Penn Hills, PA Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)

All owners of property shall keep in good order and repair the sidewalk pavements in front of their properties. Whenever, in the judgment of a member of the Department of Code Enforcement, after visual inspection, any sidewalk pavement alongside any public street within the Municipality is laid in violation of any of the requirements of this chapter, or is in such condition as to require repair or replacement, the owner, or his or her agent, shall be given 30 days' written notice to re-lay the same, to make the needed repair or to replace the same with a new sidewalk pavement, as the case may be, in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. In the event that such owner or his or her agent fails, neglects or refuses to re-lay, to repair or to replace the same in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, as the case may be, within 30 days after the service of such notice, the same shall be done by the Municipality, and the cost of so doing, together with a penalty of 10% thereof to cover the expense of collection, shall be collected by the Municipality from such owner, by the filing of a Municipal lien for the same against the lot in front of which the sidewalk pavement is laid, or the same may be collected in any other manner authorized by law.