As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
That portion of the street, avenue, road, lane, alley, highway or any other way used or intended to be used by vehicular traffic.
[Adopted 12-8-1988 by Ord. No. 1644[1]]
A.
No permit shall be issued by the Township Secretary to the applicant for a street cut or underground construction within the entire right-of-way until such applicant has provided an irrevocable letter of credit to the Township of Abington in the amount of $1,000 as a guaranty of the workmanship for a period of two years. If the original street cut work is judged defective by the Township of Abington, the applicant, upon written notice from the township, shall correct the defect within 30 days of the date of the written notice, or the township will make the necessary repairs and charge the cost of the repair work against the letter of credit. No new street cut permits shall be issued to an applicant unless the full amount of his/her letter of credit is in effect.
B.
The Township Engineer shall routinely inform the utilities of the township's capital improvement programs and of specific projects as they are designed. Prior to the scheduled rehabilitative work, the utilities are expected to perform any needed maintenance work on their below-street facilities and to upgrade them for growth commensurate with the expected life of the street improvement.
C.
In addition to the normal street cut permit fee, an extended maintenance fee is imposed for cuts in a street that has recently been rehabilitated; this covers streets that have been reconstructed within six years of the proposed cut or resurfaced within four years of the cut. Fees are not imposed for cuts in streets that have been merely surface treated.
D.
The purpose of the extended maintenance fee is to reimburse the township for the additional street maintenance cost that it will incur after the two-year guaranty period is up and before the next resurfacing or reconstruction is accomplished. The extended maintenance fee varies with the size of the cut:
(1)
For cuts of 50 square feet or less, the permit fee is $20, and the extended maintenance fee, if applicable, is $50.
(2)
For cuts of 50 to 100 square feet, the permit fee is $50, and the extended maintenance fee is $150.
(3)
For cuts of 101 to 150 square feet, the permit fee is $100, and the extended maintenance fee is $250.
(4)
For cuts larger than 150 square feet, the permit fee is $200, and the extended maintenance fee is $500.
(5)
For trenches less than 75 feet long, the fees are based on the square footage.
(6)
For trenches longer than 75 feet, the permit fee is $50 plus $0.25 per linear foot, and the extended maintenance fee is $150 plus $1 per linear foot.