Pennsylvania § 1801 Power to lay out, establish and compel construction of sidewalks

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 1801 — Power to lay out, establish and compel construction of sidewalks

Pennsylvania § 1801

Title 8BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS

PartPART I

Ch. 18SIDEWALKS

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8 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1801 (2026).

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(a)General rule.--

(1)Any borough may, by ordinance, lay out and establish sidewalks, curbs, gutters and surface water drains along any street and, with the consent of the Secretary of Transportation, along any State highway.

(2)The borough may also require owners of property abutting on any street or State highway to grade, construct, drain, pave and repave the sidewalk, curb or gutter and keep them in repair and in safe and usable condition along the property at the grades and under the regulations and specifications as council may prescribe.

(b)(Reserved).

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(a) General rule.--

(1) Any borough may, by ordinance, lay out and establish sidewalks, curbs, gutters and surface water drains along any street and, with the consent of the Secretary of Transportation, along any State highway.

(2) The borough may also require owners of property abutting on any street or State highway to grade, construct, drain, pave and repave the sidewalk, curb or gutter and keep them in repair and in safe and usable condition along the property at the grades and under the regulations and specifications as council may prescribe.

(b) (Reserved).