It shall be the duty of any owner or owners of real property
abutting or adjacent to any public right-of-way or street in the Borough
of Fair Lawn, at his sole cost and expense, to install, construct,
repair, alter, relay, reconstruct and maintain the curb and sidewalks
in front of or abutting such property whenever such curb, sidewalks
or aprons are required as hereinafter provided or, being already installed,
shall be in such state of deterioration or disrepair as to constitute
a hazard to the general public using said sidewalks unless they are
repaired, altered, relaid or reconstructed. In addition to the foregoing,
it shall also be the duty of the owner, at his sole cost and expense,
to install, construct, repair, alter, relay or reconstruct curbs where
the deterioration or damage to the same has been caused by the action
of such owner. The owner of the land abutting or adjacent to any curb,
sidewalk or apron shall be responsible for the construction, repair,
relaying or reconstruction of said sidewalk whether the public street
is under the jurisdiction of the Borough of Fair Lawn or the County
of Bergen.
All curbs, sidewalks and pavements constructed
in accordance with the provisions of this article shall be performed
in accordance with the specifications governing that type of work
heretofore or hereafter approved by the borough.
No certificate of occupancy for any building
shall be granted by the Code Enforcement Officer until and unless
the construction of curbs, sidewalks and pavement are completed and
approved as to location, grade, materials and workmanship after inspection
by a designated borough official.