[Adopted 6-7-1954 (Ch. 39 of the 1963 Code)]
No person shall make any cut, hole, tunnel or
similar excavation in, or under the streets, highways, sidewalks or
public places of the Town of Grand Island, unless such person shall
first obtain from the Town Highway Superintendent permit therefor.
No such permit shall be issued unless proper application shall have
been made in the manner and upon the form provided therefor by the
Town.
The Town may require an indemnity bond as a
condition precedent to the issuance of such permit, or may require
as a condition precedent thereto the deposit in cash of such amount
as the Board may determine necessary to cover the probable expense
to the Town of the replacement by the Town, of the street, highway,
sidewalk or public place.
[Amended 12-7-1964]
Violation of this article shall be an offense.
Any violation of this article shall be punishable by a fine of not
more than $250 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or by
both fine and imprisonment.
[Adopted 7-6-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999 (Ch.
35 of the 1963 Code)]
Pursuant to the Municipal Home Rule Law, the
Town Board of the Town of Grand Island does hereby enact the following
article respecting sidewalks in the Town of Grand Island.
Sidewalks shall be of concrete and constructed
to the following specifications:
A. Materials and mix.
(1) Cement shall meet the requirements of the most recent
ASTM C 150 and shall be Type 1 or Type 2.
(2) Fine aggregate shall meet the requirements of ASTM
C 33.
(3) Coarse aggregate shall meet the requirements of ASTM
C 33 and shall meet the grading requirements of Sieve Size No. 57.
(4) Proportions of mix. It is the intent of this specification
to produce a sidewalk mix that will achieve maximum durability and
the greatest possible resistance to freezing and thawing. The concrete
mix used must be air entrained concrete and must comply with the following
requirements:
(a)
Minimum cement content per cubic yard: 6 1/2
bags.
(b)
Maximum water/cement ratio: 0.40.
(c)
Minimum strength requirement: 4,000 pounds per
square inch.
(d)
Maximum slump: three inches.
(5) Water shall be clear and free of injurious amounts
of oil, acids, alkali, organic matter or other deleterious substances.
(6) Premolded resilient joint filler complying with the
latest ASTM D-994.
B. Excavation.
(1) Excavation shall be made to the required depth and
to a width that will permit the installation and bracing of the forms.
(2) Subbase shall be thoroughly compacted and all soft
spots removed and replaced by run of crusher stone.
(3) When a fill exceeding one foot in thickness is required,
it shall be thoroughly compacted by tamping in layers not exceeding
six inches. All fill shall be compacted by a minimum one-half-ton
roller before application of concrete.
C. Forms. Forms shall be metal or wood, straight, free
from warp and of such construction that no displacement from alignment
will occur during placement of concrete. All forms shall extend for
the full depth of the concrete and shall be rigidly held to line and
grade by stakes or braces.
D. Installation.
(1) A four-inch bed of compacted No. 1 or No. 2 crushed
stone shall form the foundation course. The foundation course shall
be thoroughly moistened immediately prior to the placing of the concrete.
Concrete shall be placed in forms in accordance with the requirements
of the New York State Department of Transportation specifications
and shall be compacted in an approved immersion-type mechanical vibrator.
Forms shall be left in place for 24 hours or until the concrete has
set sufficiently so that they can be removed without injury to the
sidewalk.
(2) Concrete shall be placed in one course to a minimum
thickness of six inches across driveways and a minimum thickness of
four inches in all other locations, in such a manner as to prevent
segregation.
(3) The concrete shall be finished to produce a brushed
finish.
(4) No concrete is to be laid when the temperature is
lower than 45° F.
E. Joints.
(1) Transverse contraction or control joints shall extend
to the full depth of the slab filled with a one-half-inch premolded
resilient joint filler and spaced not to exceed 40 feet apart. The
edges of such joints shall be finished with an edging tool having
a one-fourth-inch radius.
(2) The concrete surface shall be scored at intervals
so that the finished walk will be marked in squares.
(3) Full depth isolation joints shall be formed around
all appurtenances such as manholes, water valves, etc., and at all
joints between sidewalks, curbs, buildings, etc. Premolded resilient
joint filler, one-half-inch thick, shall be installed in those joints.
F. Protection.
(1) When completed, the sidewalk shall be kept moist and
protected from traffic and the elements for at least three days.
(2) The forms shall be removed with great care and, upon
their removal, the voids created shall be backfilled.
G. Backfilling. After the concrete has set, any excavated
areas or voids created by the forms shall be backfilled with good
quality topsoil or other material approved by the Town Engineer.
H. Reinforcement. If the location of the sidewalk is
such that upheaval is likely or is subject to vehicular traffic as
in a parking lot, steel reinforcement in the form of wire mesh may
be required by the Town Engineer.
A violation of this article is hereby declared to be a violation
punishable in accordance with the fee schedule.
A. A violation of this article is hereby declared to
be a violation punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment
of not more than one year, or both.
B. Enforcement. This article shall be enforced by the
Code Enforcement Officer. No building permit shall be issued by the
Code Enforcement Officer except in compliance with the provisions
of this article.