[Adopted 7-14-1986 by Ord. No. 1986-7 (Part 12, Ch. 1, Art. C, of the 1976 Code of Ordinances)]
Except as permitted in § 469-1, no person shall construct, plant, maintain, or permit to be constructed, planted or maintained any tree, plant, crops, shrubs, underbrush, refuse or other obstructions in the legal right-of-way of any street, highway, alley, road, or easement within the geographical limits of the Township, not including any streets or highways over which the Department of Transportation of the commonwealth has jurisdiction, so as to cause water runoff, discharge, or deposit of earth, stones, rubble, branches, leaves, stalks, or any debris of any kind upon the cartway, or so as to cause a traffic hazard by obstructing the view of any driver.
[Amended 12-12-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-28[1]]
Any person who violates any provision of this article by constructing, planting or maintaining an obstruction on a street or on a portion of a street is required to cut, alter or remove every such obstruction within 10 days of written notice by the Township to do so, and, upon failure of any such person to do so, the Township may so remove or cause such obstruction to be removed at the expense of that person, and, in addition, that person shall be subject to a fine or penalty of not less than $25 nor more than $1,000, and costs, provided that each day on which a violation is committed shall constitute a separate violation.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
The Township may, but shall have no obligation to, cut, alter, or remove the type or types of obstructions listed in § 480-71, Schedule I-M, as pertaining to such street; and, to the extent any such removal shall involve removal of trees, the Township shall make any logs, cordwood, or other forms of wood available to the abutting owner in accordance with Section 2070 of the First Class Township Code, Act of June 24, 1931 (P.L. 1206, No. 331), reenacted and amended May 27, 1949 (P.L. 1955, No. 569, as amended).[1]
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 57070.
Nothing in this article shall obligate or place any affirmative duty upon the Township to inspect or examine any street for obstructions or to notify any person of the existence of such obstructions or to cause the removal thereof.