(a) 
No person shall walk upon or drive any vehicle upon or injure any newly laid street or sidewalk pavement while the same is guarded by a warning sign or barricade, or knowingly injure any soft or newly laid pavement.
(b) 
No person shall operate, park, load or unload on any street any vehicles or equipment in the manner as to mark, stain or damage the surface of the street or any structures, fixtures, appurtenances and features thereon, by any means including but not limited to wheel marks, oil drippings and excess weight.
[Ord. No. 35-2021, § 1, eff. 10-11-2021]
(a) 
It shall be the duty of the property owner abutting or adjoining the public right-of-way to provide for the continuing care, maintenance, repair, and replacement of all sidewalk pavements and curbing installed in the right-of-way abutting or adjoining their property.
(b) 
All sidewalks and curbs shall be kept in a proper state of repair, be free from hazardous conditions, and maintained in accordance with applicable laws, rules, guidelines, and policies.
(c) 
All sidewalks and curbs shall be constructed in accordance with specifications and regulations as established by the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure.
(d) 
The property owner must obtain a permit for any sidewalk repairs or construction as required by Section 413.02.
[Ord. No. 35-2021, § 1, eff. 10-11-2021[1]]
(a) 
If the property owner fails to comply with Section 417.02, the Director shall provide written notice indicating a violation of Section 417.02 and directing compliance. This notice shall provide the owner with a minimum of 30 days from the date of service to comply or request an extension or continuance from the Director.
(b) 
Service of the notice shall be made in accordance with Section 101.11.
(c) 
If the property owner fails to comply with subsection (a), the Director may (1) seek penalties under Section 101.09 or (2) seek collection of any costs and expenses for any work ordered by the Director pursuant to Section 417.03.
(d) 
If the property owner fails to pay for costs and expenses ordered by the Director pursuant to Section 417.039(b) within 30 days after receipt of notice from the Department, the amount of the cost and expenses may constitute a debt and municipal claim against the owner, and a lien may be assessed against the property in favor of the City.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the repeal of former § 417.02.A, which pertained to city tree root sidewalk damage claims and compensation and derived from Ord. 39-2014, eff. 12-31-2014, and Ord. 10-2015, eff. 3-18-2015.
[Ord. No. 35-2021, § 1, eff. 10-11-2021]
(a) 
In the event that a tree that has been installed by the City and/or the installation has been otherwise been sanctioned by the City, and should cause damage to the sidewalk and/or curb, the abutting property owner may file a claim for damages with the City's Department of Law in accordance with Department of Law procedures.
(1) 
Upon verification of the claim, the City Solicitor shall provide compensation to the abutting property owner(s) [at] eight dollars ($8.00) per square foot.
(a) 
Compensation for claims provided by this ordinance is not retroactive to claims received by the Law Department prior to the effective date of the ordinance. The effective date of this amendment is January 1, 2015.
(b) 
Every four (4) years, beginning on January 1, 2015, the City Solicitor shall adjust the amount of compensation provided for sidewalk damage claims based upon the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index ("CPI") for Pittsburgh. The percentage of increase/decrease in the Pittsburgh CPI shall be the percent of the increase/decrease in compensation provided.
(c) 
The City Solicitor shall provide notice to the City Clerk of any adjustment made to the amount provided for sidewalk damage claims. The City Clerk shall present said communication from the City Solicitor to the Council to be read, received and filed.
[Ord. No. 35-2021, § 1, eff. 10-11-2021[1]]
(a) 
In all cases where the property owner has not constructed sidewalks and curbs on all streets abutting the right-of-way with the exception of alleys, the Director may order work to be done by the property owner.
(b) 
In all cases where the property owner has not constructed sidewalks and curbs on all streets abutting the right-of-way with the exception of alleys, the Director may order work to be done by or on behalf of the City, and the procedures outlined in Section 417.02.A for collection of the costs and expenses shall apply.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the repeal of former § 417.03 which pertained to work by city; assessment of benefits, and derived from Ord. 2-2018, eff. 2-15-2018.
(a) 
No person shall deposit on any street any material which may be harmful to the pavement thereof, or any waste material, glass or other articles which may cause injury to persons, animals or property.
(b) 
Materials may be deposited in streets preparatory to delivery or use, provided it does not reduce the usable width of the roadway at that point to less than eighteen (18) feet, and provided that the material other than that to be used in actual building construction, shall not be permitted to remain in the street for more than three (3) hours. In any event, the placing of material shall not seriously interrupt the normal flow of traffic.
(c) 
Any material referred to in subsection (b) hereof shall be protected by barricades and lights sufficient to prevent injury or property damage.
(a) 
No person shall deposit on any public sidewalk any material which may be harmful to the pavement thereof, or any waste material, glass or other articles which might cause injury to persons, animals or property.
(b) 
Merchandise or other articles may be deposited on sidewalks preparatory to delivery, provided that the usable width of the sidewalk is not reduced to less than five (5) feet and that no articles shall remain more than one (1) hour on the walk.
[Ord. No. 42-2018, § 1, eff. 11-9-2018]
(a) 
In the course of implementing the City's annual pavement program the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure shall provide for the maintenance and replacement as deemed necessary to maintain the existing material whether it be brick, block stone, wood, concrete or other material on City streets in residential neighborhoods and business districts.
(b) 
On streets that are currently exposed concrete, brick, block stone, or wood, an asphalt overlay shall only be installed with a petition of at least seventy-five (75) percent of street-adjacent property owner's signatures.
(c) 
On streets where there are fewer than four (4) adjacent properties, or upon request from the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, the Director of Mobility and Infrastructure shall forward a recommendation of pavement material type to City Council for final legislative approval.
(d) 
Restoration of existing covered brick, block stone or wood streets.
(1) 
A petition of at least seventy-five (75) percent of street-adjacent property owner's signatures shall be required for the restoration of asphalt covered streets.
(2) 
The Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure shall determine the feasibility of restoring any said streets.
(3) 
Streets approved for restoration shall be placed on a list and schedule if and when funding becomes available.
(e) 
Public Safety Exemption: In consultation with engineers, the Director of Mobility and Infrastructure may overrule a petition for reasons of public safety.
[Ord. No. 42-2018, § 2, eff. 11-9-2018]
Milling of pavement prior to overlaying asphalt shall be required when adding additional pavement without milling would make the level of the street even with or above the level of the curb, and/or sidewalk, and or abutting property and or in a manner that would further restrict proper drainage of the road surface.
[Ord. No. 12-2023, § 1, eff. 8-3-2023; Ord. No. 17-2024, § 1, eff. 7-30-2024; Ord. No. 6-2025, eff. 3-12-2025]
(a) 
The Directors of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure and the Department of Public Works are authorized to develop and implement a program entitled the Sidewalk and Curb Repair Program.
(b) 
The intent of the Sidewalk and Curb Repair Program is to provide assistance to property owners in their compliance obligations under Section 417.02, in lieu of prosecution for violations arising from Section 417.02.
(c) 
The Sidewalk and Curb Repair Program shall not relieve a property owner of any responsibility or obligation of Section 417.02, or any cost or expense of fully complying with Section 417.02.
(d) 
The Director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure is authorized to promulgate regulations, charge fees and costs, and enter into agreements with eligible property owners necessary for the advancement of the Sidewalk and Curb Repair Program.
(e) 
The Sidewalk and Curb Repair Program may at the discretion of Department of Mobility and Infrastructure include an opportunity for eligible property owners to apply for an income-based forgiveness of some or all charged fees and costs.