[Adopted 9-11-1996 by Ord. No. 8-14-96A (Ch. 187, Arts. III, IV and V of the 1984 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes the area extending from the inside of the curb,
and does not include the curb to the property line in front of which
said sidewalk is located. Such sidewalk or sidewalk area shall be
kept in good repair by the owner or owners of the property in front
of which said sidewalk areas are located.
[Amended 12-13-2018 by Ord. No. 11-08-2018A]
All owners and persons owning real estate in
the Borough of Haledon lying on any roadway shall maintain and keep
in good repair the sidewalk or driveway apron. In the event that said
sidewalk or driveway apron is to be repaired, it shall be at the cost
and expense of the owner or owners. Sidewalks made of brick pavers
or patterned concrete that are part of the Belmont Avenue streetscape
shall be repaired or replaced with suitable pavers or patterned concrete
of similar design and color, to be approved prior to installation
by the Construction Subcode Official. The repair shall be approved
by the Construction Subcode Official and be in accordance with Borough
specifications hereinafter outlined.
Said sidewalks, curbing, curb cuts and driveway
aprons shall be installed according to prevailing specifications of
the Borough. Said specifications shall be attached to the application
submitted to the Construction Subcode Official.
A.
Prior to the commencement of any work, the property
owner shall obtain from the Construction Subcode Official a permit
for any cement or concrete work intended to be done for more than
one square yard and over.
B.
For property owners who propose to do their own curbing,
sidewalks, steps, gutters, aprons, or any other work, they shall obtain
from the Construction Subcode Official a permit.
C.
The fee for such permit shall be $1 per linear foot.
A.
The permit required by this article shall set forth
the location of the proposed work, the name of the owner and the name
of the owner's contractor with a proposed time to complete the work
with the approval of the Construction Subcode Official.
B.
The contractor or owner shall dispose of any concrete
and other materials removed to a recycling center with weight slips
bearing the name and address of the recycling center. Said slips shall
be presented to the Construction Subcode Official no later than five
days after the completion of said work.
Any duly registered cement contractor or homeowner
who receives a permit from the Construction Subcode Official for the
purpose of constructing, repairing or repaving any sidewalk, pavement
or curb within the Borough of Haledon shall perform said work to the
satisfaction of the Construction Subcode Official in accordance with
requirements and specifications as set forth in this article.
A.
Sidewalks.
(1)
The grade of all sidewalks shall be raised from the
curbstone at a grade of 1/4 inch for every foot.
(2)
Concrete sidewalks shall conform in lines and grades
of curbing. Sidewalks shall be four inches thick and placed on firm
compacted soil or on four inches one-fourth-inch stone and shall be
no less in width than existing sidewalk. Thickness for driveway aprons
shall be six inches.
(3)
Expansion joints shall be placed every 10 feet. Expansion
joints shall be installed the full depth of the joint, and shall be
filled with a premolded joint filler, 1/4 inch in thickness.
(4)
A tooled construction joint one inch in depth shall
be placed every five feet in distance from expansion joints.
(5)
Concrete mix shall be a minimum of 3,000 pounds per
square inch for sidewalk area and 4,000 pounds per square inch for
driveway/apron areas.
(6)
Sidewalks shall be filled with sand, dirt or gravel
or such other material as provided by the Construction Subcode Official.
B.
Curbs.
(1)
Curbing shall be at least six inches in width at the
top of curb elevation and no less than nine inches in width at the
base.
(2)
The total curb height shall be 18 inches and shall
extend six inches above existing roadway.
(3)
Curbs shall be poured in ten-foot sections, wherever
possible, with one-fourth-inch premolded joint filler placed the full
depth of curb at every joint.
(4)
All curb joints shall be located opposite sidewalk
joints.
(5)
The new curb shall have its surface tapered in a transition
section to meet surface of existing curb expansion joint.
C.
Curb cuts.
(1)
The maximum width of all curb cuts in business and
industrial zoning districts shall not be more than 30 feet as measured
at the top of the curbing. If however, in the opinion of the Building
Inspector, the Borough's interests can best be served by extending
the maximum width of curb cuts to not more than 36 feet, as measured
at the top of curbings, for entrances into automobile service stations
located on the Borough's streets or on state or county routes within
the Borough, then the Building Inspector shall have the power to modify
the provision of this regulation accordingly.
(2)
The maximum width of all curb cuts in residential
zoning districts shall be 12 feet for one-car garages and 20 feet
for two-or-more-car garages.
(3)
The minimum distance between curb cuts serving the
same lot or parcel of land shall not be less than 50 feet as measured
at the top of the curbing.
(4)
The total curb cut width shall not exceed 33 1/3%
of the frontage upon any street of a lot or lots or parcel of land
to be served thereby.
(5)
No curb cut shall be located so as to interfere with
intersecting sidewalks, traffic signals, lampposts, fire hydrants
or other public improvements.
(6)
A concrete apron between curbings and sidewalks shall
be installed.
(7)
The necessary adjustments to utility facilities, light
fixtures, fire hydrants, catch basins, street or railway signs, signals
or other public improvements or installations shall be accomplished
without cost to the Borough.
(8)
Only concrete or cement mix is to be used for sidewalks,
curbs or driveway apron construction. Bituminous concrete (blacktop)
or stone blocks are not permissible for curbs, sidewalks or driveway
apron areas.
A.
When any sidewalk is in need of improvement as determined
by the Construction Subcode Official, a notice shall be given to the
owner or owners of the property in question by the Construction Subcode
Official or Housing Maintenance Officer.
B.
Such notice shall contain a description of the property
sufficient to identify the same as well as a description of the improvements
to be made within 30 days, weather permitting.
C.
After the period of time as stated in this article
passes and the improvements shall not have been completed by the property
owner, then the Borough Council may order a sidewalk improvement to
be made and direct that the Borough file a lien against the property
owner.
Every such sidewalk improvement not completed
as stated in this article shall cause such costs to be charged against
the owner or owners of land abutting such sidewalks. Such sidewalk
shall be assessed at the same rate as assessments for local improvements
in the Borough, shall bear interest and penalties from the date of
confirmation and shall be a lien on such lands assessed to the same
extent as assessments for local improvements. No such assessment shall
be invalidated by reason of an error or omission in stating the name
of the owner or owners of any such lot of land or real estate assessed
or for any other informality where such lot of land or real estate
has actually been improved.
A.
No cement or concrete curb, walk, step, gutter or
cement paving shall be laid on any curb, driveway, apron or sidewalk
of the streets or other places in the Borough of Haledon except by
contractors registered by the Construction Subcode Official to perform
such work in accordance with specifications to be furnished by the
Department.
B.
The registration period shall run for the term of
the calendar year and shall expire on December 31 of each year.
C.
On issuance of the registration, registrants shall
pay a fee of $25.
D.
Failure to register with the Construction Subcode
Official shall result in a fine of $50 minimum and up to $500 maximum.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions
of this chapter shall pay a fine, upon conviction, of not less than
$25 and not more than $500 and be imprisoned for a period not exceeding
30 days, or both. Each day the violation is permitted to continue
shall constitute a separate offense.
