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No street in the Township of Plains may be completely closed to traffic at any time. One lane of traffic must be able to pass unobstructed at all times. Flagpersons must be posted at the limits of work at all times to direct traffic through the work area, and all established traffic patterns must be maintained at all times. If all other means of traffic control have been exhausted, the Township may permit a road to be completely closed temporarily only with the consent of the Township Fire Chief and the Township Police Chief. When an emergency exists the Police and Fire Departments shall be notified. An application form for a permit to close a street will be available from the Township Zoning Officer. The completed application bearing the signatures of the before mentioned officers shall be returned to the applicant and shall constitute a permit. A penalty shall be imposed for failure to notify the Chiefs of the Fire and Police Bureaus. (See Fee Schedule.)
(Ord. 8/24/1988, § 122)
For small area pave cuts, the utility or contractor shall be required to complete the temporary restoration within 48 consecutive hours of the initial cuts during the normal working week excluding holidays and weekends. Extension time may be allowed upon appeal to the Township Engineer, provided the contractor substantiates sufficient reasons for the extension required. Work on long cuts, those over 25 feet in length, shall proceed in a continuous manner in accordance with § 21-116, Safety Precautions. Permits for long cuts or capital improvements will not be granted during the months of November through March except by written permission from the Township Engineer. The utility or contractor shall coordinate planned cuts in the Township streets with the paving program of the Township. A construction schedule comprised of planned cuts shall be submitted to the Township Engineer as it become available. The Township will provide a paving program for a one-year period to the utilities prior to February 15. Changes in the utilities schedule of planned cuts shall require confirmation from the Township Engineer. Changes in the Township paving program shall be submitted to all utilities at the earliest possible date to permit the utilities to adjust their respective schedule.
(Ord. 8/24/1988, § 123; as amended by Ord. 2015-2, 5/14/2015, § 123)
1. All excavations shall be commenced and completed by the use of a reasonable work force. In congested areas and the central business district, the municipality may limit work to other than normal daytime working hours. At the cessation of work, adequate steel plates shall be placed over the excavation while it is not being worked to ensure full traffic flow. The maximum length of any opening in the roadway shall be 200 feet, unless otherwise permitted, in writing, by the Municipal Engineer.
2. In accordance with the Pennsylvania One Call System, those individuals or entities making pave cuts shall be required to mark said cuts with the following colors:
A. Red: electric power lines, cables, conduit and lighting cables.
B. Yellow: gas, oil, steam, petroleum or gaseous materials.
C. Orange: communications, alarm or signal lines, cables or conduit.
D. Blue: water, irrigation and slurry lines.
E. Green: sewers and drain lines.
F. Pink: temporary survey markings.
G. White: proposed excavation.
(Ord. 8/24/1988, § 124; as amended by Ord. 2015-2, 5/14/2015, § 124)
In peak traffic areas all excavated material shall be removed daily at the cessation of work. All gutters and drainage devices shall be kept clean of all debris and excavated material. Fire hydrants adjacent to the work shall be at all times readily accessible to fire apparatus, and no material or obstructions shall be placed within 15 feet of any hydrant.
(Ord. 8/24/1988, § 125)
The suitability of materials to be used as backfill shall be determined by the Township Engineer or his or her agent. All materials not conforming to the requirements of this Part whether in place or not, shall be rejected. Such materials shall be removed promptly from the work site.
(Ord. 8/24/1988, § 126)
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