[Adopted 12-16-1975 by Ord. No. 1046 as Sec.
15-2 of the Revised General Ordinances]
A.
The owner or occupant of premises abutting any blue
stone or concrete sidewalk shall maintain the flagstone which shall
become broken, and shall maintain the flagstones so that the joints
thereof are even. The surface of all concrete sidewalks shall be kept
roughened, so as not to become smooth and slippery. In case the grade
for any sidewalk has been legally established by the Borough, such
sidewalks shall be laid and kept at such grade.
B.
In case any sidewalk becomes out of repair, the owner or occupant of the lands abutting the sidewalk shall forthwith, upon receipt of written notice from the Council, repair or cause the same to be repaired and made in a good and passable condition, and to conform with the requirements of Subsection A of this section. The Borough may, at its option, upon default in making any of the repairs required by this article, cause the repairs to be performed under the supervision of the Foreman and the cost thereof certified to the Tax Collector and added to the next tax bill.
A.
When a driveway is directed across a sidewalk area,
the grade of the driveway should in no case show a depression except
the depression permitted where entrances to service stations are contemplated.
The depression in this case, however, shall be subject to the approval
of the Borough Engineer or Chairman of the Road Committee.
B.
No person shall lower the curb or change the grade
of any sidewalk for the purpose of providing a driveway across the
sidewalks, without a permit therefor from the Clerk, for which a fee
of $1 shall be charged.
A.
No person shall place any bridging over any gutter
or any pipe or other obstruction in any gutter, without first obtaining
a written permit therefor from the Clerk.
B.
No person shall place or permit to be placed on any
sidewalk any object or thing that shall in any manner encumber the
sidewalk or render travel upon the sidewalk dangerous and unsafe.
C.
Prohibition
of maintenance of structures and/or personal property on Borough property.
[Added 11-22-2011 by Ord. No. 11-2445]
(1)
No
property owner shall maintain a stationary or portable basketball
hoop between the curb and the sidewalk or against the curb on the
street or grass side overnight, when the road is snow covered, or
on refuse collection days or leaf collection days. If and in the event
a property owner is found to be in violation of this requirement for
a first offense, the property owner shall be notified by posted notice
to remove the stationary or portable basketball hoop within five days.
Any subsequent offense shall require immediate removal. If said stationary
or portable basketball hoop has not been removed, the Borough shall
authorize its removal under the appropriate enforcement proceedings
of this chapter.
(2)
Violations
and penalties. Failure by the property owner to remove the stationary
or portable basketball hoop shall subject the property owner to a
fine of up to $500.
A.
No person shall place or maintain any drop awning
extending over any sidewalk which when lowered shall be less than
seven feet above the sidewalk.
B.
Temporary awnings may be erected across a sidewalk
and permitted to remain for a period not exceeding 24 hours, provided
the same shall be securely fastened and shall be so arranged as to
permit travel along the sidewalk.
[Added 5-20-1980 by Ord. No. 1147]
The Borough is hereby authorized to undertake
and pursue a program of repairing sidewalks made uneven and dangerous
to pedestrian traffic by the roots of trees, the trunks of which are
not less than 1/2 in the public right-of-way. The Shade Tree Committee
shall be notified of all such repair work not less than two weeks
prior to the commencement thereof and shall schedule tree root pruning
to coincide with such sidewalk repairs.
