[Adopted 6-3-1974 by Ord. No. 157]
In accordance with the provisions of Section
1156 of Article XI of the Second Class Township Code, as amended,[1] 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 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.
[1]
Editor's Note: See now 53 P.S. §§ 67321
and 67322.
The application for a permit shall be on a form
prescribed by the township and submitted to the township in triplicate.
Unless otherwise prescribed by a fee schedule adopted by resolution
of the Board of Supervisors, the application shall be accompanied
by a fee in accordance with the prevailing Schedule of Fees of the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for Highway Occupancy Permits
and Restoration Charges.[1] In addition, the applicant shall submit three copies of
a sketch showing such dimensions as the location of the intended facility
and width of the traveled roadway, right-of-way lines and a dimension
to the nearest intersecting street.
[1]
Editor's Note: Information regarding applicable
fees is available from the Township Secretary.
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 9-17-1990 by Ord. No. 301]
Any person, firm, corporation or utility 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.
