[Adopted 5-26-1992 by Ord. No. 419]
[Amended 10-24-1995 by Ord. No. 466]
A. 
All new sidewalks and curbs and all sidewalks and curbs to be relaid hereafter within the Borough shall be constructed in accordance with the widths, lines, grades, slopes and specifications furnished by or through the Borough.
B. 
No sidewalks or curbs shall be constructed until the proper grade has been given by the Borough.
[Amended 10-24-1995 by Ord. No. 466]
A. 
All curbs shall be plain cement Class A concrete and shall be vertical, conforming to PennDOT specifications, RC-64, which PennDOT specifications, requirements and subsequent amendments or revisions are incorporated herein by reference, copies of which are available from the Borough office. Slant or rolled curb shall not be permitted.
B. 
Terminal concrete curb end shall have an exposed face of two inches and be tapered over two feet.
C. 
Backfill must be placed within 48 hours after form removal and this backfill shall be compacted in place along the rear face to within six inches of the top of the curb.
D. 
Curb cuts and appropriate constructed, abutting sidewalk for handicapped access shall be installed at all public street and highway intersections in accordance with the specifications and requirements of the federal government and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which present and future specifications and requirements are incorporated herein by reference.
E. 
The forms used for curbs shall be made and constructed of metal. All forms shall be smooth, free from warp and of sufficient strength to resist the pressure of the concrete without bulging, springing or otherwise deviating from a straight and plumb state and position. Sufficient stakes shall be used to hold the forms firmly in line and grade.
F. 
Forms shall not be removed until 24 hours after the concrete has been placed, except for curbs poured by machine. Machine-poured curbs shall be constructed of concrete whose consistency assures that bulging, springing, or other deviation from a straight and plumb state and position shall not occur. Any irregular surface shall be corrected by rubbing with carborundum stone. Brush finishing or plastering will not be permitted.
G. 
When curbing is to be removed to construct a driveway or access drive, the length of curbing to be removed shall be carried to the nearest expansion joint or saw cut if the joint is located more than five feet from the end of the curb removal. Curb replacements shall be formed and shaped to the required driveway width. The driveway or access drive shall be depressed to a height of 1 1/2 inches above the finished paving grade. The maximum width of depressed curb shall be 20 feet for residential driveways and 35 feet for multifamily residential and nonresidential access drives.
H. 
No partial breaking out of the curb shall be permitted without approval by the Borough.
I. 
Curbs shall be inspected and approved by the Borough after the forms have been placed, just prior to the pouring of concrete and after completion of all work.
J. 
After the concrete has set sufficiently, the person or entity causing the street opening or excavation shall thoroughly and completely refill the same so as to prevent any settling thereafter, and shall restore the surface of said street to the same condition as it was before the opening or excavation, and such restoration shall be in accordance with the specifications of the Department of Transportation of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which present and future specifications are hereby adopted as specifications of the Borough for restoration of surfaces of streets in the Borough; as restored, the surface shall conform to the proper grade and be of the same base and surface coating as the part of the thoroughfare immediately adjoining the opening.
[Amended 10-24-1995 by Ord. No. 466]
A. 
Sidewalks shall have a minimum of four inches of Class A cement concrete and four inches of compacted stone base (2A) and shall conform to the attached Detail SW-1. As an alternative, sidewalks may be monolithically cast with the curb at the discretion of the owner, who shall accept full responsibility for the further consequences of said decision, specifically as it relates to future repair and replacement of sidewalks. Where sidewalks and curbs are cast monolithically, the surface shall be scored or expansion joints placed six inches from the face of the curb.
B. 
Sidewalks shall have a minimum depth of six inches where traversed by a residential driveway and a minimum depth of eight inches where traversed by a commercial driveway. Driveway and access drive entrance shall be not more than two feet wider than the driveway or access drive. The type of entrance surface shall be plain cement concrete.
C. 
Expansion joints, premolded 1/2 inch by four inches, shall be spaced no more than 20 feet apart. Contraction joints, 1/8 inch wide and one inch deep, shall be spaced every five feet.
D. 
The minimum sidewalk width shall be four feet, except that all sidewalks existing at the time of this article shall be relaid no less than the width of adjoining sidewalks unless approved by the Borough.
E. 
Sidewalks shall have a 1/4 inch per foot slope towards the street.
F. 
Handicapped ramps shall have a 1/4 inch per foot slope towards the street.
G. 
In order to assist in maintaining the historical integrity of a Borough property, a brick sidewalk may be placed with the specific authority of Borough Council, to the following specifications: Bricks must be laid on four inches of concrete and bricks must be grouted with concrete.
H. 
It shall be the duty of any person, firm or corporation placing, replacing or repairing a sidewalk or curb to provide property and adequate guards, barriers and lights, to prevent accidents; and the person, firm or corporation shall assume all risks and be liable for all damages by reason of any failure to provide such safety precautions.
I. 
When a sidewalk is replaced adjacent to a sidewalk of improper grade or slope, it shall be the responsibility of the contractor to place an expansion joint at the property line, saw cut approximately one foot across the adjoining property line and slope the new sidewalk to the existing grade thereof.
