[Adopted 3-9-1965 as Ord. No. 354]
[Amended 3-13-1984 by Ord. No. 567]
Every owner of property shall, within 60 days after receipt of notice from the borough, construct, reconstruct and repair the curb and sidewalk in front of or along such property. The notice may be written or printed, or partly written and partly printed, and shall be served on the owner personally if he can be located in the borough; but if he cannot, a copy will be left with the person in possession or, if no one is in physical possession of the property, the notice will be posted on the premises.
Any property owner, upon his own initiative and without notice from any borough authority, may construct, reconstruct or repair any curb or sidewalk in front of or along his property, provided that such owner shall give notice, in writing, to the Borough Secretary at least 10 days before commencing work where the line and grade have been previously established by borough ordinance or action of the Borough Engineer, and at least 20 days prior to the next regular meeting of Borough Council where such line and grade have not been established.
All curbs and sidewalks shall be constructed and reconstructed and repaired in accordance with the rules and regulations as originally adopted at the time this Article is enacted and as they shall be changed and amended from time to time by the Engineer with the approval of Borough Council.
If any property owner shall fail or refuse to construct, reconstruct and repair the curb or sidewalk as required by § 181-1 of this Article and in conformance with the rules and regulations referred to in § 181-3 when notified to do so, the borough may, at its option, cause the same to be done and charge and collect the cost thereof from the property owner with a penalty of 10%, which cost and penalty shall be collected by an action of assumpsit, the filing of a municipal claim or in any other manner permitted by law.
Any person, whether an individual, partnership, association or corporation, including but not limited to owners, tenants, occupiers, contractors, subcontractors and their agents, servants and employees, who shall violate any of the terms of this Article and the rules and regulations referred to in § 181-4, shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine of not more than $600 and the costs of prosecution and, in default of the payment of such fine and costs, shall suffer imprisonment for a period not to exceed 30 days. After notice, each day's continuance of a violation shall constitute a separate offense. These penalties shall be in addition to the remedies afforded the borough in § 181-4 of this Article.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
No curbs or sidewalks shall be constructed, reconstructed or repaired to any lines or grades other than those furnished and/or approved by the Borough Engineer.
[1]
Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
[Amended 3-13-1984 by Ord. No. 567]
A. 
All new curbs along any street shall be constructed of concrete only.
B. 
Curbing construction shall conform to standard specifications, as described herein and as further detailed on Exhibit A which is attached hereto and made a part of this Article.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit A is on file in the office of the Borough Secretary.
C. 
A standard straight concrete curb installation shall be required on all existing ordained streets within the borough and at such other thoroughfare locations as the Borough Council may direct, except where in the opinion of the Borough Council it shall be unnecessary for the public safety and convenience.
D. 
All concrete curb shall be constructed of three-thousand-pounds-per-square-inch twenty-eight-day compressive strength concrete. The proportions of concrete ingredients shall be such as to provide a mixture which will work readily into corners and angles of the forms with the method of placement employed but without permitting the materials to segregate or excess free water to collect on the surface.
[Amended 3-13-1990 by Ord. No. 625[1]]
Standard straight curb construction shall conform to the design specifications indicated in Exhibit A.[2] Curb section shall be seven inches in thickness at the top and eight inches in thickness at the bottom and 18 inches deep, maintaining a one-inch-per-foot batter on the streetside face. The height above the gutter line shall normally be eight inches with a minimum of 4 1/2 inches permitted along streets with a minimum cartway between curbs (in general this height of curb above the gutter line shall be established by provision of a three-eighths-inch-per-foot allowance in finished road pavement surface). The maximum height of curb above the gutter line shall be eight inches at stormwater inlet structures, and under certain other conditions of gutter line and of wide cartway thoroughfares as may be approved or directed by the Borough Engineer.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
[2]
Editor's Note: Exhibit A is on file in the office of the Borough Secretary.
A. 
