Every owner of property in the Borough of Catawissa shall, on
30 days' notice from the Borough Council, construct or reconstruct
sidewalks or curbs in front of or alongside of such property which
shall conform to all pertinent requirements of the ordinance or ordinances
providing for the laying out and improving of said sidewalks.
Every owner of property in the Borough of Catawissa shall, on
10 days' notice from the Borough Council, repair the sidewalks
or curbs, in the manner stipulated in such notice, in front of or
alongside such property.
The notices referred to in §§
287-20 and
287-21 may be written or printed or partly written and partly printed.
[Amended 6-9-1983 by Ord.
No. 268]
Concrete curbing is required whenever any existing concrete
curbing is being replaced or repaired. Rolled asphalt curbing is permitted
along streets where no previous curbing has existed.
[Amended 6-9-1983 by Ord.
No. 268]
The materials and construction specifications to be used in
sidewalk and/or curb construction will be provided by the Borough
Engineer. Concrete curbs and sidewalks shall be poured at a time when
the temperature is above 35° F., provided that, in case of emergencies,
the Borough Engineer may permit concrete to be poured when the temperature
is below 35° F.
In all cases where sidewalks are constructed, reconstructed
or repaired over coal cellars or other excavations under the sidewalks,
such sidewalks shall be supported by iron or steel beams, or girders
of steel, or concrete arches. Before any such construction or reconstruction
shall be commenced, the plans therefor shall be submitted to and approved
by the Borough Engineer. In no cases shall any waste material or other
perishable material be used.
All sidewalks and all curbs shall be constructed, reconstructed and repaired and the grading therefor shall be in accordance with the line or grade fixed in the ordinance or ordinances laying out the street or streets upon which such construction, reconstruction or repair is to be performed, and the grade therefor shall be obtained by the property owner from the Borough Engineer and not otherwise. Upon notice, as provided in §§
287-20 and
287-21, as the case may be, such work of construction, reconstruction or repairs shall be done by the owner or owners of such property or properties.
It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Borough Engineer
to determine and report to the Borough Council, in the case of an
individual property, whether or not the sidewalk or curb shall be
reconstructed or repaired, and if so, the specific part or parts thereof
to be reconstructed or repaired.
The Engineer may at any time during the course of work of construction,
reconstruction or repairing any sidewalk or curb visit the site of
such work to ascertain whether the same is being done according to
requirements, and he or one of his assistants shall visit any such
site for such purposes whenever requested by the property owner.
All curb and sidewalk forms shall be inspected and approved
by the Borough Engineer before any concrete shall be poured therein
and within two days after the completion of the work of construction,
reconstruction or repair of any sidewalk. It shall be the duty of
the owner of any property where such work is done to notify the Borough
Engineer of that fact, in writing, so that he may inspect such sidewalk
or curb to determine whether the grade thereof has been observed and
followed.
Any property owner, upon his own initiative and without notice
from any Borough official, 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 Borough Engineer, which
construction, reconstruction or repair shall conform with the requirements
of this article and the ordinance or ordinances providing for the
opening, laying out and improvement of the street as to line and grade and as to material used, and he shall also notify the Borough Engineer, as required by §
287-29, within two days after completion of the work.
Upon the failure of any property owner or owners to construct,
reconstruct or repair any sidewalk or curb or to grade and sod the
ground between the property line and sidewalk line and between the
sidewalk and curb, after receipt of the notices herein provided for,
the Borough may, but shall not be required to, make such improvements,
and if such improvements are made by the Borough, shall file a municipal
claim for the costs thereof, together with 10% additional as attorneys'
commission for collection.
[Amended 6-9-1983 by Ord.
No. 268]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $300 and/or to imprisonment for a term not
to exceed 90 days. Every day that a violation of this article continues
shall constitute a separate offense.