[Ord. 231, 8/14/1961, § 1]
Before any person, co-partnership, firm or corporation shall undertake to construct, grade or alter any sidewalk, pavement, curb, gutter or driveway apron in the Borough of East Lansdowne, he, she, it or they shall make application for and secure from the Building Inspector a permit for such work, who shall furnish the necessary lines and grades; and when the work has been completed, said Building Inspector shall endorse on said permit that the materials used and the character of the work performed conform to the specifications of this Part. Should the work so performed not comply with the provisions or standards of this Part, the Building Inspector shall so stipulate upon the permit. All permits shall be returned by the Building Inspector to the Borough Secretary.
[Ord. 231, 8/14/1961, § 2]
All permits shall be issued for a period of 90 days and shall lapse automatically upon the passage of such period of time. Should the proposed construction or work be incomplete at the lapse of the ninety-day period, the person, co-partnership, firm or corporation shall make application for and secure a second permit before continuing with the construction.
[Ord. 231, 8/14/1961, § 5; as amended by Ord. 416, 4/22/1991]
The cost of each permit for a sidewalk, pavement, curb, gutter or driveway shall be as established from time to time by resolution of Borough Council. Such fee shall be remitted to the Treasurer of the Borough by the Building Inspector. Upon receipt of the properly executed vouchers, the Treasurer shall pay the sum established by resolution of Council, to the Building Inspector as his remuneration for the services performed.
[Ord. 118, 5/9/1932, § 1]
The grade for sidewalks, curbs and gutters in the Borough of East Lansdowne, is hereby established in accordance with the instructions given to the Borough Engineer.
[Ord. 118, 5/9/1932, § 3; as amended by Ord. 299, 4/17/1972]
1. 
On Penn Boulevard between Baltimore Avenue and Pembroke Avenue, the paved portion of the sidewalk shall be four feet in width. On Penn Boulevard between Pembroke Avenue and Glenwood Avenue, and upon all other streets of the Borough, the paved portion of the sidewalk shall be three feet and six inches in width. The width of the sidewalk may be extended to the curb by special permission of Borough Council at a regular stated meeting, provided (1) that such extension shall conform to the requirements of the Standard of Construction of Sidewalks as provided in § 210 of this Part; and (2) that the curb to which the sidewalk is extended must be in good condition at the time such sidewalk is extended; and (3) should the curb need replacing, such replacement must be completed at the time the sidewalk extension is made.
2. 
All sidewalks, including sidewalk extensions, curbs, gutters and driveway aprons installed, repaired or replaced, shall conform to the Standards of Construction as set forth in § 210 of this Part.
[Ord. 118, 5/9/1932, § 4]
Each and every owner of land, fronting or abutting on any street, avenue or highway in said Borough shall, within 30 days after receiving notice so to do, grade the sidewalk fronting or abutting said land, in accordance with the established lines and grades to be furnished by the Borough Engineer, at the applicant's expense, and shall construct thereon a pavement and set curbs and construct gutters fronting or abutting said land in accordance with the provisions of this Part and under the supervision on the Borough Building Inspector. No person, co-partnership, firm or corporation shall hereafter lay out, construct or build any sidewalk, curb or gutter except in compliance with the terms of this Part, and at the grades prescribed by the Borough Engineer, and in accordance with the specifications herein provided.
[Ord. 118, 5/9/1932, § 7; as amended by Ord. 351, 8/10/1981, § 2]
It shall be the duty of all owners of property fronting or abutting on any street, avenue or highway within the Borough to at all times keep the sidewalks, curbs and gutters in front of and along or upon the premises of lots owned by them in good order and repair and free and clear from obstructions to safe and convenient passage. In the event such owner shall fail to repair his or her sidewalk, curb, gutter or driveway between the curb and the property line, in front of or abutting said land, within 10 days after receiving notice so to do, the Borough may cause the necessary repairs to be made, and the cost and expense thereof shall be charged against the property owner, together with a service charge of 10%, and shall be collected in the manner provided by § 208 of this Part.
[Ord. 231, 8/14/1961, § 3; as amended by Ord. 351, 8/10/1981, § 1]
Upon the neglect of any owner of lands to comply with the requirements of any notice to perform the work of grading, paving or repairing sidewalks, or the construction or repairing of curbs and gutters, as required by this Part, the Borough may cause the necessary work to be performed and shall collect the cost thereof, and 10% additional, together with all charges and expenses, from the owner or owners of the property, and shall file a municipal claim therefor or collect the same by an action of assumpsit.
[Ord. 231, 8/14/1961, § 8; as amended by Ord. 351, 8/10/1981, § 3]
The Borough may make any emergency repairs between the curb and the property line where, in the opinion of the officer or head of the department or committee having charge of such work, a dangerous condition exists, and provided that such repairs can be made for an expenditure of not more than $25. Before the said repairs are made, a notice shall be served upon the property owner in the manner provided for by § 206 of this Part, requiring said owner to make the necessary repairs within 48 hours. Upon the completion of the work by the Borough, the cost and expense thereof, shall be a charge against the owner of the property and shall be collected in the manner provided for by § 208 of this Part.
[Ord. 118, 5/9/1932, § § 9 & 10; as amended by Ord. 314, 8/12/1974]
1. 
Description. Cement concrete sidewalks shall be one-course construction, four inches in thickness, except sidewalks constructed for the width of driveways and alleys shall be six inches in thickness and four feet in width, unless otherwise directed by the Highway Committee. All sidewalks shall be graded at right angles to the curb at a rise of 1/4 inch to the foot. The area between the curb and the sidewalk at driveways (apron) shall be constructed of cement concrete six inches in width at the top, eight inches in width at the bottom and 18 inches in depth. The street face shall have a batter of two inches from the top to the bottom of the curb and the sidewalk face shall be vertical. The curb shall be depressed at all driveways.
