The City of Coatesville may require owners of
property abutting on any street, including state highways, to construct,
pave, repave and repair the sidewalk, curb and gutter along such property,
at such grades and under such regulations as may be prescribed by
the City Engineer, the Codes Department or the City Council (which
may adopt the same by resolution).
From and after the enactment of this article,
all sidewalks hereafter constructed in the City of Coatesville shall
be constructed according to the following specifications:
A. The sidewalks shall be composed of a concrete base
of not less than four inches of concrete, using a one-to-two-to-three
mix.
B. The concrete shall be placed on a six-inch thoroughly
compacted base of earth or slag.
From and after the enactment of this article,
all curbing hereafter shall be constructed as follows:
A. The concrete curb shall be five inches wide at the
top and seven inches wide at the bottom, and the street side battered
to make the seven inches. The distance from the top of the curb shall
not be less than 18 inches to the bottom, measured vertically, or
so modified to meet field conditions as approved by the City Engineer
or Codes Department. Extra depth may be required. The concrete mix
shall be the same as for sidewalk construction.
B. Expansion-joint material of a mastic composition will
be required on long-running pours of concrete sidewalks and curbs.
C. All sidewalks, curbs and gutters shall be constructed,
paved, repaved or repaired upon the line and grade obtained by the
property owner from the City Engineer or Codes Department office.
A plan of the proposed construction of sidewalks
and curbs, showing width, length and thickness, shall be submitted
to the City Engineer or Codes Department office for approval. The
fees for permits shall be at the same rate as the fee charged for
building construction. When applying for a building permit, a permit
for sidewalk or curbing shall be applied for.
[Amended 5-28-1996 by Ord. No. 1012-96]
Any person who shall violate any provision of
this article, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a
fine of not more than $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not to
exceed 90 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that
a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.