The owner or owners of lands fronting or abutting upon any public street in the Borough of Glassboro, subject to the notice as hereinafter provided, are hereby directed to construct, pave, repave, curb, recurb, improve and repair at his, her, their or its own proper costs and expense, the sidewalks of all the public streets in the Borough of Glassboro.
All construction will conform to the plans and specifications established by the Borough Engineer, and all work performed shall be done in a good and workmanlike manner to the reasonable satisfaction of the Borough Engineer.
Where the construction or repair work herein provided for is performed by the Borough, it shall be done under the supervision of the Borough Engineer, and all material used for said improvements where work is done by the Borough shall be inspected and approved by such Engineer.
Before undertaking any such improvements or repairs or awarding any contract therefor, the Borough Council shall cause a notice of the proposed improvement to be given to the owner or owners of the real estate thereby affected. Such notice shall contain a description of the property sufficient to identify it, a description of the improvement to be made, and a statement that, unless the owner or owners complete the same within 30 days after service of such notice, the Borough will make the improvement or cause the same to be made at the expense of the owner or owners affected.
The notice shall be served in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:65-3, and where such service is impossible, such notice shall be published in the manner prescribed by N.J.S.A. 40:65-4.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Proof by affidavit of service of such notice shall be filed within 10 days thereafter with the Borough Chief Financial Officer, but failure to file such proof shall not invalidate the proceedings if service has been effected as hereinbefore provided.
If the owner or owners of any real estate affected by such improvement, after the passage of this article, and notice given as provided herein, shall fail to make such improvements or repairs as required by this article, the Borough Council may cause the improvements or repairs to be made under the supervision of the Borough Engineer or may award a contract or contracts therefor.
Nothing herein shall be construed to affect any existing sidewalk or curb now in good repair and constructed at the grade and slope established by the Borough Council of the Borough of Glassboro, except as to repairs thereto which shall be made as they may become necessary from time to time.