A.
It is hereby declared unlawful for any property owner abutting a
street or highway within the Borough to place, have placed, or allow
to be placed anything on any sidewalk, whether that item is built,
parked, sitting, standing, lying, or in any other manner upon the
sidewalk, which obstructs reduces the area of the sidewalk open to
pedestrian traffic to a width of less than three feet.
B.
The temporary placement of obstruction upon sidewalks in violation of Subsection A of this section shall be exempt when such obstruction is made by permit duly issued as hereinafter provided.
D.
The police officers of the Borough are hereby specifically given
authority and shall enforce the provisions of this section.
A.
Any person, whether the property owner, the owner's agent, or
the owner's employer, obstructing the sidewalk area while constructing,
reconstructing, maintaining or repairing of a building or other structure
on the property, or grading any sidewalk areas, or constructing, reconstructing,
maintaining, or repairing any curbs, gutters, sidewalks, driveway
entrances, retaining walls, or trimming, removing, or planting any
trees, evergreens, hedges, plants, or shrubbery in or near the sidewalk
areas, or opening or excavating in or under any street, alley, highway,
or sidewalk area, or temporarily obstructing any street, alley or
sidewalk or by temporarily storing or depositing of materials, for
delivery of materials, or for any other legitimate purpose, shall
place suitable signs, barriers, and/or lights so as to protect the
users of streets, highways, alleys, or sidewalk areas in the vicinity
thereof from injury to person or property.
C.
The police officers of the Borough are hereby specifically given
authority and shall enforce the provisions of this section.
All subsurface rain water conductors shall be placed in such
a manner that the top of the pipe shall be three inches from the top
of curb with expansion joints placed vertically to the center line
of pipe.
All individual building service for public utilities shall be
raised and/or lowered to proper curb elevation by the person installing
the curb, driveway, and/or sidewalks at such premises.
All traffic devices removed during construction of curbs, driveways,
and/or sidewalks shall be replaced by the person installing same at
such premises.
A.
The Borough, from time to time, by appropriate ordinance or resolution,
may adopt such additional rules and regulations as, in the opinion
of the Council of the Borough, may be desirable, beneficial or necessary
based on new developments or for or in connection with the provisions
of this Part 1; including, but not limited to, appointment of appropriate
Borough officials, officers, employees, or Council committees to administer
provisions of this Part 1, adoption of rules, regulation, or policies
related to enforcement of requirements of this Part 1, and adoption
or rules, regulations, or policies related to administration of this
Part 1.
B.
Any such rules, regulations, and policies shall be construed in conjunction
with provisions hereof and such other Borough Ordinances specifically
referred to, and shall become effective upon the date fixed by this
Borough upon adoption thereof.
C.
It is not the intent of the Borough to exhaust its authority under
applicable Laws of this Commonwealth as to matters contained in this
Part 1 by enactment of this Part 1.
