No person shall obstruct or encumber any street, avenue, highway
or sidewalk which has been opened, graded or regulated according to
law with any article or thing whatsoever except as hereinafter provided
in this article.
It shall be unlawful for any person to erect or alter any building
without first constructing a bridge over the sidewalk area along the
length of the proposed building in such manner as shall be satisfactory
to the Building Inspector on the basis of the following standards:
The bridge shall not exceed four feet in height above the sidewalk
area nor eight feet in width, and the ramps leading thereto shall
rest upon the sidewalks of the adjoining premises and the bridge shall
be safely constructed. As an alternative to the construction of the
aforesaid bridge, such person may construct a fence along the entire
length of the front of the proposed building and such fence shall
be no more than four feet distant from the front building line.
No person shall occupy any part of a thoroughfare with building
materials who has not first obtained a permit to do so from the Building
Inspector, who shall issue such permit if in his opinion the interest
and convenience of the public will not suffer thereby; provided, however,
that no person may occupy more than 1/3 of the width of the thoroughfare
with such building materials, which shall be kept well lighted for
the protection of the traveling public. Any person obtaining such
permit shall display it on or as near as practicable to such material
placed in a thoroughfare.
It shall be unlawful for any person constructing or altering
a building to permit sidewalks and gutters at any time to become obstructed,
and such person shall promptly remove all dirt, rubbish, snow and
ice during the progress of the work as is from time to time required.
Any person erecting or altering any building or buildings shall
prior thereto deposit with the Building Inspector the sum of $25 as
security for compliance with the provisions of this article and for
the restoration of the public way to a clean and unobstructed condition
at the conclusion of the work, and the Building Inspector is hereby
authorized to use such sum or part thereof to effect such purpose
in case of default. In the event that the said deposit shall be inadequate
for such purpose, the Building Inspector may require an additional
deposit of $25, which shall be paid upon penalty of revocation of
the building permit. At the conclusion of the construction and the
restoration of the area as aforesaid, the Building Inspector shall
return such deposit or deposits or such unexpended portions thereof
as may remain.
It shall be unlawful to mix mortar, cement or other materials
upon the pavement of any sidewalk or street without protecting such
pavement by first laying planks thereon and containing such mixing
in a watertight box.
[Amended 1-8-1975 by Ord.
No. 1338]
A. The Building Inspector shall cause any material placed on a street
or sidewalk in violation of this article to be taken up and removed
to Borough property for storage and shall charge the owner or user
thereof the reasonable cost for such removal and storage before permitting
the return of such material.
B. In addition to other penalties provided in this article, any person
who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction
thereof, be fined no less than $10 and no more than $25 for each such
violation.