The top or horizontal surface of the concrete curb shall be floated smooth with a wooden float and the edges of the face and back of the curb, as required, rounded with an approved tool, while the concrete is still workable. The exposed street face of the curb shall have a smooth-rubbed finish to the gutter line. The top surface of the curb section shall pitch toward the street with a slope approximating 1/4 inch per foot. Longitudinally, one-half-inch expansion joints shall be placed at a minimum spacing of 30 feet.
B. 
No concrete shall be placed in either curbs or sidewalks at any time during the months of December, January and February, and no concrete shall be placed during any other month when the temperature is below 40° F. as determined by the Borough Manager. All concrete material and all forms, filler and ground with which the concrete is to come in contact shall be free from frost, but all contact surfaces shall be firm and unyielding. All concrete shall be tamped or vibrated.
C. 
Excavation along the roadside of the curb shall be limited to 18 inches from the face of curb, or otherwise as approved by the Borough Manager and/or the Borough Engineer. Excavation depth shall be limited to three to six inches below the bottom of the proposed curb. All new curbing shall be placed on three to six inches of approved stone fill.
[Added 2-13-1996 by Ord. No. 679]
D. 
The contractor shall be responsible for obtaining a street excavation permit in accordance with § 181-27. In addition, all work shall be completed in accordance with § 181-10 and all road restoration in the excavated trench area shall be completed within three working days from the time the concrete forms are removed. However, if the curbing is being installed in conjunction with a borough road restoration program, the contractor shall then have 14 days in which to complete the work.
[Added 2-13-1996 by Ord. No. 679]
[1]
Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
[Added 11-22-1994 by Ord. No. 674]
A. 
Substantial, unyielding, mortar-tight forms shall be used for all concrete curb and curb and gutter construction, and they shall conform to the dimensions of the structure to be constructed and be clean and free of all foreign and previously formed material. The forms shall be smooth and of uniform alignment, and any forms which, in the opinion of the Borough Engineer, or his or her designated representatives do not satisfactorily conform to these requirements may be condemned for use thereby. The forms shall be properly braced or tied together so as to maintain position and slope.
B. 
Rigid straight section forms shall not be used for curved curb construction except by specific approval of the Borough Engineer or his authorized representative after consideration of the degree of curvature involved.
C. 
Forms may be removed after 24 hours, provided that the concrete is sufficiently hard not to be injured thereby.
D. 
Protective backfilling against the newly constructed curbs on the sidewalk side shall be accomplished with dry, durable, unfrozen earth. Backfilling on the street side shall be accomplished with approved stone fill compacted in six-inch lifts. The surface of the stone shall be brought up to elevation based upon criteria as follows:
[Amended 2-13-1996 by Ord. No. 679]
(1) 
In cases where the installation of the curbing is being done in conjunction with a street restoration program, where the existing roadway is going to be overlayed, the stone shall be brought up to an elevation four inches below the existing road grade. The top four inches shall then be filled with four inches of BCBC, bringing the surface of the BCBC flush with the existing roadway surface.
(2) 
In cases where the installation of the curbing is not being done in conjunction with a street restoration program, the stone shall be brought up to an elevation 5.5 inches below the existing road grade. This difference in elevation shall then be filled with four inches of BCBC and then topped with 1.5 inches of ID-2 surface wearing course, bringing the restored trench surface flush with the existing roadway surface. All pavement joints and the joint along the curb face shall then be sealed with AC20.
[Amended 3-13-1990 by Ord. No. 625]
A. 
A radius curb shall be constructed at all street intersections designated by the Borough Engineer. The minimum radius for any curb at a street intersection shall be 15 feet. Depressed curbs and aprons shall be provided at any alley and/or driveway in accordance with the specifications set forth on Exhibits A and B.[1]
[Amended 11-22-1994 by Ord. No. 674]
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibits A and B are on file in the office of the Borough Secretary.
B. 
For driveways in all new land subdivision street constructions and where otherwise deemed necessary for the public safety and convenience by Borough Council and/or directed by the Borough Engineer, driveway entrances shall be constructed as shown on Exhibit B.
C. 
