[Adopted 12-16-1997 by Ord. No. 5-1997 (Ch. 135, Art. III, of the 1987 Code)]
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.
A. 
No person or group of persons, partnership or corporation shall commence the construction or reconstruction or repair of any sidewalk or curb in the Borough of Larksville without first making application for and securing a permit from the Borough Code Enforcement Officer.
B. 
Application for a sidewalk and/or curb construction permit shall include a minimum eight-and-one-half-inch by eleven-inch plot plan showing a plan view and limits of the proposed work, tied to the street address of the property. The plan view shall contain type, length and width dimensions of existing and proposed curbs on and adjacent to the property.
C. 
All sidewalks and curbs shall be constructed in strict conformance with the construction details contained in this article. No work under this section shall commence until first having secured line and grade from the Borough Engineer.
D. 
Permits shall be issued by the Borough Code Enforcement Officer in accordance with the detail drawings and general requirements of this article.
E. 
A permit shall be required for patching or repair of existing sidewalks and/or curbs.
F. 
As used in this article, "reconstruction" shall mean the complete replacement of sidewalk and/or curb to either existing or new line and grade.
G. 
Permit fees shall be established from time to time by resolution of Council.
H. 
Any permit issued under this part shall be null and void unless work is commenced within six months of its issuance. If work is commenced within said six-month period and abandoned within one year of the date of issuance of the permit, said permit shall be null and void. One or more ninety-day extensions of time may be granted by the Borough Code Enforcement Officer for cause shown after written application.
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.[1]
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Editor's Note: The detail drawings are on file in the Borough offices.
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.