SPONSORED BY COUNCILWOMAN DARLENE M. HARRIS
Title
Ordinance amending the City Code, Title Four: - Public Places and Property, Article I: Streets and Sidewalks, Chapter 417: Pavement Protection, Section 417.02: Sidewalk and Curb Maintenance by making various changes in 417.02 (a).
Body
Be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh enacts as follows:
Section 1. The City Code is hereby amended at Title Four: Public Places and Property, Article I: Streets and Sidewalks, Chapter 417: Pavement Protection, Section 417.02: Sidewalk and Curb Maintenance by making various changes in section at 417.02 (a), City Tree Root Sidewalk Damage Claims and Compensation.
? 417.02 SIDEWALK AND CURB MAINTENANCE.
It shall be the duty of all owners of property abutting or adjoining streets to maintain all sidewalk pavements and curbing in proper and safe condition.
417.02 (A) City Tree Root Sidewalk Damage Claims and Compensation
(1) In the event that a tree that has been installed by the city and/or the installation has been otherwise been sanctioned by the city, and should cause causes damage to the side walk and/or curb, the abutting property owner may file a claim for damages with the city's Department of Law in accordance with Department of Law procedures.
(2) Upon verification of the claim, the City Solicitor shall provide compensation to the abutting property owner(s) not to exceed Eight Dollars ($8.00) per sq. foot.
(a) Compensation for claims provided by this ordinance is not retroactive to claims received by the Law Department prior to the effective date of the ordinance. The effective date of this amendment is January 1, 2015.
(3) Every four (4) years, beginning on January 1, 2015, the City Solicitor shall, every four years, adjust the amount of compensation provided for sidewalk damage claims based upon the United States Department of Labor's, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index ("CPI") for Pittsburgh. The percentage of increa...
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