No cellarway or hoistway shall be constructed
in any public street without a permit therefor issued by the Borough
Clerk. No permit shall be granted for any such cellarway or hoistway
which extends into the street more than five feet from the property
line. All such cellarways or hoistways shall be covered with iron
doors flush with the sidewalk and, when opened, shall at all times
be protected by either guardrails or chains. No such cellarway or
hoistway shall remain open so that the sidewalk or street is obstructed
for a longer period than is necessary for the reasonable use thereof.
[Amended 12-29-1987 by Ord. No. 15-87]
A. No person shall move any building or structure across, along or through any street or public place without obtaining a permit therefor from the Borough Clerk. The fee for such permit shall be as set forth in Chapter
169, Fees, Such permit may contain conditions relating to the manner of removal and the length of time that any street or public place may be obstructed, either in whole or in part, and any other regulations for the protection of the street or public places and the public safety or convenience. Said permit shall not be granted until all taxes, assessments or other municipal charges levied against the premises from which it is proposed to remove said building are paid in full.
B. Before any such permit is granted, there shall be filed with the Borough Clerk a surety company bond in the amount as set forth in Chapter
169, Fees, the form of said bond to be approved by the Borough Attorney, to indemnify the Borough and all other persons against damage caused by said work.
No person shall injure, deface, obliterate,
remove, take down or disturb or in any other manner interfere with
or disturb any signboard containing the name of any street or public
place or any bulletin board or sign or notice erected, posted or placed
bearing the name of the Mayor and Council or any officer thereof.
No person shall throw or permit to be thrown
any ashes, garbage, paper or other refuse or waste or other material
upon any street, public place or Borough property, provided that clean
ashes or sand may be placed upon ice which has formed upon any sidewalks.
No person shall throw or place or permit to
be thrown or aid the throwing or placing of glass, tacks or other
like sharp substance upon any public street or public place.
No person shall burn or cause to be burned any
material of any kind whatsoever upon any paved portion of any public
street or any public place except as may be authorized by any other
ordinance of the Mayor and Council.
No person shall remove, displace, break or change
any sign or lights or signals set up or placed in any street or public
place as a warning of danger or indicating an excavation or obstruction
or showing that any street or public place is closed to traffic. No
person shall, between the hours of sunset and sunrise, extinguish
any light used for any of the purposes aforesaid.
No person shall coast upon any street unless
such street or the portion thereof used for coasting shall be closed
to vehicular traffic. The Mayor and Council may, by resolution, designate
certain streets or portions thereof upon which coasting will be permitted
at certain times of the day and may direct that such street or portion
thereof shall be closed to vehicular traffic during such hours. When
any street or public place or portion thereof is closed, there shall
be a sign at each end of the portion closed, plainly visible to approaching
traffic, reading substantially as follows: "Street Closed — Passing
Forbidden." No person shall drive any vehicle over said street or
portion thereof so closed and marked as aforesaid, except as directed
by the Police Department. For the purpose of this section, a sleigh
or sled used for coasting shall not be construed to be a vehicle.
[Amended 12-13-1994 by Ord. No. 20-94]
The Public Works Manager may close any street
or public place or section thereof to public traffic for the purpose
of repairing, constructing or reconstructing the same.