[Ord. No. 326 § 1, 4-10-2017]
The construction, reconstruction, alteration or repair of streets, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, driveways and other improvements with the City shall be in compliance and conformity with plans and specifications therefor promulgated or approved by the City of Duquesne and on file with the City Clerk.
[Ord. No. 326 § 1, 4-10-2017]
A. 
Barricades. It shall be the duty of every person, including City officers and employees, engaged in digging in any street, alley or sidewalk or in paving, repaving or repairing any street, alley or sidewalk, or in building any sewer or drain or trench for water pipes, gas pipes, electric conduits or any other work under a contract with the City or with any other person in doing any other type work requiring the use of the streets, alleys or sidewalks, including removal or trimming of trees, or the placing of any material, waste or debris in connection with such work in any of the public streets, alleys, sidewalks or other public places, by virtue of or without any permission or permit which may have been granted by the City, where such work or material if left exposed would be dangerous to any person, to erect substantial and sufficient barriers at such excavation, work or material in such manner as to reasonably prevent danger to any person who may use such streets, alleys or sidewalks, and to maintain such barriers until the work shall be completed or the obstruction or danger removed. Such barriers or barricades may be portable and shall be painted a visible color and shall have the name of the company or person making such excavation designated on such barrier in three-inch letters. Such barriers are to be of a design approved by the Department of Public Works, and shall be kept in good repair, shall be kept painted so that the maximum amount of visibility is provided after nightfall and so that the lettered name provided for in this Section will be discernible, and shall be sufficiently identified so as to indicate the person who erected such barricade.
B. 
Lights Or Flares. It shall also be the duty of such person to place conspicuously an adequate number of red or amber lights or flares to protect and alert the public of the existence of such work, material or excavation, which shall be left burning from sunset until sunrise, and the flares shall be so placed as not to damage the pavement, sidewalk, curb or gutter with heat or spilled fuel.
C. 
Placement Of Protective Devices By City. If the person responsible for protecting the area in the manner provided in this Section fails to do so, the Department of Public Works may place or may cause to be placed the barricades and lights and may assess the cost of placing them against the person whose duty it was to establish and place such protective devices. The Municipal Court shall have jurisdiction and power to make the determination of liability and the amount of expenses and damages due the City.
D. 
Violations; Penalty. Any person failing to comply with the provisions of this Section, and any unauthorized person who shall remove any barrier for the purpose of entering the street, alley or sidewalk or for any other purpose, or who shall remove or extinguish any flare or light or any type warning signal provided for in this Section and erected in compliance with this Section, or who shall damage or destroy any such barricade, flare or light, shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
[Ord. No. 326 § 1, 4-10-2017]
Before any street shall be improved in any manner, either by grading, macadamizing or paving with any kind of material, or any sidewalk, curb, gutter or curb and gutter is built, the grade thereof shall be established.
[Ord. No. 326 § 1, 4-10-2017]
Any person owning or controlling any property on which are located curb boxes, drip pipes, or gas or water pipes on the sidewalk or parkway portion of the street, who permits them to extend above the established grade of such sidewalk, shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
[Ord. No. 326 § 1, 4-10-2017]
A. 
Any person who shall obstruct any street, alley, sidewalk, easement or right-of-way or other public grounds with any kind of vehicle, tractor, trailer, boat, coach, carriage, bus, engine, car, box, lumber, wood, structure, sign, fence, barricade, or other thing or object, or shall place thereon any earth, dirt, filth, rubbish or substance of any kind, except with the prior consent of the Director of Public Works being first obtained or except in such manner and at such times as may be permitted by any other provision of this Code or other ordinance of the City, shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation, and shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties set forth in Section 100.220.
B. 
If the Mayor/designee determines that such obstruction causes an immediate threat to the public health, safety or welfare, the Mayor/designee is hereby authorized to remove such obstruction after reasonable notice of his/her intent to do so. Five (5) days' notice shall be presumed to be reasonable, but the Mayor/designee may give a shorter or longer notice when appropriate. The cost of such removal and all incidental expenses incurred in connection therewith shall be certified as a special tax bill against the realty of the party placing or maintaining such obstruction, if known.
[Ord. No. 326 § 1, 4-10-2017]
It shall be unlawful for any person to sweep any dirt or litter of any kind whatsoever out of any building or private premises or on any sidewalk space or into any street, alley, avenue or public highway. All sidewalks and sidewalk space shall be kept clean from all dirt or litter by the owners or occupants of the property fronting thereon.