As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
BOARD
The Board of Supervisors of Allegheny Township, Westmoreland
County, Pennsylvania.
CONTRACTOR
The party, person, firm, partnership or corporation who or
which installs a driveway, including all agents, officers or employees
of said party, person, firm, partnership or corporation.
DRIVEWAY
Any area of land designated or used as a means of ingress
and/or egress for either vehicles or pedestrian traffic from a public
road to a piece, parcel of tract of land.
OWNER
The owner of the land upon which the driveway is located.
PERMIT
A permit issued by the Board to signify approval of the driveway
connection.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, company, association, society,
corporation or other group or entity.
PUBLIC ROAD
Any road, street, alley or public thoroughfare whether actually
maintained by Allegheny Township as part of its road system, or whether
shown on a subdivision or land development plan and intended to be
offered or dedicated to Allegheny Township in the future as part of
the Allegheny Township road system.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Allegheny, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
No person, owner or contractor shall hereafter
install, initiate any work or allow the installation or initiation
of any work toward the installation of a driveway without first obtaining
a permit therefor from the Township Manager.
Any person, owner or contractor shall, prior
to obtaining a driveway permit, file an application, on an application
form supplied by the Township Manager, reflecting and showing the
location of the driveway relative to the premises and designating
the course, grade, structure, materials and drainage facilities, if
any, involved in the construction of the driveway.
[Amended 2-8-1993; 1-10-2005 by Ord. No. 2-2005]
The application shall be accompanied by an application
processing fee, a post-construction inspection fee and a security
deposit, which security deposit will be refunded to the applicant
upon completion of the post-construction inspection and approval of
the driveway connection. The amounts of said application processing
fee, post-construction inspection fee and security deposit shall be
as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
All construction in any way incidental to the
installation of the driveway shall be performed in strict conformance
with the approved plans.
Each driveway, whether serving the same premises
or not, shall require an individual permit.
Any owner, person or contractor who or which
shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction
in a summary proceeding brought before a District Justice under the
Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense
and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs
of prosecution. In default of payment thereof, the defendant may be
sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days. Each day
or portion thereof that such violation continues or is permitted to
continue shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of
this chapter that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense.
All fines collected for the violation of this chapter shall be paid
to the Treasurer of the Township for the general use of the Township.