[Adopted 5-19-1981 by Ord. No. 81-6]
A.
The Borough may require the owner or owners of property
abutting on any street to grade, construct, reconstruct, pave, and
repave the sidewalk or curb and keep the same in repair, and in safe
and usable condition along such property, as hereinafter provided.
B.
No sidewalk or curb shall be constructed or reconstructed
within the Borough except at the grades, upon the conditions, with
the materials, under the regulations and specifications, and in the
manner as hereinafter provided. The provisions of this article shall
regulate the owner or owners of the property abutting the proposed
construction or reconstruction and the agent, employee, or contractor
performing the work.
C.
The word "sidewalk" as used in this article shall
mean and include the portion of a street located outside the cartway,
and may include paved footway, unpaved grass plot, curb, and gutter.
[Amended 10-20-1987 by Ord. No. 833]
A.
No sidewalk or curb shall be constructed or reconstructed
within the Borough unless and until the owner of the abutting real
estate shall first have secured from the Borough Secretary a permit
for the construction or reconstruction thereof and unless and until
the said owner shall have paid to the said Borough Secretary a permit
fee as hereinafter provided.
B.
Application for such permit shall be made upon a form
supplied by the Borough Secretary requiring the disclosure of any
and all facts deemed necessary by the Borough for the enforcement
of the provisions of this article.
C.
For the purpose of partially defraying the cost of
inspection as hereinafter provided, a permit fee shall be charged
as established by resolution of Borough Council. When sidewalks and
curbs are constructed at the same time, so that both projects may
be inspected at the same time, only one permit fee, based upon the
length of the longer sidewalk or curb, if such lengths are different,
need be paid. Such permit fee shall be payable prior to the issuance
of the permit.
[Amended 10-20-1987 by Ord. No. 833]
A.
Owners of real estate shall provide curbing, recurbing,
paving, repaving, or repairing to the sidewalks of any highway or
public street within 30 days after notice so to do shall have been
served upon the owner, his agent, or the occupant of the property,
or if there be no known agent or occupant, within 30 days after the
posting of such notice upon the most public part of the property.
B.
Upon the failure of any owner of real estate to curb, recurb, pave, repave, or repair the sidewalks of any highway or public street within 30 days after notice so to do has been served upon such owner pursuant to the provisions of Subsection A, such work will be done and performed by the Borough or by a contractor obtained by the Borough. Upon completion of such work as may be done and performed by the Borough or by a contractor obtained by the Borough, the Borough may collect the cost thereof and 10% additional, together with all charges and expenses, from such owner, and may file a municipal claim therefor or collect the same by action in assumpsit, together with interest at the rate of 10% per annum from the date of completion.
C.
The owners of real estate shall make emergency repairs
to the sidewalks abutting their property, where, in the opinion of
the Borough Manager or his authorized representative, a dangerous
condition exists that can be repaired by an expenditure of not more
than $100 within 48 hours after notice so to do shall have been served
upon the owner, his agent, or the occupant of the property or if there
be no known agent or occupant, within 48 hours after posting of such
notice upon the most public part of the property. Upon the failure
of any owner of real estate to make such emergency repairs within
48 hours after notice so to do has been served upon such owner as
herein provided, such work will be done and performed by the Borough
or by a contractor obtained by the Borough. Upon completion of such
work as may be done and performed by the Borough or by a contractor
obtained by the Borough, the Borough may collect the cost thereof
and 10% additional, together with all charges and expenses, from such
owner, and may file a municipal claim therefor or collect the same
by action in assumpsit, together with interest at the rate of 10%
per annum from the date of completion.
[Amended 3-20-1990 by Ord. No. 857; 7-25-1995 by Ord. No. 899; 2-19-2019 by Ord. No. 1056]
A.
Concrete sidewalks and curbs shall be formed, placed, finished and
cured in conformance with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Publication 408 (current edition); provided, however, that owners
or real estate developers desiring to use traditional decorative sidewalk
surfaces to enhance historic properties shall be permitted to use
traditional red brick pavers or flagstone. The use of brick pavers
or flagstone shall be in compliance with all of the requirements for
the construction of concrete sidewalks as set forth in this section.
B.
Excavation for the sidewalk bed shall be formed at a depth of eight
inches below the parallel with the finished surface of the sidewalk,
except when brick pavers or flagstone are used, in which case the
excavation for the sidewalk bed must exceed eight inches, the exact
depth of which shall be determined by the thickness of the selected
surface. Unsuitable material shall be removed and replaced with an
approved aggregate spread on the prepared foundation to form a compacted
bed four inches in thickness. If cinders are used, they shall be saturated
thoroughly before placing the concrete. Excavation for the curb shall
be made to the required depth, and the material upon which the curb
is to be constructed shall be compacted to a firm, even surface.
C.
