Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-111
Section 56579.32 - Street, sewer, sidewalk, etc., regulations(a) The board of commissioners may:(1) regulate the streets, sewers, public squares, common grounds, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, culverts and drains within a township;(2) regulate the heights, grades, widths, slopes and construction of any item listed under paragraph (1); and(3) grant rights for the installation and maintenance of public utilities in the streets, including pipes, wires, fibers, cables or any other utility or service medium.(b) The power granted under subsection (a) shall be exercised in compliance with Federal and State law and shall be subject to the power of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission under 66 Pa.C.S. Pt. I (relating to public utility code) to regulate the business, facilities and service of public utilities, including determining the location and installation of utility facilities.1931, June 24, P.L. 1206, No. 331, art. XV, § 1502.32, added 2020, Oct. 29, P.L. 782, No. 96, § 55, effective in 60 days [Dec. 28, 2020].