Borough of West Chester, PA
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2024-02-21
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 95 Streets and Sidewalks
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Article III Reports of Defective Sidewalks and Curbs
- The Charter
- Ch C Home Rule Charter of the Borough of West Chester and Its Government
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Administrative Code
- Ch 4 Award of Public Contracts
- Ch 5 Business Improvement Authority and District
- Ch 7 Fire Department
- Ch 8 Firemen's Relief Association
- Ch 9 Franchises for Use of Public Rights-Of-Way
- Ch 11 Health Department
- Ch 12 Intergovernmental Cooperative Agreements
- Ch 15 Liens and Claims, Municipal
- Ch 16 Manager, Borough
- Ch 17 Map, Official
- Ch 18 (Reserved)
- Ch 20 Officers and Employees
- Ch 23 Planning Commission
- Ch 24 Police Cooperation Agreements
- Ch 25 Police Department
- Ch 26 (Reserved)
- Ch 28 (Reserved)
- Ch 28A Redevelopment Authority
- Ch 29 Refuse Disposal Authority
- Ch 31 Retirement Benefits
- Ch 33 Seal; Borough Flag
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 36 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 37 Animals
- Ch 37A Antidiscrimination
- Ch 38 Automatic Protection Devices
- Ch 39 Bicycles, Skateboards and Rollerblades
- Ch 41 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 43 Building Construction
- Ch 44 Existing Buildings Standards
- Ch 45 Residential Standards for One- and Two-Family Dwellings
- Ch 46 Curfew
- Ch 53 Emergency Communications Systems
- Ch 53A Emergency Services Reimbursement
- Ch 54 Electrical Standards
- Ch 55 Energy Conservation
- Ch 56 Firearms
- Ch 57 Fire Prevention
- Ch 58 Fire Insurance
- Ch 60 Fuel Gas Standards
- Ch 62 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 66 Housing and Property Maintenance
- Ch 68 Interments
- Ch 69 Liquor License Transfer
- Ch 72 Mechanical Standards
- Ch 73 Noise Disturbance
- Ch 74 Nuclear-Free Zone
- Ch 75 Numbering of Buildings
- Ch 76 Offenses, Miscellaneous.
- Ch 77 Parking Program, Residential
- Ch 78 Parks and Playgrounds
- Ch 79 Pawnbrokers
- Ch 80 Peddling and Soliciting; Handbills and Posters; Street Performing
- Ch 81 Plastic Bag and Plastic Straw Regulations
- Ch 82 Plumbing
- Ch 84 Public Nuisances
- Ch 85 Refrigerators, Abandoned
- Ch 86 Rental Occupancy Reports
- Ch 87 Sales
- Ch 89 Sewers
- Ch 90 Public Indecency
- Ch 90A Restaurant-Cafes
- Ch 90B Restaurant – BYOB
- Ch 91 Shows, Carnivals and Parades
- Ch 92 Small Wireless Facilities
- Ch 94 Stormwater Management
- Ch 94A Stream Protection Fee
- Ch 95 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 95 Art III Reports of Defective Sidewalks and Curbs
- § 95-15 (Reserved)
- § 95-16 Notice to owners
- § 95-17 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 97 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 99 Taxation
- Ch 100 Taxicabs
- Ch 102 Trees
- Ch 103 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 104 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 106 Vendors and Vending Machines
- Ch 107 Water
- Ch 109 Weapons
- Ch 112 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A114 Street Ordinances
- Ch A115 Water System Conveyance
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
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Editor's Note: Former § 95-15, Duty
of police officers to report, as amended, was repealed 10-20-1993
by Ord. No. 21-1993.
[Amended 10-9-1986 by Ord. No. 9-1986; 10-20-1993 by Ord. No. 21-1993]
Within 30 days of the receipt of written notice
from the borough of a defective condition of any sidewalk or curb,
the owner of the property abutting such sidewalk or curb shall be
required to construct, reconstruct or repair, as may be required,
the defective condition.
[Amended 5-10-1989 by Ord. No. 11-1989; 10-20-1993 by Ord. No. 21-1993; 3-17-1999 by Ord. No. 5-1999]
Any person who violates or permits the violation
of any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof in
a summary proceeding brought before a District Justice, be guilty
of a summary offense and shall be subject to the payment of a fine
of not less than $25 and not more than $1,000, plus the costs of prosecution.
Upon default of payment thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to
imprisonment in the county prison for a period of not more than 30
days. Each section or provision of this chapter that is violated shall
constitute a separate offense, and each day or portion thereof in
which a violation of this chapter is found to exist shall constitute
a separate offense, each of which violations shall be punishable by
a separate fine imposed by the District Justice of not less than $25
and not more than $1,000, plus the costs of prosecution, and, upon
default of payment thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment
in the county prison for a term not more than 30 days.
