[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.
A permit shall be issued to the applicant after
all the aforementioned requirements have been filed.
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.
[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.
