[Amended 3-10-1986 by Ord. No. 1301]
The owner or occupant of premises abutting any
bluestone or concrete sidewalk shall maintain such sidewalk at all
times in a good and passable condition at a grade which will prevent
water accumulating thereon and shall replace any flagstones so that
the joints thereof are even. The surface of all concrete sidewalks
shall be kept properly roughened so as not to become smooth and slippery.
Sidewalks within the Borough of Ridgefield shall be constructed, reconstructed,
repaired, altered and maintained at the expense of the abutting land
owner or occupant.
[Amended 3-10-1986 by Ord. No. 1301]
In case any sidewalk becomes out of repair, the owner or occupant of lands abutting said sidewalk shall forthwith repair or cause the same to be repaired and made in good and passable condition and shall conform to the requirements of §
350-16 of this chapter. It shall be the obligation of the abutting property owner or occupant to inspect any sidewalk abutting his property and no provision contained in this chapter shall be construed as an assumption by the Borough of Ridgefield, its agents, servants or employees of the obligation to make such inspection.
[Amended 8-26-1991 by Ord. No. 1451]
No person shall ride, drive or pass over or
along any sidewalk with horses, wagons, carts, carriages, automobiles,
motortrucks, motorcycles or bicycles, provided that this section shall
not prevent the use of driveways or the crossing of a sidewalk at
right angles for the purpose of entering upon property, and provided
that, in the last-mentioned case, the curb (if any) and the sidewalk
(if any) shall be protected in a manner approved by the Director of
Public Works.
No person shall propel by hand or any other
means any handcart along any sidewalks.
[Amended 8-26-1991 by Ord. No. 1451]
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 Director of Public Works.
No person shall place or permit to be placed
upon any sidewalk any object or thing that shall in any manner encumber
such sidewalk or render travel upon such sidewalk dangerous or unsafe.
No person shall place or maintain any drop awning
extending over any sidewalk which, when lowered, shall be less than
six feet above such sidewalk.
Temporary awnings may be erected across a sidewalk
and permitted to remain for a period not exceeding 24 hours, provided
that the same shall be securely fastened and shall be so arranged
as to permit travel along the sidewalk.
[Amended 8-26-1991 by Ord. No. 1451]
No person shall lower the curb or change the
grade of a sidewalk for the purpose of providing a carriageway or
driveway across such sidewalk without a permit therefor from the Director
of Public Works. The fee for such a permit shall be $1.
[Added 11-22-2004 by Ord. No. 1901]
Sidewalks and surrounding areas shall be constructed
so that the sidewalk, a driveway apron and curb are all separately
poured units of appropriate grade concrete and thickness, and separated
by a suitable expansion joint.
[Added 11-22-2004 by Ord. No. 1901]
Any person who shall repair a sidewalk, except
for the sealing of minor cracks, driveway apron or curb, or who shall
replace same or construct same, will first obtain a permit from the
Department of Public Works. All such repairs and replacements will
be subject to inspection by the Superintendent of the Department of
Public Works, or his designee, after the area has been excavated and
formed, but prior to pouring; and then subject to a final inspection
upon completion of the work. The fee for such a permit is $25.
[Added 11-22-2004 by Ord. No. 1901]
Driveway and parking lot entrances shall be
constructed so that where a driveway or parking lot entrance crosses
over a pedestrian walkway, the pedestrian walkway shall be a separately
poured sidewalk.