2. 
Portland Cement. Portland Cement shall meet the requirements of the latest specifications of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), air-entrained cement.
3. 
Aggregate. Fine aggregate shall consist of natural sand, clean and well graded, with 100% passing a 1/4 inch screen, 10% to 30% passing a 50 mesh screen and 95% minimum retained on a 100 mesh screen. Coarse aggregate shall be crushed stone or gravel, clean, hard durable and uncoated, with 100% passing a one-inch creen and 95% minimum retained on a 1/4 inch screen.
4. 
Water. Water shall be clean and free of all deleterious materials.
5. 
Proportions. Cement concrete shall have a minimum twenty-eight-day strength of 3,500 pounds per square inch (psi) in compression. The minimum cement factor shall be not less than six sacks per cubic yard, and the maximum water cement ratio shall be 5.5 gallons of water per sack of cement. The fresh concrete shall contain from 3% to 6% by volume of entrained air.
6. 
Forms. Forms shall be of wood or metal, straight and free of warp, with a depth equal to the depth of the concrete section. Wooden forms shall be at least two inches nominal thickness, and steel forms shall be equal in strength to the wood. Flexible strips may be used on curves. All forms shall be rigidly held to line and grade by stakes and braces sufficiently strong to resist the pressure of the concrete without springing. All forms shall be cleaned thoroughly and oiled each time they are used prior to placing concrete against them.
7. 
Excavation and Subgrade. Excavation shall be made to the required depth. The subgrade shall be free draining and compacted to a firm even surface of uniform bearing capacity.
8. 
Placing and Finishing. Concrete shall be placed immediately after mixing. It shall be accurately struck-off, tamped and screened by an approved hand method. The surface shall be given a granular finish by use of a wooden float without the addition of cement to the surface. All edges of the sidewalk shall be rounded to a radius of 1/4 inch. The street face of the curb shall be rounded to a radius of not more than 3/4 inch and the sidewalk face of the curb shall be rounded to a radius of 1/4 inch. Curbs and sidewalks shall not be poured monolithically.
9. 
Joints. Sidewalks shall be constructed in separate slabs approximately 20 feet in length except for closures. These slabs shall be separated by a premolded joint filler (1/4 inch minimum thickness, 3/4 inch maximum thickness) for the full depth of the concrete section. Between expansion joints the slab shall be divided into blocks, four feet in length, by scoring transversely for a depth of at least 1/3 the thickness of the slab. When sidewalk is constructed next to the curb, building, or any fixed object, a premolded expansion joint shall be placed between them for the full depth of the concrete section. Premolded expansion joints shall also be placed across the sidewalk at the beginning and ending of radius curbing. The curbing shall be placed in uniform lengths or sections of 10 feet, except where shorter sections are necessary for closures or curbs, but no section shall be less than four feet in length. The joints between the ten-foot sections shall be formed of two thicknesses of one-ply bituminous paper, cut neatly to the cross section of the curb, one paper being placed on either side of an approved steel template. Premolded expansion joints, cut to conform with the cross section of the curb, shall be placed at the end sections of radius curb and at intervals not exceeding 30 feet along the curb.
10. 
Removal of Forms. Forms shall not be removed before 24 hours after the concrete has been placed, and any irregular surface shall be corrected by rubbing with carborundum stone after at least 72 hours have elapsed (curing period). After removal of the forms, minor honeycombed areas shall be filled with mortar composed of one part cement and two parts fine aggregate. All joints in the curb shall be opened from top to bottom immediately after forms are removed, and the edge adjacent to the joint shall be sharp and clean cut.
11. 
Curing. All concrete shall be kept moist for at least 72 hours after finishing. Moisture retaining covers, such as burlap, cotton mats, straw, etc., may be used. Other methods of curing shall be subject to the approval of the Engineer.
12. 
Backfilling. No backfilling shall be started until after the concrete has cured for a period of 72 hours.
13. 
Gutter. Concrete gutters are no longer required in the Borough. When constructing new curbing, it will be permissible to construct the curb in one of the following manners, depending on field conditions:
A. 
When existing curbing (curbing to be removed) can be cut away from the gutter in a neat, clean line, it will be permissible to reconstruct the curb within the face of the gutter (edge of roadway surface).
B. 
When existing curbing (curbing to be removed) cannot be cut away from the gutter in a neat, clean line, it shall be necessary to remove the gutter for a minimum distance of one foot out from the face of the curb for the length of the curb to be reconstructed or at least to an existing joint (at right angles to the curb) in the gutter. After the new curbing has been constructed and cured (72 hours), the roadway surface shall be cut in a neat, clean straight line, parallel to the curb face, and excavated to a depth of at least eight inches. The subbase shall then be compacted and a minimum of six inches of 3,500 psi concrete shall be placed in the excavated area. A two-inch ID-2 bituminous wearing surface shall then be placed over the concrete no sooner than 72 hours after the placement of the concrete. The joint at the curb and at the street shall be sealed with a bituminous sealant.
[Ord. 118, 5/9/1932, § 14; as amended by Ord. 351, 8/10/1981; by Ord. 401, 7/11/1988; and by Ord. 416, 4/22/1991]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Part shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $50 and not more than $1,000 plus costs, and in default of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Every day that a violation of this Part continues shall constitute a separate offense.