Expansion joints 1/4 inch in thickness shall be placed at the beginning
of each new section, at the end of sections of curved construction,
and at intervals of not more than 123 feet. Construction joints shall
be formed of two thickness of one-ply bituminous paper. Joints between
blocks of sidewalk shall be spaced in accordance with standard construction
details for concrete sidewalks and curbs which are hereby made a part
hereof and incorporated herein by reference with the same force and
effect as though stated herein.
D.
At the end of curved and/or radius curbs there shall be imbedded
in the concrete two reinforcement bars 1/2 inch in diameter and 24
inches in length. The bars shall be placed three inches and nine inches,
respectively, below the top of the curb and shall extend 12 inches
on each side of the joint. One end of the bars shall be coated with
grease, and enclosed in a capped tube at least 1/2 inch longer than
the bar.
E.
Surfaces consisting of brick pavers or flagstone shall be treated
with silicone or waterproof agent in the fall of each year.
F.
After the concrete has set sufficiently, the space adjacent to the
concrete shall be backfilled to the required depth with acceptable
material placed in layers not more than four inches in depth, and
thoroughly compacted.
G.
Sidewalks shall be a uniform depth of four inches, except when crossed
by driveways, where the depth shall be at least six inches for residential
driveways and eight inches for commercial driveways. The entire sidewalk
and grass plot area shall have a slope of 1/4 inch per foot to the
face of the curb. The width of the sidewalk shall be consistent with
the other sidewalks in that block or as established by ordinance of
the Borough.
H.
Curbs installed in conjunction with new sidewalk, or in areas where
sidewalk does not exist, shall be at least 18 inches in depth, eight
inches in width (at the base) and include a vertical back. The curb
must extend a minimum of six inches, and not more than eight inches,
above the pavement surface, with a face battered one inch, to a seven-inch
top. Curbs installed along existing sidewalks may match the finish
elevation of the sidewalk. Curb cuts or drop curbs for driveway entrances
shall be approved by the Borough Manager or his authorized representative.
The ends of the curb cut shall be shaped by hand and shall be sloped
from the top of the cut to top of the normal curb in a distance of
two feet. In the curb cut section a reveal of two inches minimum shall
be retained and the slope of the top of the curb cut shall be as required
to meet existing conditions.
I.
At intersections of streets and alleys, curbs shall be built at a
radius fixed by the Borough Manager or his authorized representative.
J.
No construction of a sidewalk or curb shall be commenced until the
party intending such construction shall have received from the Borough
Manager or his authorized representative the lines and grades to be
used in such construction.
A.
No concrete shall be poured until the forms and preparations have been approved by the Borough Manager or his authorized representative. The Borough Manager or his authorized representative shall have the right to secure a sample of the concrete being used, in order to determine by standard tests if the strength meets the requirements of § 300-7A of this article.
B.
The Borough Manager or his authorized representative shall inspect the construction when completed. When the Borough Manager or his authorized representative finds as a result of such inspection, or any time prior thereto, that any of the work, or material, is not in compliance with the requirements of this article, he shall notify the owner thereof as soon as reasonably possible. Any sidewalk or curb not constructed in accordance with the requirements of this article shall be removed and replaced with a properly constructed sidewalk or curb. In the event the owner fails to correct such improper construction, the Borough shall have the right to remove the defective portion, replace such portion with sidewalk or curb construction in accordance with the requirements of this article, and recover the cost thereof from the owner as provided in § 300-6B of this article.
C.
When the construction is in accordance with the requirements
of this article, the Borough Manager or his authorized representative
shall furnish the owner with a certificate of satisfactory completion.
[Amended 10-20-1987 by Ord. No. 833]
A.
By property owners. Sidewalks and curbs not laid in conformity with the provisions of this article and/or the established line and grade of the street on which they are constructed are hereby declared to be nuisances and shall be taken up and relaid in accordance with the requirements of this article within 30 days after notice so to do shall have been served upon the owner of the abutting real estate. Any owner who shall fail to regrade, recurb, and/or repave any sidewalk or curb within 30 days after notice so to do shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding before a District Justice, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $300, plus costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to be imprisoned for a period not in excess of 90 days; and the Borough shall cause said sidewalk or curb to be regraded, recurbed, and/or repaved in accordance with the requirements of this article, the costs of which, plus an administrative charge of 15%, together with interest at the rate of 10% per annum from the date of completion, shall be collected from the owner as provided in § 300-6B of this article.
B.
By contractors. Any person, agent, employee, or contractor
of the owner of the abutting real estate who shall fail to construct
or reconstruct any sidewalk or curb in accordance with the requirements
of this article shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding before
a District Justice, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $300,
plus costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine
and costs, to be imprisoned for a period not in excess of 90 days.
The Borough shall have the right to and may,
from time to time, adopt, revise, amend, and readopt standard construction
details as it deems necessary and proper for the effective administration
and enforcement of this article, and all such standard construction
details shall be and become a part of this article.
[Added 10-17-2006 by Ord. No. 980]
