The owner or occupant of premises abutting any
sidewalk shall keep such sidewalk at all times in a good and passable
condition at a grade which will prevent water from accumulating thereon.
The surface of all sidewalks shall be kept properly roughened so as
not to become smooth and slippery.
[Amended 12-19-2000 by Ord. No. 1119]
A.Â
In case any sidewalk becomes out of repair, the owner or occupant of the lands abutting such sidewalk shall forthwith, upon receipt of written notice from the Superintendent of Public Works, repair or cause the same to be repaired and made in good and passable condition and conform to the requirements of § 235-19.
B.Â
With respect to those properties located adjacent
to those streets and sidewalks improved as a part of Ordinance 1088
adopted by the Borough of Oradell on December 1, 1998, and entitled
"Improvement of the Intersection of Kinderkamack Road and New Milford
Avenue," any and all repairs to sidewalks shall be made in conformity
with the special sidewalk/pavement specifications and standards prepared
by Burgis Associates, the provisions of which are incorporated herein
by reference and copies of which are available through the office
of the Borough Clerk.
No person shall ride, drive or pass over or
along any sidewalk with horses, wagons, carts, carriages, automobiles,
motor trucks, 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, provided
that in the last-mentioned case, the curb, if any, shall be protected
in a manner approved by the Superintendent of Public Works.
No person shall propel, by hand or any other
means, any handcart along any sidewalk.
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 Superintendent 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.
[Amended 12-20-1998 by Ord. No. 837]
No person shall lower the curb and change the grade of a sidewalk for the purpose of providing a driveway without a permit therefor from the Borough Clerk upon recommendation of the Superintendent of Public Works. The fee for such a permit shall be as stated in Chapter 115, Fees.
