[Adopted by Ord. No. 23 (Secs. 18-23 through 18-28 of the 1970
Revised Ordinances)]
All sidewalks along the streets and public places
of the Borough shall be put and kept in good passable condition, at
the expense of the owners of the abutting property, under the supervision
of the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works.
[Added by Ord. No. 25]
The established width of sidewalks within the
limits of the Borough shall be 1/5 on each side of the width of the
entire street upon which the said sidewalk is laid.
[Amended 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1385; 6-13-2017 by Ord. No. 1520]
All driveways across any sidewalk shall not
exceed 20 feet in width, and shall cross the sidewalk at right angles
thereto and in a straight line until at least five feet from the curbline.
No asphalt shall be overlaid past the gutter line. Such driveways
shall be laid on the established grade of the sidewalk, and in such
manner, that the surface water thereof shall be conducted to the street
gutters. Driveway width between 16 feet and 20 feet shall not constitute
additional lot coverage for the purposes of calculating such limitation
to be in accordance with zoning limitations defined elsewhere within
the Borough Code.[1]
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Editor's Note: The following original sections
of this article, which immediately followed this section, were deleted
6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 1385: Original Section 18-26, Notice to re-lay
or repair; service of notice; Original Section 18-27, Relaying or
repairing by Borough on failure of owner; assessment of cost; and
Original Section 18-28, Supervision of work and repairs.
