[Ord. 6112-4, 12/6/1961, § 1; as amended by Ord.
122, 6/13/1968, § 1]
Any person, partnership, firm or corporation, owning or leasing
real estate in the Borough of Gettysburg, may place and maintain flower
boxes, with plants therein not of a noxious variety, upon or extending
over the sidewalk abutting upon such real estate, so long as such
flower boxes do not extend more than two feet from the wall of the
building to which they are attached over the public sidewalk.
[Ord. 6112-4, 12/6/1961, § 2; as amended by Ord.
122, 6/13/1968, § 1]
Any person, partnership, firm or corporation placing flower
boxes upon or extending over public sidewalks shall maintain them
in a good state of order, security and preservation so as not to constitute
a nuisance, hazard or litter to or upon sidewalks or footwalks.
[Ord. 2/7/1905, § 2; as amended by Ord. 5/21/1914;
by Ord. 104, 6/13/1968, § 1; by Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985;
and by Ord. 1166-94, 8/8/1994]
1. No person shall obstruct any sidewalk except as permitted by subsections
(1) and
(2) of this Section or by other Sections of this Part of Chapter
21 of the Code of Ordinances of the Borough of Gettysburg.
2. Any merchant or other person engaged in business may occupy the innermost
portion of the sidewalk directly adjacent to the property line of
such business with displays of merchandise.
3. Outdoor dining areas shall obtain an annual permit and comply with the provisions in Part
11 of Chapter
13 of the Borough Code of Ordinances, Licenses, Permits and General Business Regulations, Outdoor Dining Areas.
[Amended Ord. 1429-15, 5/11/2015]
4. No person shall obstruct the free flow of water in any gutter.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985]
Any person, owner, corporation or otherwise desiring to place
a vending machine on the outside of their property, which machine
would extend into the sidewalk right-of-way, must first apply to the
Borough Manager for a permit. Such application shall include the type
of machine, product to be dispensed, actual location on the property
proposed, and its overall dimensions.
In granting said permit the Borough Manager shall consider the
need for such machine in the area, the extent to which it may interfere
with pedestrian traffic, and whether or not it detracts from the appearance
of the immediate neighborhood. Applications for vending machines in
the Historic District must meet the approval of the Historical Architectural
Review Board.
[Ord. 2/7/1905, § 8; as amended by Ord. 4/10/1911,
§ 1; by Ord. 3/5/1928, § 1; by Ord. 6264, 6/4/1962;
and by Ord. 104, 6/13/1968, § 2]
No step, platform, porch enclosure, opening for cellar or cellar
door, or similar obstruction shall be erected, built or placed which
shall extend into any alley and no step, platform, porch, enclosure,
or similar obstruction shall be erected, built or placed so as to
extend into any pavement or sidewalk for a greater distance than four
feet from the property or building line on streets (other than Lincoln
Square) where the street is of the width of 66 feet or more, and on
streets of less than 66 feet in width, no such obstruction shall extend
into any pavement or sidewalk for a greater distance than three feet
from the property or building line and in no case shall any such obstruction
(other than on Lincoln Square) extend into any pavement or sidewalk
to such distance as to prevent there being four feet of clear space
for the passage of pedestrians on the pavement or sidewalk. On Lincoln
Square no such obstruction shall be erected, built or placed so as
to hinder access to, or unreasonably obstruct the view of, any sidewalk
for a greater distance than eight feet from the property or building
line and in no case shall any such obstruction extend into the pavement
or sidewalk to such a distance as to prevent there being 12 feet of
clear space for the passage of pedestrians on such pavement or sidewalk.
No porch shall extend into the pavement beyond the building
line on Carlisle, Baltimore, Chambersburg or York Streets within one
block of Lincoln Square.
No cellar door or entrances into cellars shall be raised above
the level of the pavement or sidewalk, nor be allowed to remain open
after dark.
[Ord. 2/7/1905, § 9; as amended by Ord. 4/10/1911,
§ 1; and by Ord. 104, 6/13/1968, § 3]
It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, firm or corporation
to erect, set up or reset any bulk, jut or bay window in the first
story of any building, which shall project beyond the building line
of any street, and any such window erected on any story above the
first shall not extend-beyond the building line more than 30 inches.
[Ord. 911-76, 3/9/1976, § 1]
If it is determined by the Building Official that it is impractical
for structural reasons, or impossible for any other reason, or if
it is determined to be undesirable for historical reasons by the Historical
Architectural Review Board, to tear down and rebuild the front wall
of an existing building, the Building Official may issue a building
permit for construction entailing an encroachment on a street up to
a distance of not more than five inches beyond the street line for
the purpose of refacing the front of such building.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985; as amended by Ord. 1236-99, 12/13/1999,
§ 1]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part 2C shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $1,000; and/or to imprisonment for a term
not to exceed 90 days. Every day that a violation of this Part 2C
continues shall constitute a separate offense.