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(a) Removal From Sidewalk Areas. No owner, occupant or tenant of any property in the Borough, bounding or abutting upon any street or public highway in the Borough, shall allow, permit or suffer any growth or accumulation of weeds, brush, briars or other obstruction on the portion of the street or public highway between the curb and the property line immediately in front of or bounding such property. The owner of the property shall be responsible for conforming to the requirements of this section where the property is occupied by such owner, is unoccupied or vacant or is a multiple-business or multiple-dwelling property, having more than one occupant or tenant. The occupant or tenant shall be responsible where the property is occupied by that tenant or occupant only.
(b) Removal From Streets. The owner, occupant or tenant of property provided for in subsection (a) hereof shall remove from within the lines of the street or highway abutting that property any accumulation of earth, rubbish or other obstruction, and shall keep such area in a clean, smooth and orderly condition.
(c) Authority of Borough to Remove Obstructions; Recovery of Costs. If any obstruction or accumulation upon any portion of a street or sidewalk area, is not removed as required by subsections (a) and (b) hereof, Council may, after twenty-four hours notice to the owner, tenant or occupant, as the case may be, remove the same, or cause the same to be removed at the expense of the Borough, and the Borough may recover such expense, with an additional penalty of ten percent, from such owner, tenant or occupant.
(Ord. 1307. Passed 12-12-56.)
(a) A merchant, upon receiving goods, wares or other merchandise at his or her place of business, may occupy a space not more than four feet in width upon the sidewalk adjacent to his or her place of business, for a period of not more than four hours at any one time, while unloading and unpacking such goods, wares and other merchandise.
(b) Any merchant or business establishment may use an area of no more than three foot in width adjacent to the building facade in any manner they see fit for the betterment and/or beautification of their establishment. Such uses include, but are not limited to: bistro tables, benches, merchandise displays, and/or planters.
(1988 Code § 12-3091) (Ord. 2396. Passed 7-17-06.)
(a) Removal of Snow and Ice by Owner, Occupant or Tenant. The owner, occupant or tenant of every property upon or alongside any street in the Borough shall remove or cause to be removed, from all sidewalks in front of or alongside of such property, all snow or ice fallen or formed thereon, within twenty-four hours after the same has ceased to fall or form. No snow or ice removed or shoveled from sidewalks shall be placed or thrown in or on the streets and alleys of the Borough. However, the owner of the property shall be responsible for conforming to the requirements of this section where that property is occupied by the owner or is unoccupied; the tenant or occupier thereof shall be responsible where the property is occupied by the tenant or occupier only; and the owner shall be responsible where the property is a multiple-business or multiple-dwelling property, occupied by more than one tenant or occupier.
(b) Removal of Snow and Ice by Borough; Recovery of Costs. In any case where the owner, occupant or tenant fails, neglects or refuses to comply with subsection (a) hereof, within the time limit prescribed therein, Borough authorities may proceed immediately to clear all snow and/or ice from the sidewalk of such owner, occupant or tenant and to collect the expenses thereof, with any additional amount allowed by law, from such owner, occupant or tenant, as the case may be, which may be in addition to any fine or other penalty imposed under Section 674.99.
(Ord. 1309. Passed 12-12-56.)
No person shall ride, propel, or otherwise operate a skateboard, skates, scooter, bicycle, or unicycle on the public sidewalks/public areas of any streets or highways within the Borough in areas zoned C-2 General Business District, except for Public Safety Officials in performance of their duties.
(Ord. 2055. Passed 8-21-89; Ord. 2387. Passed 4-17-06; Ord. 2476. Passed 2-20-12; Ord. 2523. Passed 8-15-16.)
(a) No individual, firm, partnership, corporation or any other entity shall dump on any property owned by the Borough, except subject to the following regulations:
(1) Any person, after having obtained a permit from the Public Works Department, may dump at areas designated from time to time by the Borough for dumping. All persons dumping shall obtain from the Public Works Department said permit.
(2) The permit shall include a statement that a representative of the Public Works Department has inspected the material proposed to be dumped and has determined that it is clean fill and shall specify on said permit where the material is to be dumped.
(3) Permits may be obtained from the Public Works Department during regular business hours, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
(4) No person shall dump any clippings, leaves, hedge clippings, building materials, furniture, refuse, garbage, vegetable matter, junk or hazardous material.
(b) As used in this section:
(1) "Clean fill" means uncontaminated, nonwater-soluble, nondecomposable inert solid material used to level an area or bring the area to grade. The term does not include material placed into or on waters of the Borough.
(2) "Constructional/demolition waste" means solid waste resulting from the construction or demolition of buildings and other structures, including, but not limited to, wood, plaster, metals, asphaltic substances, bricks, block and unsegregated concrete. The term also includes dredging waste. The term does not include the following if they are separated from other waste and are used as clean fill:
A. Uncontaminated soil, rock, stone, gravel, unused brick and block and concrete.
B. Waste from land clearing, grubbing and excavation, including trees, brush, stumps and vegetative material.
(3) "Yard waste" means leaves, grass clippings, garden residue, tree trimmings, chipped shrubbery and other vegetative material.
(Ord. 2233. Passed 6-15-98.)
(EDITOR'S NOTE: See Section 202.99 of the Administration Code for general Code penalty if no specific penalty is provided.)