[Ord. No. 394, §§ I—III; VI, 11-12-1962; Ord. No. 1372, § 1, 1-23-2002]
(a) Every owner of property in the Township abutting on any street now
laid out or hereafter ordained and laid out in the Township shall,
on 30 days' notice from the Township official as designated by
the Township Council, construct or reconstruct a sidewalk and/or curb
which shall conform to all applicable requirements of this article,
in front of or alongside of such property.
(b) Every owner of property in the Township abutting on any street now
laid out or hereafter ordained and laid out in the Township must,
if considering construction of a building and/or buildings on one
or more lots, tracts or parcels of land, construct, as part of the
improvements required, curbing and sidewalks. This shall be required
whether the construction is to consist of one house, one building
or a number of houses or buildings, or a development, shopping center,
industrial park and/or any type building.
(c) Every owner of property in the Township abutting on any street now
laid out or hereafter ordained and laid out in the Township, on five
days' notice from the Township official as designated by the
Township Council repair the sidewalk and/or curb, in the manner stipulated
in such notice, in front of or alongside such property.
(d) Every owner of property in the Township abutting on any street now
laid out or hereafter ordained and laid out in the Township, on notice
from the Township official as designated by the Township Council,
cause emergency repairs to be made to the sidewalk and/or curb whenever
the proper committee of the Council deems it necessary and so notifies
the property owner.
(e) Every property owner shall be responsible for keeping the full width
of the sidewalk area free and clear of any obstructions or any thing
which interferes with the usual or normal use of the sidewalk by pedestrians.
Such owners, on 30 days' notice, must remove any embankments
and/or must fill, with suitable material, where necessary to bring
the sidewalk area to sidewalk grade, or remove other obstacles within
the sidewalk area or prevent any water emanating from springs or other
sources from flowing across the sidewalk. Such water must be piped
by the owner of the land to the nearest storm sewer or other outlet
for such water or piped under the sidewalk to the gutter line. In
the event any water so piped to the gutter line creates a hazard by
excessive flow into the gutter or by freezing in wintertime, then
in such event the owner must pipe the same to the nearest storm sewer
or other outlet so that the water will not accumulate in the gutter
by freezing or otherwise.
(f) Every owner of property in the township abutting on any street now
laid out or hereafter ordained or laid out in the township and adjacent
to a private or public school or other public place as defined herein
and in those areas designated from time to time by resolution by Township
Council shall, prior to the transfer of the ownership of such property,
construct or reconstruct a sidewalk and curbing which shall conform
to all applicable township standards in front of or along side of
such property.
(1) A "public place" shall be defined as a public building or open space
owned by Plymouth Township.
(g) The cost of any such construction, repair and maintenance may be
borne, in whole or in part, by the township, within the sole discretion
of the township.
[Ord. No. 394,
§ IV, 11-12-1962]
All notices referred to in section
20-16 must be served upon the owner of the premises to which the notice refers if the owner is a resident of the township. If the owner is not a resident of the township the notice is to be served upon his agent or the tenant or occupant of the premises in question. If service cannot be made in any of the ways above mentioned, the service can then be made by posting the notice on the premises involved.
[Ord. No. 394,
§ V, 11-12-1962]
All sidewalks and curbs shall be constructed, reconstructed
and repaired of concrete only according to specifications determined
from time to time by the Township Engineer, a copy of which specifications
shall be made available to any property owner upon request.
[Ord. No. 394,
§ VI, 11-12-1962]
All sidewalks or curbs shall be constructed, reconstructed and
repaired and the grading therefor done upon the line and grade obtained
by the property owner from the Township Engineer and not otherwise.
[Ord. No. 394,
§ VII, 11-12-1962; Ord. No. 1372, § 2, 1-23-2002]
It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Township Engineer
to determine in the case of any individual property whether or not
the sidewalks or curbs are being constructed or repaired as required
in this article and during the course of work of constructing, reconstructing
or repairing any sidewalk or curbs, to visit the site to ascertain
whether such work is being done according to requirements. Within
two days after the completion of the work of construction, reconstruction
or repair of any sidewalk or curb, it shall be the duty of the owner
of the property where such work was done to notify the Township Engineer
of that fact so that he may inspect such sidewalk and/or curb to determine
whether the grade thereof has been observed and followed.
[Ord. No. 394,
§ VIII, 11-12-1962]
Any property owner, upon his own initiative and without notice
from any township authority, may construct, reconstruct or repair
a sidewalk or curb in front of or along his property provided that
such owner shall first make application to the township engineer and
shall conform to the requirements of this article as to line and grade
and as to material used and that he shall also notify the township
engineer within two days after completion of the work that the same
has been done.
[Ord. No. 394,
§ IX, 11-12-1962]
Upon the neglect or failure of any owner of property to comply
with the requirements as provided in this article, the township may
after 30 days' notice as provided in this article, cause such
construction, reconstruction or repairing of sidewalks and curbs to
be done at the cost of such owner and may collect the cost thereof
and 10 per cent additional together with all charges and expenses
from such owner and may file a municipal claim therefor or collect
the same by an action in assumpsit.