[Ord. 892, 6/19/1979, § 1]
Every owner of real estate within the Borough of Mechanicsburg
shall, upon 30 days' written notice from the Building Official,
construct or reconstruct a sidewalk and/or curb, which shall conform
to all applicable provisions of this Part, in front of and/or alongside
such property.
1.
The current
Specification Manual is on file in the Borough offices and will be
made available online as adopted by resolution and modified from time
to time.
[Added by Ord. 1170, 3/16/2021]
[Ord. 892, 6/19/1979, § 2; as amended by Ord. 1170,
3/16/2021]
Every owner of real estate within the Borough of Mechanicsburg
shall, within 72 hours of written notice of violation, cordon off
the affected areas to ensure pedestrian safety, and repairs must be
started no more than 30 from date of notice, such repairs to be done
in the manner stipulated in such notice, in front of or alongside
such property.
[Ord. 892, 6/19/1979, § 3]
Upon the neglect of any property owner to comply with any of
the requirements provided in the preceding section of this Part, the
Building Official shall, after notice, cause the sidewalk and/or curb
to be constructed or reconstructed at the cost of such owner and shall
collect the cost thereof and 10% additional, together with all charges
and expenses, from such owner, and shall file a municipal lien therefor
or collect the same by action in assumpsit.
[Ord. 892, 6/19/1979, § 4]
All notices required by this Part shall be served as provided
by law.
[Ord. 892, 6/19/1979, § 5; as amended by Ord. 1089,
12/19/2006, § 1]
All sidewalks and curbs shall be constructed, reconstructed and repaired of concrete, brick surface laid on concrete, or rubber manufactured for such purposes, according to specifications determined from time to time by the Borough Engineer and approved by Borough Council, provided that: where the existing sidewalk is of a material other than concrete and was originally constructed in conformity with a then-valid ordinance of the Borough, and at least two-thirds of such sidewalk shall be in good repair, such sidewalk may be repaired of the same material of which it was originally constructed; provided, further that: sidewalks constructed in developments by subdividers and land developers shall be further subject to the provisions of the Borough subdivision regulations (see Chapter 22).
[Ord. 892, 6/19/1979, § 6]
The width of sidewalks and curbs, the portion of the width of
such sidewalk that shall be paved, and the portion thereof, if any,
that shall be left unpaved as a grassplot, and the location of such
paved and unpaved portions, shall be as specified in the most recent
and still valid ordinances establishing such widths and lines for
the street or alley along which a sidewalk is to be constructed, reconstructed
or repaired. Provided: when a sidewalk shall be paved to less than
the full established width, the paved portion shall be not less than
five feet in width, 2 1/2 feet thereof to be on each side of
the center line, and this permissive arrangement for the purpose of
uniformity shall not abrogate or set aside the regular full width
of any such sidewalk.
[Ord. 892, 6/19/1979, § 7]
All sidewalks and curbs shall be constructed, reconstructed and repaired and the grading therefor shall be done upon the line and grade obtained by the property owner from the Building Official and not otherwise. Upon notice, as provided in §§ 21-401 or 21-402 of this Part 4 as the case may be, such work of construction, reconstruction or repair shall be done by the owner or owners of such property.
[Ord. 892, 6/19/1979, § 8]
It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Building Official
to determine, in the case of any individual property, whether or not
the sidewalk and/or curb shall be reconstructed or repaired, and,
if so, the specific part or parts thereof to be reconstructed or repaired.
The Building Official may, during the course of work of construction,
reconstructing or repairing any sidewalk and/or curb, visit the site
of such work to ascertain whether such work is being done according
to requirements, and he, or one of his assistants, shall visit any
such site for such purpose whenever requested by the property owner.
Within 48 hours after the completion of the work of construction,
reconstruction or repair of any sidewalk and/or curb, it shall be
the duty of the owner of the property where such work was done to
notify the Building Official of such fact, so that he may inspect
such sidewalk and/or curb to determine whether such work was done
in conformity with the requirements of this and all other applicable
ordinances.
[Ord. 892, 6/19/1979, § 9]
Any property owner may, upon his own initiative and without notice from any Borough authority, construct, reconstruct or repair a sidewalk and/or curb in front of or alongside his property, provided such owner shall first make application to the Building Official and shall conform to the requirements of this and any other applicable ordinances as to line and grade and as to the material to be used and that he shall also notify the Building Official as required by § 21-408 this Part 4 within 48 hours after the completion of such work.
[Ord. 892, 6/19/1979, § 10; as amended by Ord.
925, 4/19/1983; and by Ord. 1170, 3/16/2021]
Any person who shall violate a provision of this Part or shall
fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof shall be guilty
of a violation of the ordinance, and, upon conviction thereof, shall
be sentenced to pay a fine not less than $500 nor more $1,500 and
costs of prosecution, or to imprisonment for a term not to exceed
30 days.
