[Adopted 1-13-1969 as Ch. 71, Art. II, of the
1969 Code]
From and after the passage of this article, the Department of Highways
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall be and said Department hereby is
given exclusive authority to grant all permits for the opening or tearing
up of any part of the improved surface of those certain borough streets or
parts thereof which are continuations of state highway routes in the borough
and for the maintenance of which the Department of Highways is by law responsible.
Fees for the granting of such permits may be charged by the Department
of Highways of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania according to the standard
schedule of fees which may from time to time be adopted.
Any person, firm or corporation opening or tearing up the improved surface
of any of the aforesaid streets, or causing or allowing the same to be done
for him, them or it, without having first obtained a permit from the Department
of Highways of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punishable by a fine of not more than $600, plus costs of prosecution and
the surface restoration costs, and in default of payment of such fine and
costs by imprisonment for not more than 30 days.
All fines and restoration charges collected for the violation of this
article shall be paid into the state treasury as provided by law.
