[Adopted 1-18-1971 by Ord. No. 393 as Ch. 62, Art. II, of the 1971 Code; amended in its entirety 6-9-1998 by Ord. No. 1345]
The owner of any premises in the Township of Galloway abutting a sidewalk or curb shall, at his/her own cost and expense, keep and maintain such sidewalks or curbs in good condition and state of repair and shall not permit the same to fall into a state of disrepair or to become unfit or unsafe to walk upon. All existing sidewalks now or hereafter dedicated to public use shall also be kept free from obstruction such as, but not limited to, ice and snow, by the respective owners of the respective lots or tract of land fronting or bounding said sidewalks. In the event that such sidewalk or curb or any part thereof becomes unsafe or hazardous to the public or unfit to walk upon, the abutting owner, at his/her own cost and expense, shall forthwith reconstruct or repair, as the facts may require, such sidewalk or curb or that part thereof which requires reconstruction or repair in accordance with the provisions hereinafter set forth.
Whenever any curb or sidewalk is required to be installed, repaired, reset or relaid in the Township of Galloway, application for permit shall be made by the owner of the abutting lands or by his contractor to the Director of Public Works, specifying grade, dimensions, mixed materials and method of construction and repair to be used. The Director of Public Works, or his designee, shall examine said specifications and, upon approval of the Township Engineer, in compliance with all the provisions of this article, shall grant a permit to the applicant. Fees for the aforesaid permit shall be $20. Curbs and sidewalks as part of a site plan or subdivision are exempted from this application requirement.
A. 
In the case of neglect or refusal of any such owner, after due notice, to so maintain or repair the sidewalk or curb in front of or adjoining his/her lot or lots or land, such sidewalk shall be maintained and/or repaired so as to conform as to the requirements of the prevailing ordinance, under the direction and supervision of the Director of Public Works or his designee. In such case of a sidewalk or a curb is in an unsafe or hazardous condition, the Director of Public Works or his designee shall issue a notice in writing to be served upon the owner of said abutting lands requiring the necessary specified work to said sidewalk or curb to be completed by said owner within the period of not less than 30 days from the date of the service of said notice, which shall be either by personal service or by certified mail. Whenever any lands are unoccupied and the owner cannot be found within the township, said notice may be mailed, postage prepaid, to his/her post office address as the same appears in the latest tax rolls of the Township of Galloway. In a case where an owner is a nonresident of Galloway Township or his/her post office address cannot be ascertained, then the notice may be inserted for four weeks, once per week, in any of the official newspapers of the Township of Galloway. Said notice shall not be required in the case of an emergency or in the event that it is determined by the Director of Public Works or his designee that ice and snow have created a hazardous condition, in which case the same may be removed by township designees within 24 hours of the occurrence when the owner cannot be properly notified within that time period, at owner's expense as hereinafter provided.
B. 
In the case where the owner of such lands as set forth in Subsection A above shall not comply with the requirements of such notice, it shall be lawful for the township, upon filing due proof of service or publication of the aforesaid notice for the Office of the Tax Collector, to cause the required work to be completed and paid for out of township funds available for that purpose. The cost of such work shall be certified by the Township Engineer, who shall verify the same and turn it over to the Township Tax Assessor. Upon the filing of these certifications, the amount of the cost of such work shall be and become a lien upon said abutting lands in front of which said work was completed and shall be collected in the manner provided by law for the collection of other assessments, liens or taxes; in addition thereto, the Township of Galloway, at its option, may maintain an action in any court of competent jurisdiction for the collection of said funds.
A. 
Sidewalks. All sidewalks to be constructed, reconstructed, improved or repaired shall be four inches thick and a minimum of four feet wide. Concrete shall conform to the requirements of the New Jersey State Highway Department of Standard Specifications for Class B concrete.
B. 
Curbs and gutters. All curbs to be constructed, reconstructed, improved or repaired shall be concrete. Concrete shall conform to the requirements of the New Jersey State Highway Department Standard Specification for Class B concrete. Concrete curbs shall be six inches wide by 18 inches in depth. If concrete gutters are to be constructed, the gutters shall be Class B concrete, six inches by 24 inches. Curbs and gutters shall be cast separately; monolithic or one-piece curbs and gutters shall not be permitted. Should the Township of Galloway construct said curbs upon the failure of the property owner to do so, said curb shall be constructed of concrete. All curbs shall be constructed with a six-inch reveal on the curb face except as provided below.
C. 
Drop curbs/curb cuts. Curbs constructed, reconstructed, improved or repaired may be constructed with dropped curb sections to provide access to off-street parking in accordance with these specifications. Drop curbs shall consist of full depth section with a minimum of two inches of curb reveal. Drop curbs/curb cuts shall be limited to one section per dwelling unit per lot. Drop curbs shall be a minimum of 14 linear feet for a single-car-width driveway, 24 linear feet for a double-car-width driveway and two fourteen-linear-foot sections for circular driveways.
D. 
Grades, sidewalks and curbs shall be constructed, reconstructed, curbed, recurbed, improved and repaired to conform as near as practicable to the established grade of the street, road or highway or of the section thereof along which any such improvement is proposed to be made, where said grade has been established by law previous to the passage of this article.
E. 
ADA. Specifications must meet all ADA requirements.
F. 
All sidewalks must be graded to provide adequate drainage of rainwater.
G. 
Any exemptions to these specifications must be approved by the Director of Public Works or his/her designee.
A. 
The failure of any applicant or owner or his contractor, servant or agent to construct or repair such curbs and/or sidewalks in accordance with the specifications filed by him for the purpose of securing that permit under the terms of this article shall be and constitute a violation thereof.
B. 
Any person violating the terms of this article or refusing or neglecting to comply with any of the provisions hereof shall, upon conviction therefor, be subject to a fine of not more than $2,000, imprisonment for not more than 90 days and/or a period of community service for not more than 90 days, in the discretion of the court before whom such conviction is had.
[Amended 6-28-2005 by Ord. No. 1609; 12-13-2016 by Ord. No. 1951-2016]
C. 
Each day's persistence in the acts prohibited by this article shall be and constitute a separate and distinct offense, subject to any and all penalties prescribed in this article.