No person shall construct, repair or replace a curb, sidewalk
or driveway entrance without first applying for and obtaining a permit
from the office of the Borough Construction Code Official. The permit
shall specify the street address where the work is to be done, the
name of the owner of the premises and the name and address of the
person by whom the work shall be done. The applicant shall be furnished
with, and shall acknowledge receipt of, a copy of the regulations
hereinafter set forth and shall assume responsibility for the erection
and maintenance of suitable barricades, lights and warning signals
protecting the construction area.
No person shall construct a curb, sidewalk for public use or
driveway apron except under the supervision of the Director of Public
Works. Upon failure to meet the requirements of the Borough, the permit
issued for the work may be canceled and the permittee shall be subject
to the penalty provisions of this action.
The Department of Public Works, Parks and Recreation shall be
given at least 24 hours' prior notice of the intention to begin construction
or replacement of a curb, sidewalk or driveway entrance. Once construction
has been started, the work shall be carried to completion. In the
event that work is delayed for a period in excess of five days, the
Department of Public Works, Parks and Recreation shall be given notice
of such delay and, in addition, shall be given at least 24 hours'
notice prior to resumption of work.
No person shall pour or cause, suffer or permit to have poured
the concrete for a curb, sidewalk or driveway apron until the forms
for the same have been inspected in place by the Director of Public
Works.
When specified by the Department of Public Works, Parks and
Recreation, the contractor or other person in charge of pouring concrete
shall notify the Department of Public Works, Parks and Recreation
while pouring so that a sample of concrete may be taken. The Department
of Public Works, Parks and Recreation may have a sample tested by
a reputable testing laboratory after 28 days, and, if the results
show a compressive strength of less than 3,500 pounds per square inch,
the owner shall be required to show cause before the Borough Construction
Code Official why this concrete should not be replaced. One such sample
may be taken for each installation of 100 feet or less of curb or
sidewalk.
All sidewalks hereafter constructed or reconstructed on public
or private property for public use within the Borough shall be constructed
in a manner that will facilitate use by physically handicapped persons
in accordance with applicable law or standard. At the points of intersection
of pedestrian and motorized lines of travel, and at other points where
necessary to avoid abrupt changes in grade, the sidewalk shall slope
gradually to street level so as to provide an uninterrupted line of
travel.
In the event that the abutting owner fails to reconstruct or
repair his sidewalk or such part thereof as may require reconstruction
or repair as provided in this article, the Council may cause said
improvement or work to be made under the supervision of the Director
of Public Works or may award a contract therefor, the cost thereof
assessed upon the property of the abutting owner in accordance with
the law in such case made and provided.