The following words, when used in this chapter, shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in this section, except in those instances
where the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Any person who makes application for a permit. For the purposes
of this chapter, any public utility company or municipal authority
required to obtain a permit shall be considered the applicant. An
application shall not be submitted in the name of contractors of the
public utility company or municipal authority.
[Amended 2-25-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-01]
Any unforeseen circumstance or occurrence, the existence
of which constitutes a clear and immediate danger to persons or properties.
The duly appointed Township Engineer of the Township of Hempfield
or its authorized representative.
Any activity within the right-of-way of any street which
involves cutting, breaking, crossing (either laterally or longitudinally),
drilling, grading, digging, or disturbing the earth or other material
making up the surface or subsurface of any street. In this chapter
the term "opening" shall have the same meaning as excavation.
The Manager of the Township of Hempfield or his authorized
representative or the Director of Public Works.
The Township of Hempfield.
Newly constructed and/or improved street including base and
surfacing of either concrete or asphalt and reconstructed streets
surfaced with at least a one-and-one-quarter-inch top of asphalt.
It shall be the prerogative of the Director of Public Works to define
the category of "newly improved street" and advise the proper utility
companies of this designation.
Any applicant who has been issued a permit and has agreed
to fulfill all the terms of this chapter.
[Amended 2-25-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-01]
Any natural person, partnership, firm, association, corporation
or municipal authority.
The Hempfield Township Municipal Authority (THTMA), the Municipal
Authority of Westmoreland County (MAWC), or any company subject to
the jurisdiction of and control by the Pennsylvania Public Utility
Commission.
A public street, public easement, right-of-way, public highway,
public alley, public way or public road accepted or maintained by
the municipality, or open for travel and use by the public, whether
or not so accepted or maintained, including the entire area within
the right-of-way thereof.
