Every owner of property in the Borough of Wilkinsburg shall,
upon 30 days' notice from the Borough Council, Code Enforcement,
and/or the Borough Council's designee to enforce said ordinance,
construct or reconstruct a sidewalk or curb, which shall conform to
all applicable requirements of this section, in front or alongside
such property. Attachment A, "Surface Material"; Attachment B, "Design";
and Attachment C, "Repair," shall be the minimum standard used for
all Wilkinsburg Borough sidewalks. Attachments A, B, and C may be amended from time to time
by resolution of the Borough Council. Due to the possibility of unforeseen
weather conditions or change in seasons, the listed designees of enforcement
may give the property owner an extended time to construct or reconstruct
as weather permits.
Every owner of property in the Borough of Wilkinsburg shall,
upon 30 days' notice from the Borough Council, Code Enforcement,
and/or the Borough Council's designee to enforce said ordinance,
repair a sidewalk or curb, which shall conform to all applicable requirements
of this section, in front or alongside such property. Attachment C,
"Repair," shall be the minimum standard used for all Wilkinsburg
Borough sidewalks. Attachment C may be amended from time to time by
resolution of the Borough Council. Due to the possibility of unforeseen
weather conditions or change in seasons, the listed designees of enforcement
may give the property owner an extended time to construct or reconstruct
as weather permits.
All sidewalks shall be constructed, reconstructed and repaired
of concrete, water-permeable concrete or recycled rubber, or pavers,
according to specifications adopted by this article and outlined in
Attachments A, B, and C by the Borough Council. Amendments to the specifications may be done by resolution
of the Borough Council, and provided, further, that within the Central
Business District (which, for purposes of this section, is defined
as the following area: Wood Street from the intersection of Rebecca
Avenue to the intersection of Wallace Avenue and Penn Avenue from
the Port Authority East Busway to the intersection of Ardmore Boulevard
and Ross Avenue from the intersection of Hay Street to the intersection
of Medicine Way, all sidewalks shall be constructed, reconstructed
and repaired with a surface of concrete and brick pavers.
The widths of the sidewalk area, which shall extend from the
property line to the outer edge of the curbing, on all streets in
the Borough, except in such cases where Council may otherwise specially
direct, shall be as follows:
A. On streets 60 feet or more wide, the sidewalk width shall be 12 feet
wide.
B. On streets at least 50 feet but less than 60 feet wide, the sidewalk
width shall be 10 feet wide.
C. On streets at least 40 feet wide but less than 50 feet wide, the
sidewalk width shall be eight feet wide.
D. On streets at least 30 feet wide but less than 40 feet wide, the
sidewalk width shall be six feet wide.
E. On streets less than 30 feet wide, the sidewalk width shall be of
the same proportionate width as hereinabove provided.
F. Within the specified widths in Subsections
A through
C, three feet measured from the inside of the curb shall be retained as green space for street signage, fire hydrants, trees, mailboxes, utility poles, underground utility valves, etc. Alternatively, this three-foot section may be overlaid with brick pavers.
G. Within the specified widths in Subsections
D and
E, Borough Council, Code Enforcement, and/or the Borough Council's designee shall direct sidewalk construction or reconstruction where the continuous, three-foot green space section specified in Subsection
F is not possible because of limited space or Americans with Disabilities Act minimum sidewalk width requirements.
H. Width specifications of sidewalks will be waived for continuance
and conformity of already installed sidewalks on adjoining parcels
or lots. Abutting to the existing sidewalks of adjoining parcels and
lots will be done in a manner to provide for an even transition and
will continue the existing width to provide for visual and transitional
conformity.
All construction, reconstruction, repair, cutting, alteration
or grading shall be done in the manner specified by the Borough Engineer
and subject to its approval. All corner curbs must be constructed,
reconstructed, repaired, altered or graded in a manner that meets
or exceeds all applicable standards or requirements of the Americans
with Disabilities Act concerning curb ramps and pedestrian crossings.
In case the owner of any property shall fail, neglect or refuse
to construct, reconstruct or repair a sidewalk, within the time limit
and as required by this section, and/or any notice given him or her
pursuant to this section, the Borough shall have authority to cause
such work of construction, reconstruction or repair, as the case may
be, to be done or to rectify any work not in conformity with this
section and/or the said notice and to collect the cost of such work
of construction, reconstruction, repair and/or rectification, with
any additional amount authorized by law, from such property owner
in default.