[Adopted 7-9-1912 as Ord. No. 132; amended in its entirety 3-20-1995 by Ord. No. 798]
All persons, firms or corporations being the
owner or owners of any lots or pieces of ground fronting upon any
paved street, avenue, alley or way in the Borough of Mount Oliver
are required to cause the sidewalk in front of their said lots to
be paved according to general specifications hereinafter provided,
and the Zoning and Code Enforcement Officer of the Borough is ordered
and directed to give all such owners 30 days' written notice to construct
such pavements, and upon failure of any owner to construct such pavement
within said period of 30 days, the Public Works Committee shall cause
such pavement to be laid and constructed and the Borough shall collect
the cost thereof and 10% additional, together with all charges and
expenses, from the owners by the filing of a municipal lien against
the lot or lots in front of which the pavement is laid, or said cost
may be collected in any other manner authorized by law.
Whenever any street, avenue, alley or way in
the Borough shall hereafter be paved, it shall be the duty of all
persons, firms or corporations being the owner or owners of any lots
or pieces of ground fronting upon said paved street to cause a sidewalk
in front of their said lots to be paved according to general specifications
hereinafter provided, and immediately after the street shall have
been paved it shall be the duty of the Zoning and Code Enforcement
Officer of the Borough to order and direct all such owners by giving
30 days' written notice to construct such pavements, and upon failure
of any owner to construct such pavement within said period of 30 days,
the Public Works Committee shall cause such pavement to be laid and
constructed and the Borough shall collect the cost thereof and 10%
additional, together with all charges and expenses, from the owners
by the filing of a municipal lien against the lot or lots in front
of which the pavement is laid, or said cost may be collected in any
other manner authorized by law.
All sidewalks on paved streets in the Borough
of Mount Oliver shall be paved to the following widths and locations:
All streets or avenues where there is nine feet or more reserved for
sidewalk purposes, the paved portion shall be of a width of five feet,
and the center line of said paved portion shall be the center line
of the space or strip reserved for sidewalk purposes, including the
width of the curb; where the space reserved for sidewalk purposes
is eight feet, the paved portion of the walk shall be of a width of
four and one-half (4 1/2) feet, the edge of the walk next to
the curb shall be located two feet from the face of the curb allowing
18 inches for grassplot; where the space reserved for sidewalk purposes
is six to seven and one-half (7 1/2) feet, the paved portion
of the walk shall be of a width of four feet, the edge of the walk
shall be a distance of two feet from the face of the curb allowing
18 inches for grassplot; where the width of the space for sidewalk
purposes is less than six feet, the entire space shall be paved; excepting,
however, that in front of all properties used for business purposes
and the sidewalks upon such streets as the Zoning and Code Enforcement
Officer may designate the entire space reserved for sidewalk purposes
shall be paved for all widths of streets.
The paved portion of the sidewalk shall be of
portland cement, according to specifications adopted by the Council
from time to time, and laid on a foundation of broken stone or hard
brick, broken to about one-and-one-half-inch to two-and-one-half-inch
cubes for a depth of six inches, free from dirt or loam; broken stone
drains 12 inches deep and 12 inches wide shall be laid on a straight
grade from the bottom of the foundation of the walk to the bottom
of the broken stone drain beneath the curb every 25 feet along the
walk in order to drain the foundation; on top of this foundation shall
be placed a layer of cinders three inches deep, free from dust, dirt
or loam, no larger than one-inch cubes, cinder to be thoroughly wetted
and brought to a uniform grade four inches below the finished grade
of the walk; on top of the cinder course there shall be placed a three-inch
layer of concrete, conforming to specifications and thoroughly tamped
and brought to a uniform grade one inch below the finished grade of
the walk. Expansion or sand joints are to be made not more than five
feet apart, cut clear through the concrete and packed with sand. Wearing
surface or top finish is to be one inch thick and is to be composed
of one part of the best portland cement conforming to specifications.
The top or finish must be placed on the concrete within two hours
after the placing of any portion of the concrete, the top surface
to be thoroughly troweled and to be cut through and pointed off at
the expansion joints and to have a fine hair brush finish. Smooth,
slippery finish will not be permitted. Where sidewalks are on a grade
of more than eight feet to the hundred, the top or wearing surface
shall be made rough according to the directions of the Borough Engineer.
The top grade of the walk shall begin at a point one-half (1/2) inch
above curb grade; thence rising towards the building line at the rate
of three-eighths (3/8) of an inch per foot, excepting at street intersections,
where the top grade of the walk shall be adjusted to conform with
the return curbs. Grooves or open drains shall be made in the top
finish of the walk for all spouts or rainwater conductors leading
to the top of the curb; they shall be four inches wide and one inch
deep having the form of a segment of a circle. In no case shall the
curb be cut more than one-half (1/2) inch to allow rainwater to drain
into the gutter.
It shall be the duty of all owners of lots to
keep in good order and repair the sidewalk pavements now laid or which
shall hereafter be laid in front of their premises, of the material
and in the manner hereinbefore provided. When it shall become necessary
to replace the present sidewalk pavements, they shall be replaced
by the owners of the premises abutting thereon in the manner and of
the materials provided for in this Article for the laying and setting
of new sidewalk pavements and in accordance with the specifications
herein contained. Whenever, in the judgment of the Zoning and Code
Enforcement Officer, any sidewalk pavement shall be in such condition
as to require repair or replacement, it shall be and it is hereby
made the duty of the Zoning and Code Enforcement Officer to give 30
days' written notice to the owner or owners or agent of the property
directly in front of which such defective sidewalk pavement is situate
to make the needed repair or replace the same with new sidewalk pavement,
as required by this Article, and in case said owner or owners shall
fail, neglect or refuse to make such repair or replacement within
30 days of the service of such notice, it shall be and it is hereby
made the duty of the Zoning and Code Enforcement Officer to cause
such repair or replacement to be made at the proper cost and expense
of said owner or owners by letting a contract or contracts thereof,
in accordance with law, and supervising the making of such repair
or replacement as the case may be. Said costs and expenses, plus 10%
additional, shall be collected from the owner or owners of the premises
in the manner hereinbefore set forth in this Article.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which
shall violate any of the provisions of this Article shall be subject
to a penalty of not more than $1,000 plus costs of prosecution and,
in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 30 days. Each day's continued violation of this Article
shall be considered a separate offense.
