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City of Union, MO
Franklin County
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[R.O. 2012 §510.010; CC 1992 §19-2; Ord. No. 551 §1, 2-20-1950; Ord. No. 2352 §1, 4-14-1997; Ord. No. 4583, 3-13-2023]
A. 
All sidewalks, gutters and curbs, and roadway entries hereafter constructed within the City right-of-way shall be of uniform construction and shall be inspected by the City.
1. 
The owner of any property having a roadway entry connecting to any public right-of-way shall maintain and repair any defective portion that is located within the public right-of-way in conformance with the standards as required by the City.
a. 
That portion of the roadway entry within the public right-of-way between the street and sidewalk shall be the responsibility of the adjoining property owner.
b. 
Where no sidewalk exists, that portion of the roadway entry within the right-of-way shall be the responsibility of the adjoining property owner.
2. 
All work located within the City right-of-way shall not begin until applicable permits are obtained from the City.
[R.O. 2012 §510.020; CC 1992 §19-3; Ord. No. 551 §2, 2-20-1950; Ord. No. 4583, 3-13-2023]
A. 
Sidewalks shall be four (4) inches thick, [six (6) inches thick at residential roadway entries], shall not be less than four (4) feet in width, constructed of Portland cement concrete, and broom finished.
B. 
Sidewalk design and as-built geometry shall conform to the U.S. Department of Transportation ADA Standards for Transportation Facilities.
C. 
Roadway entries shall be constructed in accordance with the applicable standards as set forth in the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials. The edition in effect when the roadway entry is constructed shall control.
D. 
Roadway entries shall be constructed of concrete or asphalt over a compacted aggregate base.
E. 
Concrete or asphalt used in the construction of sidewalks, gutters and curbs, and roadway entries shall not be installed until the City Engineer has inspected the forms and/or subgrade.
[R.O. 2012 §510.030; CC 1992 §19-4; Ord. No. 551 §3, 2-20-1950; Ord. No. 4583, 3-13-2023]
Any exceptions to Sections 510.010 and 510.020 must be authorized by the City Engineer and approved by the Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. 2012 §510.040; CC 1992 §19-1.1; Ord. No. 2358 §1, 5-12-1997; Ord. No. 4583, 3-13-2023]
A. 
Any person, firm or corporation to whom a building, demolition or right-of-way permit has been issued or who is performing construction of any type in the City, shall remove at least once each working day any mud, dirt, sticky substance, litter or foreign matter of any kind carried into or deposited upon any public street, public sidewalk or other public way or place of the City by any vehicle, or by the wheels of any vehicle, entering or leaving the site of the project for which the building, demolition or right-of-way permit was issued. The removal shall be performed once prior to the end of the working day.
B. 
Any landowner involved in building construction, demolition or grading shall remove any mud, dirt, sticky substance, litter, or foreign matter of any kind carried into or deposited upon any public street, public sidewalk, or other public way, or place of the City, by any vehicle, or by the wheels of any vehicle, entering or leaving the site of the project of building construction, demolition, or grading, at least once each working day. The removal shall be performed once prior to the end of the working day.
C. 
Any violation of this Section shall be declared an ordinance violation and any person who receives a citation for a said violation shall be guilty of an ordinance violation and shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) per day for each offense.