[Amended 6-3-2014 by Ord. No. 100-2014]
The Commissioner of Public Works shall place
suitable street signs on each street at convenient distances apart
and shall erect at all intersections of private ways a sign cautioning
the public against entering upon such ways. He or she shall erect
and maintain suitable guideposts and shall cause permanent bounds,
measurements or landmarks to be erected at the termini and angles
of all streets and ways located, altered or widened in accordance
with the plan as City Engineer.
[Amended 10-17-2000 by Ord. No. 359-00]
Whenever a street is constructed, no betterment
assessment shall result therefrom.
[Amended 10-19-1971 by Ord. No. 880-71; 4-20-1999 by Ord. No. 113-99]
A. Whenever the City, or any department thereof, undertakes
to repair or reconstruct any sidewalk, the City shall not assess any
betterment to any person benefiting by the repair or reconstruction.
B. If a petition is filed with the Council for the construction of a new sidewalk, and the petition is supported by a substantial number of abutters to the proposed sidewalk as determined by the Council, the Council may provide for the assessment of a reasonable amount, not exceeding one-half the cost of the construction, upon the abutting estates. The Council shall not assess any cost or betterment unless the Council first conducts a public hearing as provided in §
157-9.