[Adopted 12-4-1961 by Ord. No. 305 (Ch.
XXI, Part 2, Subpart A, of the 1975 Code of Ordinances)]
All sidewalks in the Borough of Derry, Westmoreland
County, Pennsylvania, shall be paved by the abutting property owner
or owners.
All sidewalks, not already paved with other
material, shall be paved with concrete at least four inches thick.
All sidewalks shall conform strictly to the requirements pertaining
to the line and grade obtained by the property owner from the Borough
Engineer, and the middle of all sidewalks laid pursuant to this article
shall be an equal distance from the inside of the curb and from the
property line, and the elevation of the outer line of said sidewalks
shall conform as nearly as possible to the elevation of the adjoining
curb, except where Council grants special permission to construct
the same at a different elevation, and said sidewalks shall raise
one-quarter inch per foot for the full width of the walk; and the
concrete used shall consist of a mixture of at least four parts gravel
or aggregate, two parts sand, and one part cement.
Any property owner, upon his own initiative,
and without notice from any Borough authority, but after five days'
notice to the Derry Borough Street Commissioner, may construct, reconstruct
or repair a sidewalk in front of or alongside his property, provided
that such owner shall first make application to the Borough Engineer
for the line and grade, and shall conform to all the requirements
of this article; and shall construct the same under the supervision
of the Derry Borough Street Commissioner, particularly with respect
to alignment, width, elevation, mixture and thickness. The Street
Commissioner shall have authority to stop the work in any case where
in his opinion it is not being done in accordance with this article,
and any work which is not satisfactory to the Street Commissioner,
and the Street Committee of Council, shall be removed and relaid at
the expense of the abutting property owner or owners, in accordance
with the provisions of this article.
[Amended 6-11-2012 by Ord. No. 746]
With the exception of South Chestnut Street
from Third Avenue to First Avenue; First Avenue from Y Street to South
Ligonier Street; Second Avenue from Y Street to South Ligonier Street;
South Ligonier Street from First Avenue to Second Avenue; and Second
Street from North Chestnut Street to North Ligonier Street, on the
north side of the street, where sidewalks shall extend from the curb
to the property line, new sidewalks shall be five feet in width, except
where streets are 24 feet or less in width, in which case the sidewalks
shall be four feet in width, and except in cases where Council, because
of local conditions, permits the construction of a sidewalk of different
width.
If any property owner shall, within the time
designated by Council, fail, neglect, or refuse to construct, reconstruct
or repair a sidewalk, or having undertaken any such work, shall fail
to conform to all applicable requirements set forth in this article,
the Borough of Derry shall have the authority to construct, reconstruct
or repair such sidewalk, or to complete or rectify any work undertaken,
and the Borough shall collect the costs of such work, with an additional
charge of 10% thereof, by assessing the costs thereof against the
property, and the Borough shall enter a lien therefor and collect
the same from the property owner or owners, as provided by law, or
the Borough may collect the same under any manner authorized by law.
Existing sidewalks, other than concrete, may
be repaired, improved or extended with the same materials.
