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For Your Information
PERMITS ARE REQUIRED:
- To build any construction, addition or conversion that creates living space
- To change the land use this may require an appeal to rezone the land
- To install a pool
- To park or install a temporary storage facility
- To construct or replace a driveway or apron
- To construct a deck or above-ground patio
- To sell door-to-door
- To construct anything or work on a public road
Permits may be obtained from the Township Building at 7471 McCray Road. Hours are 7:30AM to 4PM, Monday through Friday except holidays. The minimum fee is $25.00 and late filing charges are $50.00
MILLFAIR COMPOST RECYCLING CENTER PERMIT
Obtaining a Permit for Millfair Compost Recycling Center will benefit you for speedier access into the facility. Come to the Township Recycling Office with your driver's license, 7471 McCray Road, to get your permit for free.
BAG SERVICE
Small families could benefit from the bag service that is available. Five (5) bags for $15 with no additional fee to the garbage hauler can be purchased at the Township Recycling Office, 7471 McCray Road. This provides you with recycling service as well.
RECYCLE TOTES
Large recycle roll-away totes are available for sale for $20.00. The price is offset with a grant. They can be purchased at the Township Recycling Office, 7471 McCray Road.
MAKE HOUSE NUMBERS VISIBLE
All house numbers should be visible from the road to aid the emergency 911 system in the Township. If your home is set back from the road, please be sure your numbers are in plain view on your mailbox. The Emergency personnel have great difficulty finding the address that needs their assistance. It is for your personal safety and welfare to provide clear and visible numbers.
STRAY DOGS
If you see a stray dog contact the State Dog Warden, Brian Froess, (814)-456-9294.
SNOW PLOWING AND PARKED CARS ON THE ROAD
Snow plowing is often done at night and under constraints in order to finish before the school buses begin their rounds. In order to adequately clean the road surfaces for safe travel, snow is pushed off, usually into the right-of-way. Too often cars have been parked on the road or right-of-way which creates narrow lanes. This can result in property damage, landscape destruction, mail boxes being knocked over, automobiles being damaged by the snowplow blades, and sometimes inadequate plowing. Parking on the road is more apt to happen in the winter than summer when grass and lawns are open.
Remember, parking on the road violates a Fairview Township Ordinance. A first-time violation will result in a warning. Repeat violators have been wakened during the night, and asked to move their cars during snowplowing season. The Township Supervisors also have the right to have cars towed away. Although there is no fine at this time, towing charges are at the owner's expense.
MAIL BOXES
A mail box is regarded as private property, located on public property. The height specification, as required by the U.S Postal Service, is 42 inches to the bottom of the box. Fairview Township's policy is that mail boxes are permitted in the road right-of-way at the owner's risk. If it is knocked down during the course of road maintenance the township will not replace it. To accommodate road maintenance, the box may be placed on a 1 1/2 steel pipe, 1 1/2 inch T-iron, or a 4" x 4" wood post, but a concrete or brick post is not acceptable.
Remember, the road right-of-way width varies throughout the township. In some cases the road may only be paved 10 feet out from the center. The Township maintains the right-of-way to allow safe passage for all types of emergency traffic, bicycles and pedestrians.
In locating or relocating your mail box, contact the Township Zoning Office, 474-5942 for proper placement and height requirements.
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