For purposes of this article, the terms used herein are defined
as follows:
ALLEY
A developed or undeveloped passage, as through a continuous
row of houses, permitting access from the street to backyards, garages
and the like.
PRIVATE ROADS
A right-of-way, improved or unimproved, which has not been
dedicated to and accepted by the Borough of Washington and over which
there is a private right of passage.
PUBLIC ROAD
A right-of-way, improved or unimproved, over which there
is a public right of passage.
SNOW REMOVAL
The act of removing snow and/or controlling ice by plowing,
salting or other means.
The Borough hereby determines that, in its opinion, the travel
on the private roads or alleys delineated in this article is sufficient
to warrant the expenditure of municipal funds for snow removal.
Nothing in this article shall be deemed or interpreted to constitute
either a dedication of the roads designated in this article to the
public or an acceptance by the Borough of the roads as a public road.
The purpose of this article is to permit the Borough voluntarily to
remove snow and ice from the roads without any further obligation
on the Borough's part either to maintain the roads or to continue
snow removal services.
The Borough will not provide any basic maintenance/repair work
to any private roads in the Borough.
The Supervisor of Streets and Roads is authorized to conduct
snow removal services as required only on the following private roads
or streets in the Borough:
Catelle Court:
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Unimproved road located on the perimeter of Block 37, Lot 8
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Rear of North Jackson Avenue:
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Unimproved road parallel to the railroad tracks located on Block
300, Lot 1.04
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Improved road off of Independent Street:
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Alley located 160 feet off of Belvidere Avenue, and runs parallel
to Rush Avenue for approximately 140 feet
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Unimproved road No. 1 off of Cornish Street:
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Alley located approximately 95 feet off of South Prospect Street
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Alley runs parallel to South Prospect Street to which the dimensions
are 38 inches by 327 feet
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Unimproved road No. 2 off of Cornish Street:
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Alley located approximately 233 feet off of South Prospect Street
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Alley runs parallel to South Prospect Street to which the dimensions
are 25 inches by 327 feet
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Improved road between Broad Street and South Lincoln Avenue:
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Located on a portion of Block 301, Lot 2
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No snow removal services will be provided on private roads unless
the Borough has received written consent from the owner(s) of the
private road. Said consent shall be in the form provided by the Borough.