Every owner of property within the Township shall, within 60
days after notice from the Township Commissioners, construct or reconstruct
a sidewalk and/or curb, which shall conform to all applicable requirements
of this article, in front of or alongside of such property. If the
property owner fails to comply with the notice, the Township may cause
the work to be done in the manner provided under the First Class Township
Code.
Every owner of property within the Township shall, within 30
days after notice from the Township Commissioners, repair any sidewalk
and/or curb, in the manner stipulated in such notice, in front of
or alongside of such property. If the property owner fails to comply
with the notice, the Township may cause the work to be done in the
manner provided under the First Class Township Code.
Any owner of property within the Township may, of his/her own
volition and without notice from the Township Commissioners, construct,
reconstruct or repair a sidewalk and/or curb in front of or alongside
such property, provided that he/she shall first obtain permission
(in the form of a permit or written approval) from the Administrator
or Township Commissioners and shall conform to all requirements of
this article applicable to sidewalks and/or curbs constructed, reconstructed
or repaired upon the order of the Township Commissioners.
Such sidewalks and curbs shall be constructed or reconstructed,
as the case may be, of concrete only, with expansion joints, according
to specifications adopted from time to time by the Township Commissioners.
Such sidewalks shall be five feet minimum in width, starting at the
curb; provided, however, that on the easterly side of California Avenue
between Harrison Street and McKinley Avenue the sidewalk shall be
four feet in width. There shall be no grass plots between curb and
sidewalk. Existing sidewalks and curbs of a material other than concrete,
and which at the time of their construction conformed to the requirements
of the Township then in effect, may be repaired of the same material
of which they were constructed. Such work or repair shall be subject
to the inspection and approval of the Township, but when the Township
Commissioners shall determine that the reconstruction of any sidewalk
and/or curb, rather than the repair thereof, shall be necessary, such
sidewalk and/or curb shall be reconstructed of concrete.
Lines and grades shall be set by the property owner in accordance
with plans presented to the Administrator or Commissioners or, in
the absence of plans, by the Administrator upon the request of the
Commissioners. Grades provided by the Administrator shall be at the
expense of the Township. Such sidewalks and/or curbs shall be constructed
or reconstructed according to the lines and grades as given. If for
any reason the stakes furnished by the Administrator shall be disturbed
or removed, they shall be reset by the Administrator or in his/her
absence the Township Engineer at the expense of the property owner.
In all instances where access to premises by vehicles is desired
by the owner of such premises, the curb may be cut down and proper
provisions may be made for a driveway across the sidewalk, such work
to be done according to specifications adopted from time to time by
the Township Commissioners.
The Administrator may at any time during the course of the work
of construction, reconstruction or repair of any sidewalk or curb
visit the site of such work to ascertain whether such work is being
done according to requirements, and the Administrator or one of his/her
assistants shall visit any such site whenever requested by the property
owner. Within two days after the completion of any such work, the
owner of the property shall notify the Administrator of such fact,
so that he/she may inspect such work in order to determine whether
the requirements hereof have been strictly observed and followed.
Whenever he/she finds that any such work does not conform to the requirements
of this article and to the specifications adopted thereunder, he/she
shall order that such work be brought into conformity therewith by
the owner of such property. In case the owner thereof fails or refuses
to do so, the Township Commissioners shall order the reconstruction
or repair of the portion of such sidewalk or curb not in conformity
therewith.
The Township Secretary shall keep a record, in a book provided
for the purpose, of all notices served upon property owners under
this article, showing in each instance the name of the owner or owners
of the property, the date of service of such notice, upon whom served
and the manner of service.
Whoever violates any provision of this article or any regulations
and specifications adopted hereunder shall be fined not more than
$600 for each offense, plus costs of prosecution, and, in default
of payment of such fine and costs, imprisoned for a term not exceeding
30 days. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist after notice
in writing shall have been served by the Administrator shall constitute
a separate offense.
