[Adopted 4-1-1957]
No person shall for any reason whatever excavate or dig any trench or opening in any of the streets or alleys of Towanda Borough without first obtaining a permit so to do, from the Borough Manager or Borough Secretary.
The person desiring this privilege shall make a written application which shall set forth the place of the proposed excavation and the purpose thereof, together with such information as to the size of the opening desired as it is reasonably possible to give and the time when the street shall remain open.
The fee for such permit shall be in an amount as shall be set from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council, and on all streets where parking meters are installed, a fee set by resolution per day for each meter required to be closed during the continuance of the opening and on other streets, a fee set by resolution per day for each day the opening remains after the second day under the permit.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Immediately after the completion of the work for which the opening was made, the person applying for the permit shall have the opening filled and thoroughly settled, puddled and tamped down and immediately notify the Borough Manager when this work is completed.
As soon as the extent of the opening has been computed by the Borough Manager, the person making the opening shall pay to him for the use of Towanda Borough $4 per square yard for all openings in streets which are maintained by Towanda Borough, and shall comply with all of the regulations of the State Highway Department in regard to openings in streets which are maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Highways.
No person shall move or deposit any substance on the street in the area marked by parking meters so as to prevent the use of the street and area by the parking meters by any person wishing so to do. This shall include piling snow, ice or rubbish of any kind.
Any person willfully failing to comply with the provisions of this article, on conviction before any Magisterial District Judge of Towanda Borough or the Mayor, shall be liable to a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $25, together with costs.