[Adopted 6-10-1985 as Art. 905
of the 1985 Code of Ordinances]
Sidewalks are hereby established on all streets
and highways in the Township and, unless specifically designated otherwise
in a particular ordinance affecting a street or highway, the width
of such sidewalks shall include all space between the property line
and the vehicular driveway, even though the space is not paved as
a walkway.
Unless specifically designated otherwise in
a plan of streets approved by the Board of Commissioners or in a particular
ordinance affecting a street or highway, the sidewalk pavement shall
be not less than four feet in width, the sidewalk pavement herein
designated being located between the property line and the inside
of the six-inch curbline.
All owners of property abutting on any street
or highway in the Township, upon 60 days' notice to do so from the
Board of Commissioners through the Township Secretary, shall construct,
grade, pave, curb, repave and recurb the sidewalks along such property,
and upon failure of such owner or owners to comply with such notice
or without notice to the property owner or owners as above provided,
the Township shall in either case cause the same to be done and shall
levy and collect the costs thereof from such owner or owners. The
cost of any such grading, paving, curbing, repaving and recurbing
shall be a lien upon the premises from the time of the commencement
of the work, which date shall be fixed by the Township Engineer and
shall be filed with the Township Secretary. Any such lien may be collected
by action of assumpsit or by lien filed in the manner provided by
law for the filing and collection of municipal claims.
[Amended 11-10-1997 by Ord. No. 97-16;
at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
All owner or owners of property abutting on
any street or highway in the Township shall keep the sidewalk, together
with any portion of his property paved and used as a sidewalk or public
walk immediately in front of his property, in good order and repair.
All owner or owners of property abutting on any street or highway
in the Township, upon 60 days' notice to do so from the Board of Commissioners
through the Township Manager, shall repair the sidewalks along such
property in the manner stipulated on such notice. If such owner or
owners fail to comply with the requirements of such notice within
60 days from the date of its service, the Board of Commissioners shall
cause the same to be done. The cost of the same, together with a penalty
of 10%, shall be paid by such owner or owners and may be collected
by action of assumpsit or by lien filed against the property in the
manner provided by law for the filing and collection of municipal
claims. The Township may, in its discretion, grant extensions to the
sixty-day notice requirement due to adverse weather conditions.
All sidewalk pavements and curb shall be laid to a line and grade obtained from the Township Engineer and constructed in accordance with the specifications provided in Article IV. The Township Engineer may, at any time during the course of such work, visit the site of such work to ascertain whether such work is being done according to requirements, and such engineer or one of his agents or employees shall visit any such site for such purpose whenever requested by the property owner or owners. Within two days after the completion of such work by the property owner or owners, it shall be the duty of such owner or owners where such work was done to notify the Township Engineer of that fact so that he may inspect the same to determine whether such work has been done according to requirements.
Any property owner or owners, upon his own initiative
and without notice from any Township authority, may grade, pave, curb,
repave, recurb and repair the sidewalks along such property. However,
such owner or owners shall conform to the requirements of this article
as to line and grade and as to materials used, and he shall also notify
the Township Manager or Township Engineer within two days after completion
of the work so that he may inspect the same to determine whether such
work has been done according to requirements.
The Board of Commissioners is hereby authorized
to enter into contracts, upon compliance with the requirements of
law, for the construction, grading, paving, curbing, repaving, recurbing,
and repairing of the sidewalks within the Township, or, if the Board
of Commissioners by resolution so desires, such work or any part thereof
shall be done under the supervision of the Township Manager.
