[Ord. 1-93, 1/6/1993]
It shall be unlawful for any person to construct a driveway
taking access to a Township road until a driveway construction permit
has been issued.
[Ord. 1-93, 1/6/1993]
1.
All applications for a driveway construction permit shall be made
in writing to the Township Code Enforcement Officer. At a minimum,
the following information shall be included:
A.
Name, telephone number and address of the applicant.
B.
A written description of the location of the proposed driveway (street
name and distance to nearest intersections in both directions).
C.
A map showing the location of the proposed driveway.
D.
A sketch plan of the lot showing the following:
2.
The application for a driveway construction permit shall include
a fee payment in the amount established by the Board of Supervisors
by resolution.
[Ord. 1-93, 1/6/1993]
No driveway construction permit shall be issued until the Township
Engineer or Township Roadmaster has reviewed and approved the application
in writing to the Code Enforcement Officer. Upon receipt of the written
approval of the application, the Code Enforcement Officer shall issue
the driveway construction permit.
[Ord. 1-93, 1/6/1993]
1.
Proposed driveways shall be constructed in accordance with the following
regulations:
A.
Purpose. It is the intent of these regulations to regulate the construction
of driveways in order to provide safe access and protection to Township
Roads.
B.
Grade. The driveway grade within the legal right-of-way of the public
road and 25 feet beyond, shall not exceed 10%. In addition, within
the right-of-way and 25 feet beyond, driveways shall be paved where
grades exceed 7%.
C.
Material. The driveway within the legal right-of-way of the public
road shall be constructed with a base of Pennsylvania 3A modified
stone compacted to four inches. There shall be 1 1/2 inch ID2
binder, one-inch ID2 wearing surface installed on the base material.
D.
Width. No driveway shall be less than 12 feet wide within the limits
of the legal right-of-way. Entrances shall be rounded or shall have
a flair constructed at the point of intersection with the cartway
edge.
E.
Drainage. The gutter line, wherever possible, shall be maintained
as a paved swale. It shall have a maximum depth of four inches and
a minimum width of 24 inches. A pipe may be placed under driveway
entrances when approved by the Township Engineer or Township Roadmaster.
The Township Engineer, in deciding whether to accept the pipe, shall
be guided by the gutter depth on each side of the driveway. The pipe
size to be used shall be determined by the Township Engineer.
