§ 21-134. Repaving and Reconstruction .

   Upon notification from the office of the Township Engineer of a planned street resurface or reconstruction, all utilities will be required to test their lines and services and to schedule necessary capital improvements and service connections prior to resurfacing or reconstruction. Thereafter, cuts will be permitted in the new pavement only in an emergency. Pave cuts made in new pavement shall be subject to a penalty. (See Fee Schedule.) Essential services for new building construction will be exempt from this penalty. New construction shall not include the addition of an alternate or secondary source of fuel, water, heat or other service not included in the original construction or regarded as essential to the original construction. Pavement shall be considered new for a period of five years, from the date of plan.

(Ord. 8/24/1988, § 138)

§ 21-135. Limestone and Monuments .

   No linestone or monument in the Township of Plains may be removed, altered or buried at any time. When pave cuts or road construction, require the temporary removal of a linestone or monument, it must be preserved at the site and reset at the direction of the Engineer. All costs incident thereto, including surveys, shall be charged to the utility or contractor. A penalty shall be imposed for failure to report the removal or alteration of a linestone or monument. Burial or paving over a limestone or monument shall carry a penalty for each stone or monument covered. In addition, all cost incidental to exposing and/or resetting a limestone or monument shall be charged to the utility or contractor, and a 20 percent penalty shall be added to their costs.

(Ord. 8/24/1988, § 139; as amended by Ord. 2015-2, 5/14/2015, § 139)

§ 21-136. Parking Meters .

   When street work renders metered parking unavailable, the applicant shall be charged in an amount as established, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Commissioners per day per metered space.

(Ord. 8/24/1988, § 140; as amended by A.O.)

§ 21-137. Test Borings .

   All test holes and borings shall require restoration. Restoration of bore holes shall follow immediately after testing with the application of asphalt or other water resistant plugs. A penalty will be charged for each test hole found unplugged. (See Fee Schedule.)

(Ord. 8/24/1988, § 141)

§ 21-138. Replacement of Pavement Markings .

   The utility and/or its contractor must replace, in kind, all pavement markings damaged or removed by pave cuts and work incident thereto. All markings must be replaced within five days after permanent restoration. Should the contractor fail to replace the same, the municipality shall contract to have the necessary repairs made and bill the utility for the cost of the work plus 20 percent penalty.

(Ord. 8/24/1988, § 142; as amended by Ord. 2015-2, 5/14/2015, § 142)

§ 21-139. Replacement of Electronic Traffic Control Devices and Ancillary Equipment .

   Electronic traffic control devices and ancillary equipment damaged or removed because of pavement excavations or work incident thereto must be replaced by the utility or its contractor, in kind, in whole or in part, as required by the Township Engineer or his or her agent. The Towhship shall contract to have the necessary repairs made and bill the utility.

(Ord. 8/24/1988, § 143)

C. Preparation of Streets for Pavings, Repair or Reconstruction