[Adopted 7-8-1955 by Ord. No. 90 (Ch. 21, Part 5, of the
1990 Code)]
Sidewalks are hereby established on all streets
and highways in the Township of Swatara and, unless specifically designated
otherwise in particular ordinances affecting a street or highway,
the width of such sidewalk shall include all of the space between
the property line and the vehicular driveway, even though the space
be not paved as a walkway.
Unless specifically designated otherwise in
a plan of streets approved by the Board of Commissioners or in a particular
ordinance affecting a street, the following classifications of widths
of sidewalk pavements shall prevail, the sidewalk pavement herein
designated being located between the property line and the inside
of a six-inch curbline: on streets and highways 50 feet or more in
width, sidewalk pavements shall be not less than four feet.
All owners of property abutting on any street
or highway in the Township of Swatara shall, upon 30 days' notice
so to do, from the Board of Commissioners through the Township Secretary,
grade, pave, curb, repave and recurb the sidewalks along such property.
All owners of property abutting on any street
or highway in the Township of Swatara shall, upon 30 days' notice
so to do, from the Board of Commissioners through the Township Secretary,
repair the sidewalks along such property in the manner stipulated
in such notice.
All sidewalk pavements and curbs shall be laid
to a line and grade obtained from the Township Engineer and constructed
of cement concrete only in accordance with specifications, copies
of which may be obtained from the Township Secretary.
Upon failure of the owner or owners of property to grade, pave, curb, repave, or recurb the sidewalk along such property after 30 days' notice so to do as provided in § 249-3 of this article, the Board of Commissioners shall cause the same to be done and shall levy and collect from such owner or owners the cost thereof. In accordance with the Act of Assembly in such cases made and provided, the costs of any such grading, paving, curbing, repaving and recurbing shall be a lien on the premises from the time of the commencement of work and may be collected by action in assumpsit or by lien filed in the manner provided by law for the filing and collection of municipal claims.
Upon failure of the owner or owners of property to repair the sidewalks along such property after 30 days' notice so to do as provided in § 249-4 of this article, the Board of Commissioners shall cause the same to be done, and the cost of the same together with a penalty of 10% shall be paid by such owner or owners, and may be collected by an action of assumpsit or by filing a municipal lien against the property.
Any property owner, upon his own initiative, and without notice from any Township authority, may grade, pave, curb, repave, recurb and repair the sidewalks along such property, provided, however, that such owner shall conform to the requirements of this article as to line and grade and as to construction in accordance with specifications as set forth in § 249-5.
