[Adopted 12-27-1973 by Ord. No. 91-73]
Every owner of property in the Municipality
of Murrysville shall, upon 60 days' notice from the Council, construct
or reconstruct, pave, curb, repave and/or recurb a sidewalk and keep
the same in good repair, which shall conform to all applicable requirements
of this article in front of or alongside such property.
All sidewalks and curbs shall be constructed,
reconstructed and repaired of concrete only, according to specifications
determined from time to time by the Municipal Engineer.
In all cases where sidewalks or curbing are
constructed, reconstructed or repaired over cellars or other excavations
under such sidewalks, such sidewalks shall be supported by iron or
steel beams or girders or stone or concrete arches and in no case
shall any support of wood or other perishable material be used.
All sidewalks and curbing shall be constructed, reconstructed and repaired, and the width and grade thereof done upon the line and grade obtained by the property owner from the Municipal Engineer and not otherwise. Upon notice as provided in § 199-1 of this article, such construction, reconstruction or repair shall be done by the owner or owners of such property.
It shall be the duty and responsibility of the
Municipal Engineer, upon direction of the Council, to determine the
specific part or parts of any sidewalk and curbing to be constructed,
reconstructed or repaired. The Municipal Engineer may, at any time
during the course of the work of construction, reconstruction or repair,
visit the site of such work to ascertain whether such work is being
done according to specifications. Within two days of the completion
of the work of construction, reconstruction or repair, as herein provided,
it shall be the duty of the property owner where such work was done
to notify the Municipal Engineer of that fact so that proper inspection
may be made to determine whether the specifications have been observed.
Any property owner or owners, upon his, her or their own initiative
and without notice from any municipal authority, may construct, reconstruct
or repair the sidewalk or curbing in front of or alongside of his,
her or their property, provided that such owner shall first make application
to the Municipal Engineer and shall conform to the requirements of
this article as to time of construction and width and grade and material
used and shall notify the Municipal Engineer within two days after
the completion of the work.
Upon the failure of any owner to construct,
pave, curb, repave or recurb or maintain any sidewalk and curbing,
after 60 days' notice so to do, the same may be done or caused to
be done by the Council, the cost thereof to be levied and collected
from such owner, together with a penalty of 10% of such costs and
all charges and expenses, which amounts shall be a lien upon such
premises from the time of the completion of the work, which date shall
be fixed by a certificate of the Municipal Engineer filed with the
Council, and which debt may be collected by an action in assumpsit,
or such lien may be filed and proceeded with as is provided by law
in case of municipal liens.
The provisions of this article shall not apply
to emergencies but to such repairs, when, in the opinion of the head
of the department having charge of sidewalk repairs, a dangerous condition
exists that can be repaired by an expenditure of not more than $50
and upon failure of a property owner to make such repairs within 48
hours after the service of such notice upon the owner to do so, which
notice shall expressly state that an emergency repair is required
and shall further set forth the provisions of this section of this
article. The cost of such emergency repairs shall be a charge against
the owner of the property and shall be a lien upon the abutting property
until paid, provided that a claim is filed therefor in accordance
with the law providing for the collection and filing of municipal
claims. In addition, such charge may also be collected from the owner
by an action in assumpsit.
[Added 12-16-1991 by Ord. No. 305-91; amended 12-17-2014 by Ord. No.
921-14]
A.
No person
shall, while performing snow removal activities on a property in Murrysville,
deposit snow on any Municipal road, street, or alley.
B.
Penalties;
depositing of snow.
(1)
First
infraction: written notice to the property owner by the Murrysville
Code Enforcement Officer with the right of appeal to Council.
(2)
Second
and subsequent infractions: fine of $300 for each occurrence of depositing
snow while performing snow removal activities upon any Municipal road,
street, or alley.
It shall be the duty and responsibility of the
property owner(s) to keep any sidewalk in front of or alongside of
his, her or their property free and clear of accumulations of ice
and/or snow.
The provisions of this article shall not be
construed as implementing the requirements of the Act of May 1, 1933,
P.L. 103, § 1404 et seq., as amended, (53 P.S. § 66401
et seq.) requiring an ordinance authorizing construction of a specific
sidewalk or requiring a petition of abutting property owners for the
construction of a sidewalk. The provisions of this article shall apply
only to sidewalks existing at the date of passage hereof and such
as may thereafter be constructed.
