In accordance with the provisions of Section
2084 under Article XX of the First Class Township Code, 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 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.
[Amended 3-15-2006 by Ord. No. 818]
The general provisions and specifications regulating
the occupancy of Penn Township's highways and their rights-of-way
are set forth in Appendix A attached hereto and made a part hereof. The attached specification shall be adhered to or be subject
to the penalties provided herein for violation of the same. A fee
schedule for the work involved under this article shall be adopted
by a resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Penn.
All fees established pursuant to said resolution shall be paid prior
to the commencement of construction of any work.
[Amended 3-15-2006 by Ord. No. 818]
The application for a permit shall be on a form prescribed by the Township. The application shall be accompanied by a fee in accordance with the resolution set forth in §
150-2 above for highway occupancy permits and restoration charges. In addition, the applicant shall submit a sketch drawing showing: a) dimensions as to the location of the intended facility; b) width of the traveled roadway, right-of-way; and c) the distance to the nearest intersecting street.
If said work requires that the paved portion
of the roadway be disturbed in any manner, then the applicant shall
post a bond in the amount of 50% to insure that the restoration work
that will be necessary to correct said condition will be performed,
said bond to be either cash, certified check or surety given by a
corporation authorized to do business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
A permit shall be issued to the applicant after
all of 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 11-24-1997 by Ord. No. 689]
Any person, firm, corporation or utility who
or which shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall
be subject, upon conviction before a District Justice, to pay a fine
of not more than $600 and costs of prosecution and, in default of
the payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than
30 days.