[Ord. 204, 1/7/1952; as amended by Ord. 601, 4/2/1990]
On all Borough streets where no sidewalks have yet been laid
in a block, the sidewalk on each side of the street shall be a minimum
of four feet in width, with the outside edge of said sidewalk located
on the street right-of-way line.
[Ord. 204, 1/7/1952; as amended by Ord. 601, 4/2/1990]
On all Borough streets where sidewalks have been laid on one
side of the block for only a portion of the length of that side of
the block, sidewalks on the remaining portion of the block shall be
laid a minimum of four feet in width; sidewalks on the other side
of the block shall be a minimum of four feet in width. The outside
edge of any sidewalks shall be located on the street right-of-way
line.
[Ord. 204, 1/7/1952]
On any Borough street where existing sidewalk and curbing shall
be repaired, replaced or reconstructed, the sidewalk lines and widths
and the curbing lines shall conform to the existing conditions except
in special cases as shall be determined by Borough Council.
[Ord. 204, 1/7/1952; as amended by Ord. 601, 4/2/1990]
All sidewalks and curbing shall conform to fixed standards as
set forth by the Borough Council by resolution and shall be constructed
of concrete.
[Ord. 204, 1/7/1952]
Whenever any owner, owners, tenant or occupant of any lot or
parcel of ground within the Borough shall desire to lay a sidewalk
or construct a curb, written application shall be made to the Council,
whose duty it shall be to notify and to require the Borough Engineer
to provide the requisite width, grade and line for such sidewalk and
curbing.
[Ord. 204, 1/7/1952]
The owner or owners of any lot or parcel of ground situate upon
any Borough street shall, at the owners’ expense, pave and curb
the sides and fronts of such lots facing public streets and keep the
same in good repair.
[Ord. 204, 1/7/1952; as amended by Ord. 825, 10/3/2016]
Where §
21-207 has not been complied with, it shall be the duty of the Borough Manager, upon direction of the Borough Council, to notify the resident owner or owners to comply with §
21-207 by serving written notice upon him or them. A duly certified copy of the notice sent shall be preserved among the records of the Borough.
[Ord. 204, 1/7/1952; as amended by Ord. 825, 10/3/2016]
Where §
21-207 has not been complied with and 30 days have passed from receipt of such notice or posting of same on the premises, the Council shall proceed to pave and/or curb as in §
21-207 at the expense of the owner or owners and may file a municipal claim therefore or collect same by action in assumpsit, as is allowed by §1805, “Borough May Do Work; Collection of Cost,” of the Borough Code, 53 P.S. §46805.
[Ord. 204, 1/7/1952; as added by Ord. 434, 10/4/1976; and amended by Ord.
601, 4/2/1990; and by Ord. 825, 10/3/2016]
Any violation or failure to comply with the provisions of this
Part shall constitute a summary offense, and prosecution for any such
violation or failure to comply with the provisions of this Part shall
be according to the procedures for the prosecution of summary cases
before magisterial district judges. Any person, firm or corporation
which violates any of the provisions of this Part shall, upon conviction
thereof in an action brought before a magisterial district judge in
the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under
the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to
pay a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $1,000 plus costs together
with reasonable attorney fees and, in default of payment of said fine
and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day
that a violation of this Part continues or each Section of this Part
which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate
offense.