[Adopted 7-8-1976 as Section 10-3 of the Revised General
Ordinances of 1975]
The owner or occupant of premises abutting any
bluestone or concrete sidewalk shall maintain such sidewalk, at all
times, in a good, passable condition, at a grade which will prevent
water accumulating thereon, and shall repair any 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, sidewalks
shall be laid and kept at such grade.
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 the Department of Public Works, repair or cause the same to be repaired and made in good and passable condition and conform with the requirements of § 258-14. The Borough may, at its option, upon default in making any of the repairs required by this section, cause the repairs to be performed under the supervision of the Superintendent and the cost thereof certified to the Tax Collector and added to the next tax bill.
No person shall ride, drive or pass over or
along any sidewalks 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, and the sidewalk,
if any, shall be protected in the manner approved by the Superintendent
of the Department 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 the
Department of Public Works.
No person shall place or permit to be placed
on any sidewalk any object or thing that shall in any manner encumber
such sidewalk or render travel upon such sidewalk dangerous or unsafe.
A.
Height. No person shall place or maintain any drop
awning extending over any sidewalk which, when lowered, shall be less
than seven feet above such sidewalk.
B.
Temporary awnings. 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 8-15-1995 by Ord. No. 1226]
No person shall lower the curb and change the grade of any sidewalk for the purpose of providing a carriageway or driveway across such sidewalk without a permit therefor from the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works, for which a fee as provided in Chapter 116, Construction Codes, Uniform, shall be charged.
