[Adopted as Ch. 21, Part 1, of the 1983 Code]
A.
Private driveways shall enter a street no closer than
40 feet from any street to which they are, at least, roughly parallel.
B.
Unless required by other ordinances of the township,
the width, radius, grade and construction of driveways shall be in accordance
with minimum requirements as shown in Exhibit A attached hereto.[1]
C.
The line of the street gutter shall follow an even grade
past any private driveway. Drain pipes shall be provided only with express
permission of the township.
D.
No driveway shall be surfaced, widened or extended and
no new driveway shall be constructed in such a manner that it obstructs the
flow of surface water along the curb, gutter or street, or obstructs the normal
maintenance or plowing of the street by the township. The driveway shall be
so constructed that the surface water which may run on it will not be carried
onto the intersecting street; instead, such water shall be diverted therefrom
or confined to the adjacent gutter.
E.
If a driveway is to be extended or constructed over a
drainage ditch, the property owner, at his expense, shall install a pipe in
the ditch in order to permit the surface water to flow unimpeded. The size
and type of pipe shall be approved by the township.
Before constructing, widening or extending any private driveway, the
property owner must submit an application with a sketch of the proposed work
and obtain a permit from the Code Enforcement Officer or his designee. The
sketch must be approved and signed by Township Engineer. No permit shall be
required for the resurfacing of an existing driveway.
The Township Engineer shall be notified of any construction in ample
time to allow for the inspection of said work.
The fee for the permit required hereunder shall be in such amount as
the Board of Supervisors shall set from time to time by resolution.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter shall,
upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced
by the township before a District Justice, pay a fine of not more than $600,
plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred
by the township in the enforcement of this chapter. No judgment shall be imposed
until the date of the determination of the violation by the District Justice.
If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the township
may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure.
Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. Further,
the appropriate officers or agents of the township are hereby authorized to
seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.
