[Ord. 75, 11/21/1972, § 1; as amended at time of
adoption of Code (see Ch. AO)]
Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to construct a private
driveway entering upon any street, alley or highway of the Township
of Richland shall be required, before starting construction, to secure
a written permit therefor from the Secretary of the Township of Richland,
having first paid to the Township a fee for said permit as determined
by the Township Supervisors.
[Ord. 75, 11/21/1972, § 2; as amended at time of
adoption of Code (see Ch. AO)]
Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to construct a private
driveway entering upon any street, alley, or other highway of the
Township of Richland shall submit to the Township a plan indicating
the location and size and grade of said driveway.
[Ord. 75, 11/21/1972, § 3; as amended by Ord. 278,
9/18/1991; and at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. AO)]
The plan to be submitted for securing a driveway permit shall
conform to the following requirements:
A.
The slope of the berm or shoulder of the road shall continue at a
slope of approximately one-half (I) inch per foot from the edge of
the cartway (or paving) to the center line of the drainage course
along the road if such exists. The entering driveway shall intersect
this point within two inches of the elevation of the drainage course
center line.
B.
If needed, the installation of a culvert pipe under the driveway
may be permitted when the following or related conditions exist:
(1)
When the slope of the driveway toward the road is great enough
to create a dip at the intersection which would cause a vehicle to
drag when crossing.
(2)
When the drainage along the road is carried in a ditch.
(3)
Driveways sloping down from the road edge or drainage course
along the roadway should have sufficient rise beyond the drainage
course to prevent drainage from being diverted down the driveway.
(4)
In no case will the driveway be permitted to intersect the cartway
or edge of paving at an elevation higher than the edge of the cartway
or edge of paving.
[Ord. 75, 11/21/1972, § 4; as amended at time of
adoption of Code (see Ch. AO)]
The owner shall be required to maintain that portion of the
driveway within the legal road right-of-way.
[Ord. 75, 11/21/1972, 55; as amended by Ord. 135, 11/21/1978;
by Ord. 278, 9/18/1991; by Ord. 325, 7/3/1996; by Ord. 336, 2/5/1997;
and at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. AO)]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this Part
shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding
commenced by the Township before a Magisterial District Judge, pay
a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement of this
Part. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment,
the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules
of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a
separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the
Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including
injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.
