(a) No person, firm or corporation shall block, restrict or close any public sidewalk for the purposes of conducting construction or redevelopment activities without first having been issued a Sidewalk Closure Permit by the Bureau of Permits, Planning and Zoning.
(b) An applicant for a Sidewalk Closure Permit shall complete an application provided by the Bureau of Permits, Planning and Zoning and pay such fee as is established from time to time by resolution of Council.
(c) All persons, firms, or corporations that have been issued a Sidewalk Closure Permit shall abide by all rules, limitations and or restrictions that are promulgated from time to time by the City of York to protect the public safety and limit the disruption of pedestrian traffic.
(d) An application for a Sidewalk Closure Permit shall not be approved unless the applicant can demonstrate that such closure is critical to the project and no other options are available. In no case shall such closure be permitted solely for contractor parking.
(e) In all cases where there is a danger to pedestrians from overhead construction a covered pedestrian walkway that complies with the requirements of the currently adopted Building Code shall be constructed.
(f) A Sidewalk Closure Permit shall not be issued for a period exceeding ninety (90) days. The permittee may, with thirty (30) days prior notice, be granted an additional ninety (90) day extension upon payment of such fee as is established from time to time by resolution of Council. Such extension shall be approved by the Traffic Safety Committee, the Director of Public Works, the Police Chief and Fire Chief.
(g) Sidewalk closures in excess of one hundred eighty (180) days shall not be permitted. Covered pedestrian walkways that comply with the current Building Code requirements shall be provided for work that exceeds one-hundred eighty (180) days.
(h) The Bureau of Permits, Planning and Zoning shall not issue a permit without the advice and consent of the Traffic Safety Committee and/or the Director of Public Works, the Police Chief and Fire Chief.
(i) Whoever violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and costs of prosecution, and in default of payment thereof shall be imprisoned not more than thirty (30) days.
(Ord. 21-2016. Passed 11-15-16.)