[Amended 10-24-1995 by Ord. No. 466]
All sidewalks and/or curbs hereinafter determined, by or through the Safety Committee of the Littlestown Borough Council, Code Enforcement Officer or the Borough Engineer, as needing extensive or substantial repairs shall be relaid in accordance with the provisions of this article and any other ordinance not inconsistent herewith.
A. 
All sidewalks shall be kept at all times in safe and usable condition and in good repair by the owner of the abutting property.
(1) 
It is hereby declared that the following conditions shall be considered as sufficient cause to declare a sidewalk a nuisance, in unsafe and unusable condition, or in a state of disrepair:
(a) 
Deviation in the elevation of any portion of any sidewalk.
(b) 
Pockmarks or holes.
(c) 
Cracks which allow grass or weeds to grow through sidewalks.
B. 
It shall be the responsibility of the owner(s) of all properties abutting sidewalks to remove all accumulation of snow and ice from said sidewalks within no more than 24 hours of the end of accumulation of any snow or ice. It is hereby declared by the Borough of Littlestown that the present subsection, concerning snow removal requirements, has been enacted and ordained in order to preserve and protect the public health, safety and welfare, and to promote and enforce the prevention, abatement and removal of the nuisance created by unlawful snow and ice accumulation on sidewalks. Therefore, in the event of failure or refusal of any owner(s) of property abutting a sidewalk to remove snow and ice accumulations, as aforesaid, within the above-stated time limit, the Borough of Littlestown may remove such unlawful sidewalk snow and ice accumulation, or cause the same to be removed, without further notice to the abutting property owner(s), at said owner's(s') sole cost and expense, which may be in addition to any fine or penalty imposed under § 404-16 of this article. Upon said abutting property owner's(s') failure, upon demand, to pay and satisfy the Borough's claim for removal of said unlawful sidewalk snow and ice accumulation, the Borough shall have the right to file a municipal claim or lien against said owner(s) and abutting property, in accordance with the provisions of Pennsylvania's Municipal Claims Act, as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 7101 et seq.
C. 
It shall be the responsibility of the owner(s) of all properties abutting sidewalks and/or curbs to maintain the gutter (the area lying at the intersection of the edge of the cartway of the public street and curb face abutting the same) free and clear of weeds, grass, debris, gravel, silt, trash and all other accumulations of foreign matter at all times. Failure of refusal of any property owner(s) to comply with such maintenance requirement shall result in the invocation of the noncompliance procedure set forth in § 404-14 below.
[Added 10-27-1992 by Ord. No. 422]
A. 
Upon failure of any property owner(s) to construct the sidewalk abutting his/her/their property and/or keep the same in safe and usable condition and repair in accordance with this article and any other Borough ordinances not inconsistent herewith, the proper Borough official is authorized to give such property owner(s) a written notice, by certified mail or personal service, to comply within 30 days with such requirements.
B. 
Borough Council may, upon five days' written notice, cause emergency repairs to be made to any sidewalk, including replacement, where the Borough Safety Committee deems such action necessary in order to preserve and protect the public health, safety and welfare, and may collect the cost thereof plus 10% additional, together with all charges and expenses, from such owner(s), which may be in addition to any fine or penalty imposed under § 404-16 of this article. Upon said abutting property owner's(s') failure, upon demand, to pay and satisfy the Borough's claim for such repair or replacement, the Borough shall have the right to file a municipal claim or lien against said owner(s) and abutting property, in accordance with the provisions of Pennsylvania's Municipal Claims Act, as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 7101 et seq.
[Amended 10-27-1992 by Ord. No. 422]
Additionally, in the event that the repair or replacement of any sidewalk or curb will disturb the abutting state highway in any fashion, it shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, business or corporation to undertake or cause to be undertaken such repair or replacement without first obtaining a highway occupancy permit from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
A. 
Failure to comply with the aforesaid notice and the requirements of this article to construct or reconstruct the sidewalk and/or curb, as aforesaid, and/or the failure to comply with the aforesaid notice and the requirements of this article to repair any sidewalk and/or curb, as aforesaid, shall be a violation of this article, and each day's failure and/or refusal to comply with the terms of said notice shall constitute a separate offense.
B. 
Any person, firm, corporation or other entity, or any agent thereof, who/which [including, without limitation, owner(s) of property abutting a sidewalk and/or curb or receiving notice from the Borough to repair, replace or install sidewalk and/or curbing, as well as any contractor installing or repairing sidewalk and/or curbing] shall violate any provision of this article shall be guilty of a summary criminal offense and shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine, or undergo imprisonment, or both, not to exceed the maximum fine, penalty or term of imprisonment for such an offense as is prescribed and established, as of the date of the conviction, by statute(s) of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania relative to violations of municipal ordinances, which statute(s) is/are hereby incorporated herein by reference. Every day that a violation of this article occurs or continues shall constitute a separate offense, and shall be punishable, as aforesaid, as such.