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Township of Daugherty, PA
Beaver County
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New Laws (7) Index

§ 88-1
Enactment clause. 

§ 88-2
Title. 

§ 88-3
Purpose. 

§ 88-4
Compliance. 

§ 88-5
Liability. 

§ 88-6
Definitions. 

It is hereby ordained and enacted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Daugherty, County of Beaver, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, that from and after the passage of this chapter the following regulations shall be in full force and effect. The provisions of this chapter shall be held to be the minimum requirement for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of the people at large and are designed to encourage the establishment and maintenance of reasonable community standards of physical environment.

This chapter may be cited as the "Daugherty Township Grading Ordinance."

The purpose of this chapter is to provide minimum standards to safeguard persons and property, to protect and to promote the public welfare, by preventing erosion, hazardous rock and soil slippage, sedimentation and other soil and water management problems, and by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, use, location and maintenance of grading, excavation and fill.

No person shall construct, enlarge, alter or repair any grading excavation or fill except in full compliance with all the provisions of this chapter and after the lawful issuance of all permits required by this chapter.

Neither the issuance of a permit under the provisions of this chapter, nor compliance with its provisions, nor conformance with conditions required by any such permit shall relieve any person from liability for damage resulting from grading, nor attach any liability upon the Township for damages to persons or property.

Wherever used in this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings indicated.

BEDROCK
The natural rock layer, hard or soft, in place at ground surface or beneath unconsolidated surface deposits.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
The governing body of the Township of Daugherty.
ENGINEER
In this context, the term "professional" shall mean that an individual is qualified within the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
ENGINEERING GEOLOGIST
A person who holds a degree in geology from an accredited college or university and who is a registered professional engineer.
EROSION
The detachment and movement of soil and rock fragments by water, wind, ice or gravity, including such processes as gravitational creep.
EXCAVATION
Any act by which earth, sand, gravel, rock or any other similar material is cut into, dug, quarried, uncovered, removed, displaced, relocated, and shall include the conditions resulting therefrom.
FILL
An act by which earth, sand, gravel, rock or any other material is moved to a new location, including the material itself and the condition resulting from such act.
GRADING
An excavation or fill or any combination thereof, including the condition resulting from any excavation or fill.
GRADING PERMIT
The permit required by these regulations.
HAZARD
A danger or potential danger to life, limb or health, use or stability of property, waterways, public ways, structures, utilities and storm sewers, including stream pollution.
PERSON
A person, partnership, corporation, trust or association.
SEDIMENT
Soil material, both mineral and organic, that is in suspension, is being transported, or has been moved from its site of origin by air, water, gravity or ice and has come to rest on the earth's surface either above or below water level.
SITE
A lot, tract, parcel of land or series of lots, tracts or parcels of land which are adjoining where grading work is continuous and performed at the same time.
SOIL ENGINEER
A professional engineer specializing in soil analysis (see "engineering geologist").
SOIL SURVEY
The unpublished and operational soil survey for Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and the accompanying text, soil survey maps and interpretations for development areas in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, as prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Services et al.
Editor's Note: Now the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Daugherty.
TOWNSHIP ADMINISTRATOR
The person or persons designated by the governing body to administer this chapter.
WASTE
All parts or combination of ashes, garbage, refuse, combustible demolition materials and industrial wastes, such as food processing wastes, wood, plastics, metal scrap, etc.
WATERCOURSE
A drainage route or channel for the flow of water.