Sidewalks in the general area of Mt. Lebanon near Foster Elementary School are getting an upgrade.
A resolution approved Tuesday by Mt. Lebanon commissioners calls for the replacement of deteriorated slabs, as determined by the public works department to be potential tripping hazards, on 11 streets in the southeastern part of the municipality, including most of the ones named after World War II heroes.
Property owners, as the parties responsible for the sidewalks, will be assessed for the cost involved. The municipality pays for work on land it owns.
Commissioner Craig Grella voted against the measure. During the discussion session preceding the regular commission meeting, he and some of his colleagues questioned whether the municipality could foot the entire bill.
Residents will be permitted to request up to 20 exceptions per vehicle license plates per year.
âMt. Lebanon currently prohibits overnight parking on public streets. This is not an ordinance that suddenly is going to prohibit parking. Thatâs been on the books since the mid-1970s. This is just adjusting an existing ordinance,â Commissioner Steve Silverman said.
He and other commissioners voted unanimously April 27 to approve an ordinance that amends the Mt. Lebanon code. In February, they decided on Oct. 1 for the start of a grace period prior to enforcement of a key provision of the ordinance beginning Jan. 1.
The ordinance gained approval following extensive discussion during the past three-plus years as commissioners and municipal staff members sought to arrive at a solution to abuse of the system that was in place for residents to ask for exceptions to the parking prohibition on public streets between 2 and 6 a.m.
Mt. Lebanon Commission has arrived at a timetable for enactment and implementation of an ordinance revision addressing on-street overnight parking.
During their discussion session conducted Tuesday via Zoom, commissioners agreed to introduce the revision at their March 9 regular meeting and conduct a public hearing March 23. A vote on the ordinance then could be taken as early as April 13.
Commissioners also decided on Oct. 1 for the start of a grace period prior to enforcement of a key provision of the ordinance beginning Jan. 1.
At that point, residents would have a maximum of 20 nights annually per vehicle license plate for requesting exceptions to the long-standing prohibition of parking on public streets between 2 and 6 a.m.