[Adopted 11-1-1965 by Ord. No. 385 as
Ch. XVIII, Part 1, Secs. 1 through 6, of the 1965 Code]
[Amended 10-5-1998 by Ord. No. 765]
This article shall apply only in situations not covered by Chapter 252, Subdivision and Land Development, of the Code of the Township of Butler; however, the technical specifications and construction standards in said Chapter 252, Subdivision and Land Development, shall apply to the provisions in this article. This article shall be enacted by authority of §§ 2019 through 2025 of the First Class Township Code,[1] and the penalty prescribed in § 2024 thereof
shall apply to violations of this article.[2]
In this article, the word "person" shall mean
and include any natural person, partnership, association, firm or
corporation. The singular shall include the plural, and the masculine
shall include the feminine and the neuter.
No person shall construct, open or dedicate
any street, or any sewer or drainage facilities in connection therewith,
for public use or travel in the Township of Butler, without first
having submitted plans therefor to the Board of Township Commissioners
for their approval, and no street, or sewer or drainage facilities
in connection therewith, shall be opened, laid or constructed except
in strict accordance with plans approved by the Board of Commissioners,
and with all requirements of this article.
[Amended 10-5-1998 by Ord. No. 765]
Such plans shall be prepared in accordance with the criteria in Chapter 252.
[Amended 10-5-1998 by Ord. No. 765]
Every such plan shall be filed with the Zoning Officer using the same requirements, fees and inspection criteria as in Chapter 252.
Every such plan approved by the Board of Township
Commissioners shall be recorded by the person applying for such approval
in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Butler County. The approval
of any such plan by the Board of Township Commissioners shall not
be deemed to be an adoption by the Township Commissioners of any of
the streets or alleys on said plan as public streets or alleys.
[Amended 10-5-1998 by Ord. No. 765]
Any person violating any of the provisions of
this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to suffer
imprisonment not exceeding two years, or pay a fine of not less than
$100 and not exceeding $1,000, or both, in the discretion of the court.
