[Ord. No. 2018-2286, 4/10/2018]
1.
Except as specifically authorized in this section, no person or legal
entity, including, but not limited to, any corporation, partnership,
association or religious society, shall place or cause to be placed,
upon any public sidewalk ("public sidewalk") and/or any building ingress
or egress (collectively "building accessway"), in the Borough, any
object ("object"), including, but not limited to, any merchandise,
stand, receptacle, public mailbox, newspaper dispenser, planter, statue,
freestanding architectural object, seating, table, sign and/or display,
and no property owner or occupant of the premises shall permit any
object to remain on any such building accessway and/or public street
which they own or occupy or which they or any of them are responsible
for maintaining under the Pennsylvania Borough Code and/or Borough
ordinance; provided, however, that:
A.
Goods, wares and/or merchandise may be placed temporarily on the
public sidewalk, in the course of delivery or transfer, but only in
a manner that does not interfere with the safe public use of such
public sidewalk, does not obstruct access from the curb to the unobstructed
public sidewalk and/or allows the public sidewalk to be used in compliance
with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
B.
Merchandise, mailboxes, newspaper dispensers, planters and benches
may be placed in front of buildings, but only within three feet of
the front facade of the building; merchandise may be so displayed
only by the occupant of the premises, and only when the premises is
open for business and mailboxes and newspaper dispensers may be so
placed only pursuant to Borough permit and nothing may be so placed
unless placed in a manner that is safe, does not violate any other
applicable regulation and does not block easy access to firefighting
equipment.
C.
Seating, tables and umbrellas may be placed in front of outdoor cafes,
provided that seating and tables do not encroach on the minimum pedestrian
walkway of 36 inches clear, which is required to be maintained in
front of the outdoor cafe.
2.
As used in this section, "building accessways" are from any doorway
to the public sidewalk, which building accessway is bounded by two
parallel lines, perpendicular to the street center line, one line
extended from each side of the doorway opening.
[Ord. No. 2018-2286, 4/10/2018]
The Borough Code Enforcement Department shall have the authority to remove any object placed on the public sidewalk in violation of § 21-701 and to collect the cost of such removal, with an additional amount of 10% of such costs from the property owner and/or occupant of the premises.
[Ord. No. 2018-2286, 4/10/2018]
Any person, firm, corporation, association or organization who
or which shall violate any provision of this Part shall, upon conviction
thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 and costs
of prosecution, or in default of payment of such fine and costs, to
undergo imprisonment for not more than 30 days.
