As winter draws near, the Township would like to remind the community that it is especially important for residents to maintain proper clearance along and above roadways.
Proper clearance helps to ensure the safety and welfare to the traveling public and to prevent damages to Township vehicles or equipment used to maintain the streets. It is also required that property owners maintain their trees or vegetation that has grown beyond the edge of the roadway, as stated in Township Ordinance #114-136 & 92-15.
Roadside obstructions include but are not limited to:
- Basketball nets – While no basketball net structure should be placed in the municipal right of way, the Public Works Department requests that all basketball nets located within the roadway or overhanging the curb line be relocated in order to facilitate winter maintenance operations and to perform street cleaning activities. The structures do not allow maintenance vehicles to maneuver close to the curb when located in the street or overhanging the roadway.
- Overhanging vegetation – Please check your property to ensure that any overhanging items that may cause danger to traffic on a street by obscuring the view are removed.
Please see the diagrams below:
Residents who are in violation of this ordinance will receive a notice from the Township. Please contact the Traffic Safety or Public Works Departments for more information at 215-836-7600.
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