Except as provided in this chapter, sidewalks shall always be
kept open and free of obstructions to public travel.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place a pile of stone,
lumber, brick, mortar beds, boxes, barrels, merchandise, household
goods, furniture or any other items on a sidewalk within a radius
of 48 inches from any fire hydrant or plug within the Borough of Millvale.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or cause to
be discharged any stormwater, roof runoff, sump pump discharge or
other waters onto any sidewalk where such discharge is determined
to be a hazard by the Borough of Millvale appointed designee. Upon
such determination by the Borough designee, written notice shall be
served upon the person to take such steps as are necessary to abate
the hazard.
No person shall place, exhibit or display upon any sidewalk
in the Borough of Millvale any goods, wares or merchandise, or any
fixture, table, machine or other device for the display or sale of
goods, wares or merchandise. The following are exempt from this section:
A.
Goods, wares or merchandise may be placed, exhibited or displayed
on the inside line of the sidewalk if they do not extend more than
24 inches into the sidewalk and the sidewalk is sufficiently wide
so that a free and unencumbered walkway at least five feet in width
remains available for the use of pedestrians;
B.
Goods, wares or merchandise may be temporarily placed on the sidewalk
for such limited time as may be necessary pending the loading or unloading,
removing or storing away of the same; or
A.
Planters are permitted only on sidewalks within Commercial and Mixed-Use
Districts and the Riverfront Overlay.
B.
Planters placed on sidewalks shall comply with the following dimensions:
(1)
The minimum height of a planter shall be 12 inches; however, a lesser
minimum height is permitted where the plants growing in the container
exceed a height of 12 inches above the sidewalk;
(2)
The maximum height of a planter shall be 21 inches;
(3)
Plants growing within the planter may not exceed a height of 72 inches
above the sidewalk;
(4)
The maximum sidewalk area that may be covered by a planter is 72
square inches;
(5)
No planter may protrude more than 24 inches into the sidewalk from
the building wall which the container abuts; and
(6)
No plants growing within the planter may protrude more than 24 inches
into the sidewalk from the building wall which the container abuts.
C.
Planters may be placed on the sidewalk only by persons owning or
operating a business abutting the sidewalk and may be placed only
directly in front of the business premises.
D.
No planter shall be located within 36 inches from either side of
any doorway which opens onto the sidewalk.
E.
No planter may be placed within 24 inches of the dividing line between
separate businesses, or within 24 inches of a sidewalk corner.
F.
No planter may be placed so as to obstruct the view of the street
number assigned to that business premises.
G.
Planters shall be placed so as to allow an unobstructed sidewalk
area at least 60 inches wide.
H.
No business may place more than two planters upon the sidewalk at
the same time. If the business is located at a corner or otherwise
abuts more than one sidewalk, two planters may be placed in front
of each wall on each such sidewalk.
I.
No signs, advertisements, messages, logos or other forms of advertising
are permitted on planters.
J.
All planters shall be kept clean and maintained in good repair while
on the sidewalk.
K.
No planter may be placed upon the sidewalk unless the business owner
has provided to the Borough a certificate of insurance coverage in
a minimum amount of $100,000 for any liability arising from or in
connection with the planter.
L.
During the growing season, business owners shall cultivate planters
with ornamental plants, and any dead or dying plants shall be removed
and replaced with healthy plants.
