[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of East Goshen 6-4-1974 by Ord. No. 26. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Sewers — See Ch. 188.
Subdivision and land development — See Ch. 205.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 1156 of Article XI of the Second Class Township Code, as amended,[1] no railroad or street railway shall hereafter be constructed upon any township road, nor shall any railroad or street railway crossing, nor any gas pipe, water pipe, electric conduits or other piping, be laid upon or in, nor shall any telephone, telegraph or electric light or power poles, or any coal tipples or any other obstructions be erected upon or in, any portion of a township road except under such conditions, restrictions and regulations relating to the installation and maintenance thereof, as may be prescribed in permits granted by the township for such purpose.
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Editor's Note: Said section was deleted 11-9-1995 by P.L. 350, No. 60. See now 53 P.S. § 67322.
The application for a permit shall be on a form prescribed by the township and submitted to the township in triplicate. The application shall be accompanied by a fee in accordance with the schedule of fees set forth by the Department of Transportation for highway occupancy permits and restoration charges. In addition, the applicant shall submit three copies of a sketch showing such dimensions as the location of the intended facility, width of the traveled roadway, right-of-way lines and a dimension to the nearest intersection street.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
A permit shall be issued to the applicant after all the aforementioned requirements have been filed.
Upon completion of the work, the applicant shall give written notice thereof to the township.
Upon completion of the work authorized by the permit, the township shall inspect the work and, when necessary, enforce compliance with the conditions, restrictions and regulations prescribed by the permit. Where any settlement or defect in the work occurs, if the applicant shall fail to rectify any such settlement or defect which presents an immediate or imminent safety or health problem within 48 hours or any other defect within 60 days after written notice from the Board of Supervisors to do so, the township may do the work and shall impose upon the applicant the cost thereof, together with an additional 20% of such cost.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Any person who violates or permits the violation of any provision of this chapter shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the township before a District Justice, pay a fine for each such violation in an amount not less than $100 and not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the township. No judgment shall be imposed until the date of the determination of a violation by the District Justice. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).