The permit to exceed a posted weight limit is issued on condition that the permitee agrees to accept financial responsibility for excess maintenance of the posted highway or portion thereof to be used by the permitee. Persons proposing to haul over posted roads or bridges should contact the authority responsible for maintenance of the particular roads or bridges. The act does not apply to any permits relating to coal-mining activities. If a municipality does not request the right to review and comment on a permit application within 30 days of receiving notification from the applicant , the municipality forfeits its opportunity to comment. This 30-day period can be reduced if the applicant approaches the municipalities and obtains written statements relinquishing their rights to review.
Notification is the responsibility of the applicant .
Local Regulations Local municipal regulations concerning earth moving, timber harvesting, and other activities associated with forest management vary considerably. Therefore, it is advisable for earth movers, landowners, resource professionals, and timber harvesters to become familiar early in the planning stages with codes and ordinances currently enforced by the municipality in which work is anticipated. As of early 1995, timber harvesting ordinances were known to exist in at least 135 Pennsylvania townships. The Right to Practice Forestry Act of 1992 prohibits local governments from using a zoning ordinance to restrict forestry activities unreasonably. If a zoning ordinance prohibits timber harvesting in zoning districts with significant forests or makes timbering a special exception or conditional use subject to many burdensome and time-consuming requirements, the ordinance is subject to challenge by landowners and loggers alike.