Part 2
Sidewalk and Curbing
§21-201 Placement and Width of Future Sidewalks.
On all Borough streets where no sidewalks have yet been laid in a block, the sidewalk on each side of the street shall be a minimum of 4 feet in width, with the outside edge of said sidewalk located on the street right-of-way line.
(Ord. 204, 1/7/1952; as amended by Ord. 601, 4/2/1990, §I)
§21-202 Placement and Width of Sidewalks Partially Laid.
On all Borough streets where sidewalks have been laid on one side of the block for only a portion of the length of that side of the block, sidewalks on the remaining portion of the block shall be laid a minimum of 4 feet in width; sidewalks on the other side of the block shall be a minimum of 4 feet in width. The outside edge of any sidewalks shall be located on the street right-of-way line.
(Ord. 204, 1/7/1952; as amended by Ord. 601, 4/2/1990, §I)
§21-203 Width of Curbing.
1. On all Borough streets running north and south where no curbing has yet been installed, the minimum width of the face of the curbing shall be 30 feet and the maximum width of the face of the curbing shall be 32 feet.
2. On all Borough streets running east and west, where no curbing has yet been installed, the minimum width face to face of the curbing shall be 28 feet and the maximum width of the face of the curbing shall be 30 feet.
3. The actual face to face width between curbs in each individual block shall be determined by survey of the Borough Engineers subject to the limitations of the above provisions of this Part and approval by the Council.
(Ord. 204, 1/7/1952)
§21-204 Conformance to Existing Conditions.
On any Borough street where existing sidewalk and curbing shall be repaired, replaced or reconstructed, the sidewalk lines and widths and the curbing lines shall conform to the existing conditions except in special cases as shall be determined by Borough Council.
(Ord. 204, 1/7/1952)
§21-205 Conformance to Fixed Standards.
All sidewalks and curbing shall conform to fixed standards as set forth by the Borough Council by resolution and shall be constructed of concrete.
(Ord. 204, 1/7/1952, §1; as amended by Ord. 601, 4/2/1990, §I)
§21-206 Application Required; Duty of Engineer.
Whenever any owner, owners, tenant or occupant of any lot or parcel of ground within the Borough shall desire to lay a sidewalk or construct a curb, written application shall be made to the Council, whose duty it shall be to notify and to require the Borough Engineer to provide the requisite width, grade and line for such sidewalk and curbing.
(Ord. 204, 1/7/1952)
§21-207 Responsibility for Expense.
The owner or owners of any lot or parcel of ground situate upon any Borough street shall, at the owners’ expense, pave and curb the sides and fronts of such lots facing public streets and keep the same in good repair.
(Ord. 204, 1/7/1952)
§21-208 Service of Notice upon Noncompliance.
Where §21-207 has not been complied with, it shall be the duty of the Borough Manager, upon direction of the Borough Council, to notify the resident owner or owners to comply with §21-207 by serving written notice upon him or them. A duly certified copy of the notice sent shall be preserved among the records of the Borough.
(Ord. 204, 1/7/1952; as amended by Ord. 825, 10/3/2016, §5(B))
§21-209 Remedy upon Noncompliance; Municipal Claim for Costs.
Where §21-207 has not been complied with and 30 days have passed from receipt of such notice or posting of same on the premises, the Council shall proceed to pave and/or curb as in §21-207 at the expense of the owner or owners and may file a municipal claim therefore or collect same by action in assumpsit, as is allowed by §1805, “Borough May Do Work; Collection of Cost,” of the Borough Code, 53 P.S. §46805.
(Ord. 204, 1/7/1952; as amended by Ord. 825, 10/3/2016, §5(B))
§21-210 Violations and Penalties.
Any violation or failure to comply with the provisions of this Part shall constitute a summary offense, and prosecution for any such violation or failure to comply with the provisions of this Part shall be according to the procedures for the prosecution of summary cases before magisterial district judges. Any person, firm or corporation which violates any of the provisions of this Part shall, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a magisterial district judge in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $1,000 plus costs together with reasonable attorney fees and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues or each Section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 204, 1/7/1952; as added by Ord. 434, 10/4/1976, §120-24; and amended by Ord. 601, 4/2/1990, §I; and by Ord. 825, 10/3/2016, §5(B))