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Timestamp: 2019-04-24 22:11:30
Document Index: 47347973

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 235', '§ 235', '§ 235', '§ 235', '§ 235', '§ 235', '§ 235', '§ 67322', '§ 235', '§ 235', '§ 235']

Township of West Lampeter, PA Street Openings
Ch 235 Art II Street Openings
§ 235-7 Permit required.
§ 235-8 Application requirements; fees.
§ 235-9 Issuance of permit.
§ 235-10 Notice upon completion of work.
§ 235-11 Inspections; correction of defects.
§ 235-12 Violations and penalties.
Article II Street Openings
[Adopted 6-17-1974 by Ord. No. 36]
Chapter 235 Streets and Sidewalks Article II Street Openings
§ 235-7 Permit required. [1]
In accordance with the provisions of 53 P.S. § 67322, 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.
§ 235-8 Application requirements; fees. [1]
The application for a permit shall be on a form prescribed by the Township and submitted to the Township in duplicate. The application shall be accompanied by a fee in accordance with the schedule of fees set forth by the Department of Transportation for highway occupancy permits and restoration charges. In addition, the applicant shall submit three copies of a sketch showing such dimensions as the location of the intended facility, width of the traveled roadway, right-of-way lines and a dimension to the nearest intersecting street.
§ 235-11 Inspections; correction of defects. [1]
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. In addition to that inspection, the Board of Supervisors or its agents may reinspect the work not more than two years after its completion, and if any settlement of the road surface or other defect appears in the work contrary to the conditions, restrictions and regulations of the Township, the Board of Supervisors may enforce compliance therewith. Where any settlement or defect in the work occurs, if the applicant shall fail to rectify a defect which presents an immediate or imminent safety or health problem within 48 hours or any other defect within 60 days after written notice from the Township to do so, the Township may do the work and impose upon the applicant the cost thereof, together with an additional 20% of such cost.
§ 235-12 Violations and penalties. [1]
Any person, firm, corporation or utility which violates or permits a violation of this article shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township before a District Justice, pay a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement of this article. No judgment shall be imposed until the date of the determination of the violation by the District Justice. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.