(a) With the exception of public signs, barriers, poles, meter stands and similar Municipal equipment and fixtures, temporary obstructions incidental to loading and unloading and to construction work, and except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall obstruct the free public use of the streets of the Borough or make any commercial use thereof. Encroachments upon, under or over public streets are unlawful and may be removed by Borough officers and/or their agents regardless of how long such encroachments have existed. This section shall not prohibit Council from making exceptions in the cases of awnings, signs or other devices where the encroachment is temporary in nature, is the minimum amount necessary to accomplish the owner's purpose and does not inconvenience the public or interfere with free passage.
(Ord. 715. Passed 3-8-71. )
(b) No person shall block, obstruct or interfere in any way with the free passageway over, across and along the full width and length of the paved portion of any sidewalk in the Borough, except a temporary obstruction necessitated by an emergency or repairs, in which cases the sidewalk shall be immediately cleared and left in good order as soon as the necessity for the obstruction has ceased, and except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
(c) No person shall obstruct or occupy the unpaved portion of any sidewalk of any street, locate any structure therein or pile or store any merchandise, article or material of any kind thereon, except for the purpose of loading or unloading the same, except when necessitated by repairs or active building operations, in which cases the space shall be immediately cleared and left in good order as soon as the necessity for the occupancy or obstruction has ceased, and except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
(Ord. 268. Passed 6-4-25. )