[Adopted 11-9-1938 (Ch.
XXI, Part 2A, of the 1970 Code of Ordinances)]
[Amended 5-2-2011 by Ord.
No. 2-2011; 11-3-2014 by Ord. No. 7-2014]
The owner or owners of a lot or lots in the said Borough of
Vandergrift shall hereafter be responsible to maintain, pave, repave,
and repair sidewalk or sidewalks fronting on his, her or their lot
or lots, including a portion of the sidewalk extending to the curb
of the street, with concrete, said sidewalk to be established at least
five feet or four feet wide, in continuity with the balance of the
block where said lot, piece or parcel of land is situate, and shall
be at least four inches in thickness and installed in an manner which
conforms to any and all specifications as established by the Borough
Engineer of Vandergrift Borough, as may be amended from time to time
hereafter, and shall be placed on file with the office of the Borough
Secretary of Vandergrift Borough, to be submitted to the landowner
upon the issuance of a permit for the repair, replacement or construction
of the sidewalk or sidewalks fronting on his, her or their lot or
lots.
The concrete for said paving, repaving and repairing as aforesaid
shall be of the quality and mixture prescribed by the Street Committee
or the Borough Engineer of the said Borough and to be laid to the
grade line of the street. On streets where the distance between the
property line and the curbstone is eight feet or less, the sidewalk
shall be laid up to and against the property line.
On the neglect or refusal of the owner or owners of the lot
or lots as aforesaid to pave, repave or repair any sidewalk with concrete
as aforesaid after 30 days' notice from the Council of the Borough
so to do, the Borough shall then cause the same to be done and will
collect from such owner or owners of the lot or lots the cost thereof
and 10% additional, together with all charges and expenses according
to the Act of Assembly in such case made and provided.
Sidewalks not graded and paved according to the provisions of
this article and the established grade of the street may be declared
a nuisance by the Borough Council, in which event they shall be taken
up and re-laid by the owner or owners of said lot or lots according
to the provisions of this article within 30 days after notice to the
owner or owners thereof so to do by the said Borough, and upon failure
of the owner or owners thereof to take up, regrade and repave said
sidewalk within 30 days from the date of said notice, the Borough
shall cause the same to be done and collect the cost thereof according
to law.
Sidewalks heretofore laid with material or materials other than
those prescribed in this article shall not be repaired but shall be
repaved with concrete as hereinafter specified. Whenever any sidewalk
or pavement becomes, in the opinion of the Council of said Borough,
in bad condition, notice shall be given to the owner or owners of
the said lot or lots fronting thereon to repave the sidewalk with
the materials herein specified, and upon failure of the owner or owners
so to do after 30 days' notice as aforesaid, the Borough shall
cause the same to be done, and the cost thereof with penalties and
expenses shall be collected by the said Borough from the owner or
owners thereof according to law.
