City of Greensburg, PA
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2023-12-11
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 140 Driveways
- Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 9 Authorities, Municipal
- Ch 10 Bonds of Certain Officers and Employees
- Ch 12 Central Westmoreland Council of Governments
- Ch 14 (Reserved)
- Ch 22 Educational Service Agency
- Ch 25 Emergency Disaster Plan
- Ch 30 Fiscal Affairs
- Ch 40 (Reserved)
- Ch 42 Intergovernmental Agreements
- Ch 47 Meetings
- Ch 50 (Reserved)
- Ch 54 Pensions
- Ch 57 (Reserved)
- Ch 60 Planning Commission
- Ch 65 (Reserved)
- Ch 71 Seal
- Ch 74 Shade Tree Policy
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 86 Advertising Materials
- Ch 89 (Reserved)
- Ch 92 Alarm Devices
- Ch 96 Amusement Devices
- Ch 99 Animals
- Ch 103 Automobile Service Stations
- Ch 107 (Reserved)
- Ch 114 (Reserved)
- Ch 119 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 122 Buildings, Unsafe
- Ch 127 Retail Food Facilities
- Ch 130 Checks, Fraudulent
- Ch 132 City Hall
- Ch 135 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 140 Driveways
- § 140-1 Driving over curb or sidewalk restricted.
- § 140-2 Repair of damage caused by vehicle.
- § 140-3 Submission of driveway plans.
- § 140-4 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 147 Entertainment, Public
- Ch 151 Fees
- Ch 154 Firearms
- Ch 155 Fire Prevention
- Ch 157 (Reserved)
- Ch 160 (Reserved)
- Ch 175 Insurance
- Ch 179 (Reserved)
- Ch 182 Mining
- Ch 190 Parking Lots
- Ch 193 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 195 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 197 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 200 (Reserved)
- Ch 202 Poles and Wires
- Ch 203 Posters, Signs, Banners or Bumper Stickers
- Ch 205 Property Maintenance
- Ch 211 Real Estate Registry
- Ch 215 Rental Property
- Ch 219 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 227 Solid Waste, Bulky Waste, Recycling, Household Hazardous Waste (Hhw) and E-Waste Collection
- Ch 232 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 235 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 240 Taxation
- Ch 243 Telecommunications Rights-Of-Way, Management of
- Ch 246 Trees
- Ch 249 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 253 Nuisances
- Ch 260 Warrantless Arrests
- Ch 265 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A270 (Reserved)
- Ch A271 Streets and Alleys
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Greensburg 6-7-1937 as Ord. No. 188. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 232.
It shall be unlawful for any person, persons,
firm or corporation, whether principal or agent, to drive or cause
to be driven any vehicle on, over and across any curb or sidewalk
in the City of Greensburg before first obtaining permission of the
abutting property owner and the placing of a proper platform or covering
for the protection of said sidewalk and curb.
Any depression, break or damage caused to said
curbs or sidewalk by any vehicle or by any other agency shall be reported
to the Engineer's office of the City of Greensburg within twenty-four
(24) hours after said damage has occurred, and emergency repairs must
be made by said property owner, tenant or agent within forty-eight
(48) hours.
[Amended 12-21-1994 by Ord. No. 1646; 9-14-2015 by Ord. No. 2057]
Before any private driveway can be placed over
any curb or sidewalk by property owners, agents or tenants, plans
must first be submitted to and approved by the Municipal/Consulting
Engineer. Said plans shall show the location of said driveway, the
plans for grading the curb and the thickness and dimensions of said
sidewalk space over which it is intended the vehicles shall cross.
[Amended 12-21-1994 by Ord. No. 1646]
Any person or persons, firms or corporations
violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction
thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than six hundred dollars
($600.) or be imprisoned for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days,
or both such fine and imprisonment.
