From and after the adoption of this article, no private road, driveway or alley or road intended for public use joining any Township road shall be constructed without first providing for the installation of drainage facilities at the intersection of said road, driveway or alley with the Township road in accordance with the specifications adopted by the Supervisors, as more fully set forth in the Public and Private Improvement Standards, Brighton Township Code Chapter
180.
Before construction of such road, driveway or alley, the person
for whose benefit said road, driveway or alley is being constructed
shall file with the Supervisors of Brighton Township an application
in form prescribed by said Supervisors setting forth the name of the
applicant, the name of the contractor, the place of construction and
the type of construction. Such application shall be accompanied by
payment in the amount set forth in the fee resolution adopted and
amended from time to time by the Board of Supervisors to cover the
costs of the permit processing and inspections hereinafter set forth.
Upon receipt of such application, the Supervisors shall direct
the Township Engineer or other authorized representative to make an
inspection of the place of the proposed construction and ascertain
the proper drainage facilities to be provided at such intersection.
Upon receipt by the Supervisors of the report of the inspecting
officer of the Township, the Supervisors shall issue a permit to the
applicant approving such construction and directing the type of drainage
facilities which must be provided.
The installation of the type of drainage facilities approved
in each particular case shall be in accordance with the specifications
adopted by the Supervisors.
Upon completion of the installation of the drainage facility,
the inspecting officer of the Township shall make an inspection of
the installation to determine that the same has been completed in
accordance with the specifications of the Township and shall make
a report of his findings to the Supervisors.
It shall be the obligation of the person for whose benefit said
road, driveway or alley was constructed, or his successors and assigns,
to maintain and keep open such drainage facility.
No road hereafter presented to the Supervisors for acceptance as part of the Township road system shall be accepted by the Supervisors unless each intersecting private or public road, driveway or alley shall be equipped with drainage facilities meeting the specifications adopted by the Supervisors, as more fully set forth in the Public and Private Improvement Standards, Brighton Township Code Chapter
180.
It shall be unlawful for any person to enlarge, alter or reconstruct
any existing private road, driveway, alley or road intended for public
use at its intersection with any Township road without first complying
with the terms of this article.
Whenever, in the opinion of the Supervisors, an existing drainage
facility under any private road, driveway or alley creates a drainage
problem along the adjoining Township road, the Supervisors shall notify
the property owner of such condition, which condition shall be remedied
by the property owner by the installation of proper drainage facilities
within the terms of this article within 60 days of receipt of such
notice.
Any person who shall violate any terms of this article or who
shall fail to maintain and keep open such drainage facility or who
shall stop, fill up or damage any such drain or shall divert or change
the course thereof without the authority of the Supervisors shall,
upon conviction thereof in a summary proceeding, pay a fine of not
more than $500 for each such offense, together with the cost of restoring
such drainage facilities, and in default of the payment of such fine
and costs, shall be sentenced to imprisonment of not more than 10
days. All fines and costs so recovered shall be paid to the Township
Treasurer.