[Adopted 7-25-1966 by Ord. No. 66-11]
Wherever curbs and/or sidewalks shall be installed
within the right-of-way of any public street situate within the Township
of Upper Gwynedd or within a right-of-way which is proposed to be
dedicated for public use, they shall be installed in accordance with
the following.
Curbs shall be constructed to conform to Class
A Concrete Curb in accordance, except as noted below, with specifications
set forth in Pennsylvania Department of Highways Form 408 under Sections
7.15 and 2.25.4 (2), using standard air-entraining portland cement,
ASTM Specification C175-53, Type IA, and shall be eight inches wide,
tapered to seven inches at the top in eight inches, and 22 inches
deep, formed front and back for the full depth. Forms shall not be
removed within 24 hours after the concrete has been placed. Upon removal
of the forms and correction of minor surface irregularities, the concrete
shall be sprayed with an approved white pigmented curing compound.
Where it is deemed advisable by the Board of Commissioners of Upper
Gwynedd Township, due to grades or ground conditions, an additional
depth of six inches shall be excavated, and coarse stone shall be
laid in the trench and well tamped before constructing the curb. One-quarter-inch
expansion joints of premolded asphalt shall be placed at intervals
not exceeding 30 feet and at all changes of grade and at ends of curved
sections. Curbs, to be in uniform lengths or blocks of 10 feet, being
separated during construction by sheet steel templates, 1/8 inch thick,
conforming to the size of the curbing, shall be placed vertical and
removed as soon as the concrete develops initial set. The upper edge
of the curbing shall be finished with a round nosing with a radius
of one inch.
Sidewalks, as required by the ordinances of
the Township of Upper Gwynedd, shall be constructed of the same type
of concrete as required for curbs in this article. The thickness shall
be at least four inches. However, the areas to be used for driveways
shall have a minimum thickness of eight inches, and they shall be
cured, as the curb is to be cured, using an approved white pigmented
curing compound.
B.
All concrete curbs and concrete sidewalks shall be
constructed of concrete having a minimum compressive strength of 3,300
pounds per square inch, concrete, air-entrained when tested at 28
days; the cost of such test or tests shall be borne by the owner,
except that the requirement of the test may be waived when concrete
is supplied by a producer of concrete employing a registered professional
engineer certifying to the minimum strength of each batch of concrete
manufactured.
[Amended 4-22-1985 by Ord. No. 85-6]
[Amended 4-22-1985 by Ord. No. 85-6]
A.
Any person or persons, firm or corporation who shall
violate any of the provisions of this article, upon conviction thereof,
shall be liable to pay a fine or penalty not to exceed $1,000 plus
costs of prosecution for each and every offense. All fines and penalties
imposed by this article are recoverable by summary proceedings before
the Magisterial District Judge, and all suits or actions at law instituted
for the recovery thereof are to be in the name and for the use of
Upper Gwynedd Township against which the offenses are committed. In
default of payment of any fine or penalty imposed by any Magisterial
District Judge under the provisions of this article, the person or
persons so offending may be committed to the Montgomery County Prison
for a period not exceeding 30 days.
[Amended 11-23-1992 by Ord. No. 92-15[1]]
B.
Each day a violation is committed shall constitute
a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
C.
This section shall not preclude the Township from
any other remedy it may have at law or equity.
