[Adopted 6-11-1974 by Ord. No. 1974-4]
[Amended 4-28-1977 by Ord. No. 1977-5]
In accordance with the provisions of Section 2084 of Article XX of the First Class Township Code,[1] as amended, 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 any portion of a Township road, 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. The erection or removal of any utility is specifically made subject to the provision of Article III, § 134-20, as amended and set forth hereinabove.
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 57084.
[Amended 4-28-1977 by Ord. No. 1977-5]
The application for a permit shall be on a form prescribed by the Township and submitted to the Township in triplicate. An application for the erection or removal of any utility pole shall be accompanied by a fee of $10, or such fee as shall be established from time to time by resolution of the Board of Commissioners. The fee which shall accompany any other application in accordance with this article shall be in accordance with the schedule of fees set forth by the Department of Transportation for highway occupancy permits and restoration charges. 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.
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.
[Amended 7-8-1975 by Ord. No. 1975-11]
Any person who shall violate any provisions of this article shall, upon summary conviction before an issuing authority having jurisdiction thereof, be punishable by a fine of not more than $300 and costs of such proceedings and, upon default of payment of such fine and costs, by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more than five days. The continuation of such violation for each successive day shall constitute a separate offense, and the person or persons allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation may be punished as provided above for each separate offense.