[Amended 6-4-1912 by Ord.
No. 215]
A. All sidewalks within the Borough of Clearfield shall be constructed
of flat stones, concrete, brick or bituminous material; provided,
however, that in event bituminous material is used, there shall be
at least two inches of fine hot-mix bituminous material on a prepared
base of cinders or other coarse aggregate, which base shall be at
least four inches in thickness.
[Amended 10-4-1954 by Ord. No. 677]
B. All sidewalks in the Borough of Clearfield shall be made and repaired
by the abutting property owner or owners at his, her or their own
expense.
On failure of the abutting property owner or owners to make,
construct or repair sidewalks as required by the ordinance of the
Borough, within 30 days after legal notice, the Borough may cause
the same to be made and constructed or repaired and shall collect
from such owner or owners the cost of the work done and the material
furnished with 10% additional, together with all charges, as such
claims are now by law recoverable under the provisions of the several
Acts of Assembly relating thereto.
[Amended 5-2-1910 by Ord.
No. 207]
Property owners, before laying sidewalks or pavements as aforesaid,
shall apply to the Clerk of the Council for the grade on which the
sidewalks or pavements shall be laid, which grade shall be furnished
by the Borough Engineer as soon as directed by Council.
It shall be unlawful for any owner or occupier of property within
the limits of this Borough, without first having obtained from the
Mayor or President of Council, to place or erect or suffer to remain
if same has already been erected, any smooth or barbed wire, board,
picket or rail fence or any other like obstruction in the nature of
a fence along the inner or outdoor edge of his or her pavement outside
of line of lot of said owner or occupier.
Any person or persons violating the provisions of this article
shall, on conviction before the Mayor or Magisterial District Judge,
be fined not more than $5 and shall be compelled to remove such fence
or obstruction or pay the cost of removal by the Council of said Borough,
with the addition of 20% added, said fine and costs to be collected
as debts of like amount are now by law recoverable.
[Added 8-18-1952 by Ord.
No. 628]
Any sidewalk in the Borough of Clearfield heretofore constructed
in conformity with the ordinances of said Borough relating to sidewalks
may be resurfaced with bituminous material; provided, however, that
before any such resurfacing is done, application shall be made to
the Borough Engineer specifying the type of material to be used and
the location of the sidewalk to be resurfaced. The Borough Engineer
or Street Commissioner shall examine the sidewalk to be resurfaced,
and, if satisfied with the condition of the existing sidewalk and
if the bituminous material to be used is of an approved type and satisfactory
for a sidewalk surface, the Borough Engineer shall approve the application
filed, after which said resurfacing may be done. Nothing in this section
shall be construed to prevent the repair of sidewalks with concrete,
flat stones or brick as heretofore mentioned.
[Amended 7-21-1988 by Ord. No. 1151; 8-18-2005 by Ord. No. 1274]
A. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to ride any bicycle
or ride any animal or drive any animal or mechanically powered sled,
buggy, wagon, car, truck, motorcycle, motor scooter or other wheeled
vehicle upon any sidewalk within the limits of Clearfield Borough
in any manner endangering the safety and welfare of persons or property.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to ride, coast or
be placed in motion upon any roller skates, skateboard, roller blades,
coaster, scooter or similar wheeled device upon any sidewalk within
that area of Clearfield Borough located within a perimeter bounded
by Bridge Street; Fourth Street; Walnut Street and the West Branch
of the Susquehanna River. Specifically excluded from the provisions
of this section shall be any form of conveyance being used by any
person with any medical and/or physical handicap such that the conveyance
is necessary for use by said person in order to be able to travel
upon the Borough sidewalks.
C. Any person or persons violating Subsection
A or
B of this section shall, upon conviction before a District Magistrate, be fined not less than $25 nor more than $300, plus the costs of prosecution.
D. Police officers within Clearfield Borough shall have the right to confiscate the wheeled vehicle or device or conveyance listed in Subsection
A or
B being used by any minor violator such that the same is to be returned to the parents/guardian of the minor, and, by doing so, administer a warning to the minor violator and the parents/guardian of the minor. It shall be at the police officer's discretion as to whether a warning shall occur or citation shall be issued.