This Part 1 shall be known and cited as the "Highway and Sidewalk
Ordinance of the Borough of Ridley Park."
All matters concerning the construction, placing, repair or
alteration of any highway, street, curb or sidewalk and its appurtenant
structures, within the dedicated width of the public highway, shall
be considered within the scope of this Part 1.
[Amended 8-11-1970 by Ord. No. 891]
No highway, street, curb or sidewalk shall be constructed or
altered within the Borough of Ridley Park except in conformity with
the provisions of this Part 1 and the Acts of Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania in such cases provided. No highway, street, curb,
sidewalk or part thereof already existing or hereafter to be constructed
in said Borough shall be altered in any manner that would violate
any of the provisions hereof or any rule promulgated hereunder. No
structure shall hereafter be erected, constructed, reconstructed,
altered or repaired, nor occupied after such erection, construction,
reconstruction, alteration or repair, unless and until appropriate
streets, sidewalks, curbs and driveway entrances are installed, constructed,
repaired or reconstructed in accordance with the ordinances of the
Borough of Ridley Park.
No street or highway shall be opened between curblines or between
the curbline and property line for repairs or work of any description
and no curb, highway, street or sidewalk shall be altered, repaired
or constructed without first obtaining a permit for the same, issued
by the Borough Secretary or other Borough officer designated by resolution
of the Council, upon a form prescribed by the Borough Council. Such
permits shall be numbered consecutively, and a record thereof shall
be submitted to the Borough auditors. All moneys received from such
permits shall be remitted to the Borough Treasurer on or before the
stated meeting after they are received. Such permits shall be in triplicate.
The original shall be given to the applicant, the duplicate to the
Chief of Police and the triplicate retained permanently in the receipt
book.
A.
The permit fee to be paid with each application for permit shall
be $3.50 for each and every opening to be made in any paved or unpaved
roadway and $1 for each and every opening to be made between the curb
and property line, except for the repair of existing sidewalks and
curbs, for which the required permit will be issued for no fee.
B.
Fees established herewith for sidewalks, driveway entrances and curbs
shall apply to a single property frontage only.
The required permit shall be in the hands of the person in direct
charge of the work and be available for inspection by a police officer
when requested.
No permit shall be issued under this Part 1 without first receiving
a written application upon a form prescribed by the Borough Council,
together with all prescribed fees and costs, except in the case of
emergency openings for repair of existing facilities, which may be
made upon verbal application to the Police Department and followed
promptly by written application and payment of fees and costs as provided
in this Part 1.
Any permit issued under the terms hereof shall be valid for
a period of 30 days from the date of issue. If work is not commenced
within 30 days and diligently pursued until completion, such permit
shall, at the expiration of said 30 days, become null and void, without
any refund being made therefor. Thereafter, a new permit shall be
required in the event that it is desired to proceed with the work
contemplated in the voided permit. Such new permit shall be issued
upon payment of an additional permit fee, but credit will be allowed
for previous payment of such other charges paid at time of issuance
of the voided permit.
On all sidewalks, curbs and driveway entrances, construction
shall be in accordance with specifications prepared by the Borough
Engineer, which specifications may be obtained from the Borough Engineer
or the Borough Secretary, and the applicant for the permit shall be
responsible for obtaining correct lines and grades.
Openings in the roadways of state highways shall require permits
from and be subject to regulations and requirements of the State Highway
Department. Openings between the curblines and property lines on state
highways for repairs, construction or work of any description shall
be subject to the provisions of this Part 1, except that, in the case
of service-lateral trenches which are a continuation of openings in
roadways of state highways, a Borough permit will not be required.
The Borough Engineer shall furnish, at the property owner's
expense, all required lines and grades for any repairs, alterations
or construction of any sidewalk or curb. Such work shall not be commenced
without such required lines and grades. In the event of any work contemplated
upon any street or highway not now improved, a plan and profile shall
be submitted to the Borough Council of the proposed work, and it shall
authorize the Engineer to establish lines and grades thereof.
