[Adopted 6-3-1915 by Ord. No. 163 (Ch. 21, Part 3, of the
1988 Code of Ordinances)]
From and after the passage of this article, every person or
persons, firm, corporation or partnership owning property in the Borough
of Clifton Heights, in the County of Delaware, State of Pennsylvania,
shall pave, curb, and gutter the sidewalk or footway belonging to
or in front or alongside of his, her, or their or its property within
20 days after being notified so to do by resolution of the Council
of the said Borough, which resolution shall be spread upon the minutes
of the Council in full and may specify the manner in which the work
shall be done and the kind of materials to be used in each particular
case and with which specifications property owners shall comply in
having the said work done, provided that before any sidewalk shall
be paved, curbed or guttered, the owner shall procure the Borough
Engineer to give and mark the grades, according to the Borough plan,
and sidelines of the said pavement, curb and gutter, as may be designated
in said resolution of Council (the owner paying the reasonably charge
therefor), to which grades and lines the said pavement, curb and gutter
shall be laid to conform.
All sidewalks shall be laid to the established grade, shall
have a fall of 1/2 inch to the foot from the building line to the
curbline, unless the Council shall, by ordinance or resolution, direct
otherwise. All footwalks shall be not less than four feet in width
and shall be placed in the center of the sidewalk, and those parts
not occupied by footwalks shall consist of a grass plot.
Where water conductors are required, they shall be constructed
of iron pike and laid under the sidewalk and through the curb to the
gutter. Where driveways cross any of the sidewalks in said Borough,
they shall be paved from property line to curbline with vitrified
brick, laid on edge or concrete, with proper grooves, not more than
six inches apart, with a gradual slope from the outer edge of the
footwalk to a level with the gutter.
Unless Council shall, by ordinance or resolution, direct otherwise,
all footwalks shall be constructed of concrete; it shall be made of
good broken stone four parts, first-class cement one part, and good
sharp sand or Jersey gravel two parts, all to be approved by the Sidewalk
Committee, and shall be laid at least four inches deep, with a good
topdressing of cement and sand or gravel to be applied while the cement
is wet; it shall be laid with broken prints in blocks containing not
over 16 square feet; joints to be broken by a strip of wood or other
material 1/4 inch thick, to extend to top of walk, said wood or other
material to be removed before blocks are aversed.
Unless Council shall, by ordinance or resolution, direct otherwise, all curbs shall be concrete or hard well-shaped stone, not less than five inches thick nor less than 18 inches in depth, and each separate stone shall be not less than four feet in length, the top to be hammer dressed. The concrete curbs shall be constructed of concrete, not less than eight inches wide and at least two feet in depth, laid on a good foundation, the concrete to be mixed in the same manner specified for concrete walk in § 295-6 of this article.
Unless Council shall, by ordinance or resolution, direct otherwise, all the gutters in the Borough shall be 27 inches in width and six inches below the curbline at the curb and two inches below at the outer edge and shall be constructed of sound vitrified bricks on edge. The outer edge is to be trothed into the midway and all crevices filled with clean sharp sand or cement, excepting when the curb is constructed of concrete, in which event the gutter shall be constructed of concrete, to be mixed in the same manner as specified for concrete walk in § 295-6 of this article.
When it is found that sidewalks, curbs or gutters already constructed,
or hereafter constructed, do not conform to the established grades
or widths, it shall be the duty of the owner of the land abutting
on such sidewalk, gutter or curb to reconstruct or correct such walks,
curbs, or gutters in accordance with the provisions of this article
within 30 days after notice to that effect.
It shall hereafter be unlawful for any persons or owners to
construct or cause to be constructed any pavement, curb, or gutter,
or correct the same, unless the owner of the land abutting thereon,
or the person having charge of such work, shall have first obtained
a permit from the Building Inspector, which said permit shall be placed
in the hands of the Borough Engineer, who shall furnish the said person
or owner with the established lines and grades and endorse thereon,
when the work has been completed, a certificate that the work has
been performed and the regulations of the Borough complied with and
return the said permit so endorsed to the Building Inspector.
It shall be the duty of all owners to keep their sidewalks in
a good and passable condition; they shall make the necessary repairs
within 20 days after notice to that effect, except that, when the
sidewalks are dangerous, they shall be temporarily repaved and rendered
safe within 24 hours after notice to that effect, signed by the Mayor
or the Building Inspector, and upon failure of the owner or owners
to comply with the notice, the Building Inspector shall have the necessary
repairs made and shall collect the cost thereof from the owner or
owners of the property.
It shall not be lawful for the owner or owners of any property
to place, allow or maintain any obstruction or encroachment upon the
sidewalk abutting on such property or to place or allow an awning
sign, or branches of trees, at less than a clear height of nine feet
above any sidewalk.
All notices referred to in this article shall be written or printed and, excepting the 24 hours' notice in § 295-11 of this article, shall be signed by the Secretary of the Borough and be served upon the owners of the abutting property, either personally or by leaving the same with an adult member of the family with whom the said owner or owners reside if the residence of the said owner or owners can be ascertained within the Borough of Clifton Heights; if the said owner or owners of said abutting property have nonresidence within the said Borough, or cannot be found within said Borough, then the notice shall be posted on the premises, and copy left with the occupant if there be one, and shall further be served by registered letter upon the owner or owners of the abutting property or their agents or attorneys if their address be known, provided service cannot be had upon the owner or owners within the Borough as provided herein. If the owner or owners of the property abutting on said sidewalk, curb or gutter be a corporation, said notice may be served upon either the President or Secretary or authorized agent of said corporation in the same manner as is herein provided for the service upon individuals. When said notice is sent by registered letter, the time herein provided shall be computed from the date said letter is mailed or registered, provided said notice has been previously posted upon the premises.
If, within the time prescribed in this article, any owner or
owners shall, after notice as aforesaid, neglect or refuse to comply
with the provisions hereof, it shall be the duty of the Secretary
of the Borough to have the required work done as soon as possible
after the expiration of said time and collect from the owner or owners
of the abutting property the cost of said work, together with the
legal penalty, in a manner provided by law.
