No person shall construct or reconstruct any
public sidewalk and/or driveway apron totaling 100 square feet or
more in any two-year period without first making, in writing, an application
to the Superintendent of Public Works of the Borough for a permit.
The permit shall describe the name and address of the property owner,
the location of the intended construction or reconstruction, the size
and purpose thereof, the time for completion of all work, the person,
partnership, or corporation performing the work and the estimated
cost thereof. No permit or inspection as provided for herein shall
be required if the construction or reconstruction of the sidewalk
and/or driveway apron involves less than 100 square feet in total
area of construction during any two-year period. Sidewalk and apron
shall be constructed in strict accordance with the specifications
and drawing entitled "Sidewalk/Apron Detail for the Borough of Garwood,"
prepared by Donald R. Guarriello, Borough Engineer.
A permit fee of $25 shall be charged for a permit
to lay public sidewalks and/or driveway aprons in the Borough for
each 100 square feet or part thereof.
An inspection fee of $50 shall be charged in
addition to a permit fee for each 100 square feet of sidewalk/apron
or part thereof. All inspections shall be undertaken and conducted
by the Superintendent of Public Works, Borough of Garwood.
The owner or occupant of premises abutting any
concrete sidewalk shall maintain such sidewalk at all times in a good
and passable condition at a grade which will prevent water from accumulating
thereon and shall maintain the sidewalk so that the joints thereof
are even. The surface of all concrete sidewalks shall be kept properly
roughened so as not to become smooth or slippery.
All sidewalks and/or driveway aprons constructed
or reconstructed in the Borough of Garwood shall be of concrete material
only and the materials and workmanship for public sidewalks and/or
driveway aprons shall be in accordance with written specifications
on file and made part of this chapter in the Office of the Borough
Clerk of Garwood, a copy of said specifications to be provided to
the applicant at the time the permit is issued.
If any sidewalk and/or driveway apron, as installed hereunder, is not properly installed nor the proper workmanship or materials used as required by the specifications of the Office of the Borough Engineer, such sidewalk and/or driveway apron shall be replaced in order to comply with said specification. Upon failure of the permittee to replace the improperly installed sidewalk within 30 days of citation by the Borough Engineer of the Borough of Garwood, then said permittee shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not more than $1,250, a term of imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof. Any person who violates any other provision of §§
146-30 through
146-35, inclusive, hereof, shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not more than $1,250, a term of imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof.