The application for a permit shall be on a form prescribed by the Township and submitted to the Township in triplicate. The Township shall prescribe a fee as determined by the Department of Transportation payable to the Township not exceeding the approximate reasonable cost of processing the application, and another fee payable to the Township not exceeding the approximate reasonable cost of making the first inspection hereafter described.[1] 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.
[1]
Editor's Note: Current fees are on file and available for inspection in the office of the Township Manager.
A permit shall be issued to the applicant after all the aforementioned requirements have been met and all fees have been paid.
Upon completion of the work, the applicant shall give written notice thereof to the Township.
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.
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 or other public service, but application for such permit and the fees shall be submitted as herein prescribed within five days after completion of the work, and thereafter the remaining provisions of this article shall apply.
[Amended 4-13-1993 by Ord. No. 88]
Any person, firm, corporation or utility which shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall be subject, upon conviction before a District Justice, to pay a fine of not more than $600 and costs 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.