It shall be the duty of the owner of any real
property in the borough abutting any public street or sidewalk to
construct, repair, alter, relay or maintain the curbs and public sidewalks
in front of the property whenever curbs or sidewalks are required
or, being already installed, shall be in such disrepair as to constitute
a hazard to the general public using the curbs and sidewalks, unless
they are repaired, altered, re-layed or maintained. In the case of
curbs, such work shall also be done when the repair is necessary for
efficient use of the curbs. It is the intent of this subsection to
comply with enabling legislation designated as N.J.S.A. 40:65-14;
Laws of 1970 Chapter 297 et seq.
Notice of the proposed adoption of the resolution
shall also specify the work to be done by the owner or occupant and
shall contain further notice that in the event the Council makes such
determination by resolution, the owner or occupant shall be required
to perform the work specified within a period of not less than 60
days from the date of service of the notice.
Whenever any such lands are unoccupied and the
owner cannot be found within the borough, the notice may be mailed,
postage prepaid, to his post office address if the same can be ascertained,
but in case the owner is a nonresident or his post office address
cannot be ascertained, then such notice shall be inserted for four
weeks, once a week, in the official newspaper of the borough.
All moneys recovered or paid to the borough
under the provisions of the foregoing sections shall be credited to
the account out of which the cost of such work was paid.
All such sidewalks or curbs shall be installed in accordance with the grades and specifications as to construction and materials prepared by the Borough Engineer and approved by the Council by resolution and no person shall install any such public sidewalk or curbs or repair, alter, re-lay or maintain the same except in accordance with such grades and specifications. In addition to the procedures and remedies provided above, any owner or occupant of any property failing to keep the sidewalk or curb in front of such property, whether occupied or unoccupied, in good repair, shall be subject to a penalty as stated in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, Penalties.