Owners of land within the Borough of Larksville on which sidewalks
and/or curbs are constructed, and persons in possession of any such
premises, shall properly maintain, in accordance with criteria developed
by the Borough Engineer, such curbs and sidewalks and shall be responsible
for the repair thereof in a manner satisfactory to the Borough of
Larksville. All sidewalks or curbs or sections thereof hereafter constructed,
reconstructed or repaired shall conform to the requirements of this
article.
Curbs and/or sidewalks shall be constructed and repaired in
accordance with these general requirements, detail drawings and as
follows:
A. Concrete sidewalks and concrete curbs shall be constructed with Class
AA Concrete, 3,750 psi at 28 days, in accordance with Section 704
of PennDOT 1994 Specifications. Except for new granite curb, no other
construction materials are permitted for sidewalks or curbs. When
granite curb is used, the Borough Engineer will provide a construction
detail on its installation.
B. When adjacent paved Borough roadways must be cut for the installations
of concrete sidewalks or curbs, the roadway shall be saw cut straight
and even through the bituminous material. The saw cut shall be not
less than six inches nor more than 12 inches from the outside face
of curb or sidewalk. Restoration of the curb slot shall be with one-and-one-half-inch
ID-2 Wearing Crse., five-inch BCBC and subbase to fill the remaining
voids, tamped and compacted to 98% of the material dry weight density.
C. Expansion joints shall be placed between new concrete and adjacent
structures, including concrete curbs. False, dummy joints shall be
placed at five-foot intervals as shown on the detail drawings.
D. Concrete curbs shall be eight inches by 18 inches with a one-inch
batter in accordance with the detail drawings. Concrete curbs, machine
extruded, are not permitted.
E. When concrete curbs and sidewalks are installed, provisions shall
be made for three-inch PVC drainage pipes under sidewalks and drainage
holes drilled into the new curbs.
F. When curbs and sidewalks are proposed at an intersection or a public
location, compliance with current ADA regulations is required. See
detail drawings for general requirements.
G. Maximum slope for any sidewalk shall be 1/4 foot, unless otherwise
set by the Borough Engineer.
H. All sidewalks and curbs shall be bedded with four inches of 2-B stone,
compacted and tamped.
I. Sidewalk and curb forms shall be sprayed to prevent honeycombing.
Forms shall not be removed for at least 12 hours from placing concrete.
J. All concrete surfaces shall be cured and treated with concrete curing
compounds and protective covers in accordance with Sections 711.1
and 712.2(a) of PennDOT 1994 Specifications.
K. Curb transitions for driveways shall be a two-foot minimum and shall
not extend beyond the projected property line. The minimum driveway
width shall not exceed eight feet, and the maximum width shall not
exceed 16 feet.
L. When the curb or sidewalk is located on a state road, the applicant
seeking the curb and sidewalk must secure a PennDOT permit to perform
the work within the state road right-of-way. PennDOT requirements
differ from those of the Borough and the applicant shall fully comply
with PennDOT regulations in this instance.
M. Detail drawings shall be used as a guide in the installations of
curbs and sidewalks. They are to be followed for complete construction,
unless indicated otherwise by Borough officials, in writing.
Notice to reconstruct, repair and/or replace existing sidewalks
and/or curbs due to unsafe conditions shall be provided in writing
to owners of property containing said sidewalks and/or curbs. Such
owners shall have six months in which to reconstruct, repair or replace
said unsafe conditions, except where repairs are required which, in
the opinion of the Borough Code Enforcement Officer, are of an emergency
nature, in which event, 48 hours' written notice shall be given.
Upon the neglect of any owner or owners of property to reconstruct,
repair or replace existing sidewalks and/or curbs in a safe and usable
condition, the Borough shall, after notice as herein provided, cause
the reconstruction, repair or replacement of said sidewalks and/or
curbs to be done at the cost of such property owner or owners and
shall collect the cost thereof, together with all charges and expenses
up to an amount of 10% from such owner or owners, and may file a municipal
lien in the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County or collect the
same by action in assumpsit.
If any sidewalk and/or curb shall be reconstructed, repaired
or replaced without conforming to the requirements of this article,
or any other ordinance or law, the Borough Code Enforcement Officer
may require the owner of the residence and other persons responsible
for such construction to remove the faulty curb or paving as a nuisance
and replace it with conforming construction, and on failure of such
person to do so within such time as the Code Enforcement Officer shall
fix, the Borough may proceed to do so and collect the cost thereof
by entry of lien or otherwise.
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. Each day that a violation of this article
continues, shall constitute a separate offense.