[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "ADA Compliant Curb Ramp Ordinance of the Borough of Royersford."
A. 
The widths, slopes, and locations of ADA-compliant curb ramps within all areas of the Borough shall be in accordance with PennDOT Standards for Roadway Construction, Publication 72M (RC-67M), latest edition, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended. Where it is technically infeasible to install the ramp to these specifications, applicant shall prepare and submit PennDOT's Technically Infeasible Form to the Borough for each curb ramp when a design value(s) is not compliant with these regulations with sufficient justification to clarify why the proposed design is the best alternative.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
B. 
The construction and/or maintenance costs of the ramps shall be the responsibility of abutting property owner.
A. 
The construction of ADA curb ramps following any other specifications or using any other materials specified herein or as provided in PennDOT Standards for Roadway Construction, Publication 72M (RC-67M), latest edition, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, is hereby forbidden.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
B. 
Subbase. All ramps shall have a six-inch subbase of crushed aggregate conforming to PennDOT standards.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
C. 
Expansion joints. Expansion joints shall be one-half-inch-thick preformed, nonextruding and resilient bituminous joint filler, placed to the full depth where the ramp meets rigid pavement and/or existing structures.
D. 
Thickness and depth. The ramps shall have a depth of not less than four inches in thickness and shall rest on a compacted bed of six inches of crushed aggregate.[1]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Chapter 21, Section 303, Subsection 5, of the 1990 Code of Ordinances, Slope, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
E. 
Concrete specifications and finishing. All concrete shall be air-entrained, having an ultimate strength of 3,000 pounds psi at 28 days and containing 6% air by volume. Care should be taken to assure a uniform grade on the ramp free of sags and short grade changes. Cross slopes of ramp surfaces shall not exceed 1/4 inch per foot.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
F. 
The finish tolerance of the top surface shall be a true plane within 1/4 inch in 10 feet. The exposed surfaces shall be repaired of all honeycombed and defective areas, and shall receive a smooth-rubbed finish. The finish shall be produced by wetting the surfaces and rubbing with a carborundum brick, or other abrasive, until a uniform color and texture are produced. The finishing shall be completed before the concrete is 36 hours old.
G. 
Immediately after finishing, all concrete shall be cured by using either an approved impervious light-colored plastic covering placed and maintained in contact with the concrete surface, or an approved impervious light-colored liquid curing compound sprayed on the concrete surface. The curing shall be continued for a least five days.
H. 
The Building Code Official may reject any new construction which does not conform to the requirements of this article or the generally accepted standards of the American Concrete Institute.
I. 
Mortar shall be used only in case of patching honeycombed concrete and then shall be one part cement and two parts of sand or its equal.
J. 
All individual home services for public utilities (excluding gas services) shall be raised and/or lowered to proper elevation by the person, firm or corporation installing the concrete ramp.
K. 
All traffic signs and lamp posts removed during construction shall be replaced by the person, firm or corporation performing installation.
L. 
Expansion material shall be placed around existing and/or proposed utility poles.
M. 
The Contractor must furnish and shall be responsible for placing the proper barriers and warning signs during construction. Removal of existing blacktop necessitated by curb removal and replacement shall be done with hand-operated pneumatic tools, hydraulically operated equipment or by a power saw to furnish a clean straight cut in the pavement 12 inches from and parallel to the curbline. It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to remove all excavated material.
N. 
All areas of excavation within the cartway area shall be backfilled and blacktop restored in accordance with Exhibit A.[2]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
[2]
Editor's Note: Exhibit A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
O. 
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Design Manual, Part 2, Chapter 6, Pedestrian Facilities, is incorporated herein by reference as though set forth in full.
A. 
It shall be the duty of owner of the land abutting upon any ramps to keep them in such repair and condition that they do not become dangerous to the welfare and safety of the traveling public. The Borough Council of the Borough of Royersford is hereby empowered to notify property owners in writing when ramps are in need of repair or renewal and repair or renewal thereof shall be made by the property owner within 30 days after said written notice is given to said property owner. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to place the responsibility of determining when ramps may become dangerous to the welfare and safety of the traveling public upon the Borough. At all times such responsibility shall be solely upon the property owner whose land abuts the ramp.
B. 
Upon the failure of the property owner to comply with any of the requirements of this article, the Borough may, 10 days after written notice to the property owner, cause the grading, paving, repairing to be done at the cost of such owner, and may collect the cost thereof and 10% additional, together with all charges and expenses, from such owner, and may file a municipal claim therefor or collect the same by a civil action.
C. 
Any such notices to be served upon a property owner hereunder shall be served upon the owner of the premises if such owner is a resident of the Borough. If the owner is not a resident, then the notice may be served upon the agent or tenant of the owner, or upon the occupant of such premises. If the owner has no agent or tenant or there is no occupant of such premises, then service shall be by notice posted upon the premises.
A. 
No person or persons, firm or corporation shall construct or repair any ramp without first applying for and obtaining from the Building Code Official of the Borough of Royersford a permit for the same. The application for such permit shall set forth:
(1) 
The full name and address of the owners of the land affected;
(2) 
The name and address of the contractor, or the person to perform the work;
(3) 
The precise location of the property upon which the work is to be done;
(4) 
The length of the proposed project; and
(5) 
Such other pertinent information as may be considered necessary.
B. 
No permit will be required for new ramps to be constructed in an approved subdivision which are to be installed by the developer.
[Amended 10-30-1990 by Ord. No. 715]
The cost of obtaining a permit to construct a curb cut ramp shall be the sum as established from time to time by the Borough Council by resolution.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The current Fee Resolution is on file in the office of the Borough Secretary.
Any person, firm or corporation applying for any permit under this article shall indemnify and hold harmless the Borough of Royersford against all liability of whatever nature arising during the performance of work or as a result of work for which a permit is granted, whether or not said liability arises as a result of the negligence or acts of the person, firm or corporation to whom the permit was issued or resulted from the negligence or acts of any other party including the Borough of Royersford, its agents, servants, workmen or employees.
[Amended 6-28-1988 by Ord. No. 694; 10-30-1990 by Ord. No. 715]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person, association, partnership or corporation to violate any provision of this article and any such person, association, partnership, or corporation so violating any provision hereof shall, upon conviction thereof before a Magisterial District Judge, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 and costs of prosecution and in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than 30 days. For the purposes of this article, each day's violation of any provision thereof shall be deemed a separate offense.
B. 
The Borough Council may revoke any permit issued to any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article.
C. 
The imposition of penalties herein prescribed shall not preclude the Borough from instituting an appropriate action or proceeding to prevent the performance of work or acts declared to be unlawful under the provisions of this article, or to restrain, correct, or abate a violation, or to seek relief by a complaint in equity or any other appropriate remedy.