All curbs at the intersection of public alleys shall extend along the sides of the alley for the full width of the street sidewalk.
D. 
The minimum radius for curblines at street intersections in all new land subdivision street construction work shall be 30 feet as rounded by a tangential arc. The curbline radius shall be concentric with that of the right-of-way line, excepting at the intersection of streets having different widths between the curb and right-of-way (property) lines. The grade of lines of curbs at intersections shall intersect if the tangents are extended.
[Amended 3-13-1990 by Ord. No. 625]
No new driveway within the street line shall be constructed of anything other than reinforced concrete and shall meet all other specifications of this Article. All driveways or alleyways crossing the sidewalks shall have a minimum thickness of six inches within the street right-of-way. The top surface of the driveway or alleyway shall take the cross slope of the sidewalk from a point three feet from the street face of curbline toward the property line. The driveway or alleyway shall slope uniformly from a point three feet inside the street face of the curbline to 1 1/2 inches above the gutter line. A reinforced curb extending 10 inches below the gutter line shall be constructed along the street face of all driveways where the standard straight curb section is used. Driveway construction design shall conform to Exhibit B, which is attached hereto and made a part of this Article.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit B is on file in the office of the Borough Secretary.
[Amended 3-13-1984 by Ord. No. 567; 3-13-1990 by Ord. No. 625; 2-12-1991 by Ord. No. 634]
A. 
All new, reconstructed or replacement sidewalk pavement shall be constructed, reconstructed or replaced with concrete pavement only over four inches of well-compacted crushed stone. Brick sidewalks may be constructed if approved by the Borough Engineer or such other committee or person designated by the Borough Council for such purpose. Such approval may be obtained only on the condition that such brick sidewalks are constructed in accordance with the following specifications: a well-compacted subgrade of four inches of crushed stone, one-inch compacted stone screening or sand sloped for proper drainage and four-by-eight-by-two-and-one-half-inch brick pavers (or other brick paver approved by the Borough Engineer) shall be placed on the screenings and sand shall be scattered over bricks and swept into the joints followed by an application of a light mist from a hose over the entire surface; and such other provisions of this Article as are applicable under the circumstances.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
B. 
All sidewalk pavements shall be constructed to a minimum thickness of four inches and a minimum width of four feet. Widths of pavements shall, however, be four feet or greater, as specified, for certain borough streets by various existing ordinances pertaining specifically thereto; and the placement of such pavements within the sidewalk area shall be in accordance with such existing ordinances as well. The width and location of sidewalk pavements for streets not covered by existing ordinances, or changes in such specifications for streets already ordained, shall be established upon recommendation of the Borough Engineer and by approval of the Borough Council.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
C. 
All concrete pavements shall be constructed of three-thousand-pounds-per-square-inch twenty-eight-day compressive strength concrete, the proportionate ingredients of which shall be such as to provide a readily workable mixture in the forms without permitting segregation of the material ingredients or excessive free water to collect on the surface.
D. 
Longitudinally, bituminous expansion joints shall be placed at a minimum spacing of 30 feet.
E. 
All sidewalk pavements' slope, longitudinally, shall conform to adjacent curb sections' slope. Cross slopes of sidewalk sections shall have a finished surface slope or pitch of 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch per foot from the right-of-way (property) line toward the curbline to coincide with the finished top-of-curb cross slope.
F. 
Separate, square, pavement islands, separated from abutting pavement sections by one-half-inch bituminous expansion joints, shall be constructed around all poles, fire hydrants, light standards or any other utility structure within the sidewalk area. These special pavement sections shall be sized to provide a minimum six inches clearance from the face of the structure to abutting sections on all sides. One-half-inch bituminous expansion joints shall also be provided where special pavement section abuts structure.
G. 
Under no circumstances shall any public service curb or sidewalk boxes for access to underground facilities be left below or above the sidewalk level. They shall be brought to the grade of the new walk and the concrete placed around them so they will always be accessible for the purpose for which they were originally intended and placed, all of which shall be the responsibility of the property owner.