[Adopted 7-17-1980 by Ord. No. 703]
[Amended 4-17-2008 by Ord. No. 1045]
Every owner of real property in the Borough
of Media shall keep and maintain the curbs and sidewalks in good repair
within any public right-of-way upon which the property abuts or wherein
the property is located.
[Amended 4-17-2008 by Ord. No. 1045]
In any location where there is presently no
curbing or sidewalk constructed in or upon the right-of-way of any
street in the Borough of Media, the installations of curbing and sidewalk
shall be undertaken upon direction of the Borough of Media upon reasonable
notice.
Sidewalks and curbs shall be constructed and
repaired with test concrete of no less than 3,000 pounds per square
inch, which shall be laid at a thickness of no less than four inches
upon well-drained and prepared subsoil. Where sidewalks are to be
part of a driveway surface, the concrete shall be no less than six
inches in thickness. All curbing shall be no less than 18 inches in
height and shall be no less than six inches in thickness at the top
of the curbing and eight inches thick at the bottom. Any alternative
materials of equal or better durability shall be permitted upon submission
of the specifications and standards for the use of alternative materials
in curbs and sidewalks and by approval of the Building Inspector of
the Borough of Media. Any sidewalk presently constructed of paving
brick shall continue to be maintained as a sidewalk of paving brick.
No sidewalk so constructed shall be removed or replaced except upon
application to the Building Inspector of the Borough of Media and
upon showing that repair and maintenance is impossible or impractical.
Standards for radius specifications, concrete
finishing, concrete reinforcements, expansion joints and other such
specifications shall be as prepared by the Engineer of the Borough
of Media and as approved by the Council of the Borough of Media by
resolution.
The Building Inspector of the Borough of Media
shall annually list and record properties where curbing and sidewalk
are in the state of disrepair. Notices shall be sent forthwith to
the property owners notifying such property owners that the noted
repairs shall be completed within 120 days of the date of such notice.
Notice shall be given first by a writing addressed
to the property owner at the best address available by certified mail;
alternative notice shall be delivered to the resident, occupant or
tenant of the property, if any.
All work shall be completed within said 120
days of the notice; except, however, a reasonable extension of time
may be given for the completion of the work if the property owner,
prior to the one-hundred-twenty-day period, shall supply to the Building
Inspector a bona fide contract with a construction contractor for
the undertaking of the repair work, which contract calls for the completion
of the work within 60 days of its execution.
The Council of the Borough of Media shall annually
advertise for bids for construction of curbs and sidewalks on a unit
basis, which work shall be performed within the calendar year of the
date of the advertising and award of the contract. Such contractor
shall then exclusively be engaged for the maintenance and repair of
curbs and sidewalks which have not been repaired by the property owners
pursuant to the notice as given aforesaid. Any costs incurred by the
Borough of Media for the maintenance and repair of curbs and sidewalks
as performed by such contractor shall be paid to the Borough by the
property owner. Failure to pay within 30 days of the submission of
the bill for repairs shall subject the property to the imposition
of a municipal lien for the cost expended plus 10% for the Borough
supervision and cost of securing the lien on the property.
If at any time it is determined by the Borough
of Media that a curb or sidewalk is in such a state of disrepair as
to create an unusual risk of harm or create extraordinary danger to
the public, the Building Inspector of the Borough may cause immediate
and temporary repairs to be made until such time as repairs, pursuant
to the standards of this article, can be made by the owner. The cost
of emergency repairs shall be borne by the property owner and shall
be enforced by municipal lien if necessary.
[Added 1-16-1986 by Ord. No. 781; amended 6-16-1994 by Ord. No. 877]
A.Â
All curbs and sidewalks constructed or replaced on
or after July 1, 1994, in the Borough of Media in all Zoning Districts
shall be designed with cuts at all pedestrian crosswalks to provide
adequate and reasonable access for the safe and convenient movement
of physically handicapped persons. Such cuts shall comply with the
latest version of the ANSI 117.1 standards.
[Amended 4-17-2008 by Ord. No. 1045]
B.Â
It shall be the duty of the person responsible for
having said curb and/or sidewalk constructed or replaced to obtain
a permit for the same, with plans to be approved by the Building Inspector
of the Borough.
[Added 11-19-1992 by Ord. No. 846]
Any person, firm or corporation who or which
shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction,
be punishable by a fine not exceeding $600, plus costs of prosecution
and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, by imprisonment
for a period not exceeding 90 days.
