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Borough of Danville, PA
Montour County
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Every owner of property in the Borough of Danville shall, upon 30 days' notice from the Borough Council, construct or reconstruct a sidewalk, which shall conform to all applicable requirements of this article, in front of or along side of such property.
Every owner of property in the Borough of Danville shall, upon 30 days' notice from the Borough Council, repair the sidewalk, in the manner stipulated in such notice, in front of or along side such property.
The notices referred to in §§ 216-10 and 216-11 may be written or printed or partly written and partly printed.
All sidewalks shall be constructed, reconstructed and repaired of cement or bituminous concrete only. Where the existing sidewalk is of brick and/or slate and at least two-thirds of the said sidewalk is in good repair, the sidewalk may be repaired with brick and/or slate. The Code Officer, prior to issuing of any required permits, may require plans and specifications prepared by a licensed professional engineer or architect, hired by and paid for by the property owner. If in the opinion of the Code Officer, the property owner's plans and specifications need reviewed by the Borough's engineering firm, then the applicant shall be responsible for all costs and expenses associated with said review. At a minimum, the plans and specifications, if required, shall include a line and grade, length and width of walk and a typical cross-section. Upon notice, as provided in § 216-10 or 216-11, as the case may be, such work of construction, reconstruction or repair shall be done by the owner or owners of such property.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
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On all streets within the Borough of Danville, the sidewalk shall be at least five feet wide.
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Exception: Sidewalk width may be reduced to equal the dimension of existing and adjoining sections of sidewalk.[1]
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Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
In all cases where sidewalks are constructed, reconstructed or repaired over coal cellars or other excavations under such sidewalks, such sidewalks shall be supported by iron or steel beams or girders or stone or concrete arches. In no case shall any support of wood or other perishable material be used.
Prior to beginning any work under this article, every property owner so affected shall obtain a permit from the Borough Code Officer. There shall be no additional fee or cost associated with the issuance of the permit, other than set forth elsewhere in this article. It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Borough Code Officer to determine, in the case of any individual property, whether or not the sidewalk shall be reconstructed or repaired, and if so, the specific part or parts thereof to be reconstructed or repaired. The Code Officer may at any time, during the course of work of constructing, reconstructing or repairing any sidewalk, visit the site of such work to ascertain whether such work is being done according to requirements; and he/she shall visit any such site for such purpose whenever requested by the property owner. Within two days after the completion of the work of construction, reconstruction or repair of any sidewalk, it shall be the duty of the owner of the property where such work was done to notify the Code Officer of that fact, so that he/she may inspect such sidewalk to determine whether the grade thereof has been observed and followed.
Any property owner, upon his/her own initiative and without notice from any Borough authority, may construct, reconstruct or repair a sidewalk in front of or along his/her property, provided that such owner shall first make application to the Borough Code Officer and shall conform to the requirements of this article, and provided that he/she shall also notify the Code Officer, a required by § 216-16, within two days after completion of the work.
Any persons who shall violate any provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 and costs of such proceedings or, upon default of payment of such fines and costs, by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more than 30 days. The continuation of such violation for each successive day shall constitute a separate offense, and the person or persons allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation may be punished as provided above for each separate offense.