[Adopted 12-9-1909; amended in its entirety 11-9-1992 by Ord. No.
14-92]
All owners or occupants of any parcel of land
fronting on any improved street in the Borough are hereby required
to keep the sidewalks, curbs and gutters in front of such land in
good repair; and if in any case, after 30 days' notice, such repairs
are not done by such owner or occupant, the Council shall have the
authority to have the same done, and the expense thereof with interest
and cost shall be assessed as a tax on such lot and shall be a lien
thereon and be collected as other taxes are collected.
The notice referred to in § 209-1 shall be signed by the Municipal Violations Officer and deposited in the post office of the Borough, prepaid and addressed to such owner or occupant at his last known post office address. It shall be the Municipal Violations Officer's duty to give such notice whenever the Council shall consider it expedient and shall so direct.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate
any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be punishable
by a fine not exceeding $2,000, imprisonment for a period not exceeding
90 days and/or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days.
