[Adopted as Ch. 1020 of the 1995 Codified
Ordinances of Monroe]
[Amended 10-21-2002 by Ord. No. 02-008; 3-21-2005 by Ord. No. 05-003]
A.
APPROACH WALK
ESTABLISHED SIDEWALK LINE
PARKWAY TERRACE
Definitions. As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
A walk that is perpendicular to the street curb and sidewalk
and that is to be used for access to the property from the curb.
The sidewalk line as established by the City Engineer.
That portion of the street right-of-way lying between the
curb, constructed in accordance with City permission and specifications,
and the curb side of the established sidewalk line.
B.
Storage or parking of vehicles. No parkway terrace
shall be used for temporary or permanent storage and parking of vehicles
or trucks, except as follows:
(1)
Temporary parking shall be permitted where it is required
to move heavy pieces of equipment or furniture.
(2)
Parking perpendicular to the curbline in the paved
portion of the parkway terrace used as a residential driveway approach
shall be permitted in the following areas, provided that there is
at least 19 feet between the back of the curbline and the sidewalk
line that lies closest to the curbline and that no part of the vehicle
protrudes beyond the back of the curbline or the sidewalk line:
C.
Weatherproofing prohibited; exceptions.
(1)
No portion of a parkway terrace shall be stoned, tarred, oiled, graveled, paved with concrete, brick or asphalt or otherwise treated to produce a weatherproof surface, except for space necessary for permitted driveways and sidewalks as provided for in Subsection C(1)(a) to (e) hereof.
(a)
Concrete sidewalks may be constructed or extended
to the curb when the distance from the right-of-way line to the curb
is six feet or less and, in addition thereto, in all areas zoned C-1
Local Commercial District and C-2 General Commercial District regardless
of the distance from the right-of-way line to the curb.
(b)
Concrete driveways and sidewalks may be constructed
or extended to the curb in the east side business area, as follows:
[1]
Winchester Street, on both sides of the street
between East Front Street and a point 100 feet south of Third Street.
[2]
East First Street, on the south side of the
street between a point 100 feet on either side of Winchester Street
and on the south side of the street, between Winchester and Eastchester
Streets.
[3]
East Third Street, on both sides of the street
for a distance of 100 feet east and west, from Winchester Street.
[4]
Second Street, on both sides of the street between
Winchester and Eastchester Streets.
[5]
Eastchester Street, on the west side of the
street between First and Third Streets.
(c)
Approach walks on the parkway terrace from the
curb to regular sidewalks may be constructed, but shall not exceed
15% of the frontage. This shall be exclusive of crosswalks at street
intersections. Approach walks shall not exceed 8% in grade, nor shall
they include any steps.
(d)
Where the parkway terrace is 10 feet or more
in width, a two-foot concrete walk may be built abutting onto and
parallel to the curb for providing access to the approach walks. This
shall be in addition to the regular sidewalks.
(e)
Where the area in a parkway terrace is not covered
by permitted walks and drives, the parkway terrace shall be planted
with grass, and the same shall be maintained by the abutting property
owner.
(2)
Permission may be granted by the City Engineering
Department to pave or surface the parkway terrace, if an application
for such permission is made which sets forth sufficient reasons for
an exception to this section to be granted. Sufficient reasons for
such permission may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a)
The existence of heavy pedestrian traffic at
the location.
(b)
Extreme difficulties in maintaining the terrace
in good condition at the location. The application shall also show
that pedestrians using sidewalks abutting the terrace, for which permission
to pave is sought, will not be endangered by the paving of the terrace.
Paving of the parkway terrace shall be done at the applicant's expense.
(3)
"To pave or surface," as used in Subsection C(2) hereof, means to pave with concrete or to cover the parkway terrace with a pervious paving material which meets with the approval of the City Engineering Department. Terraces must be covered with a pervious paving material when the City Engineering Department determines that the storm sewer capacity of an area would require such paving if permission to pave or surface is to be granted.
A.
Poles prohibited on certain streets. All poles, except
iron or metal ornamental poles for lighting and iron or metal poles
for supporting trolley wires, are hereby declared to be a public nuisance,
and no such poles shall hereafter be erected in the following portions
of the streets of the City:
(1)
Front Street, between the east line of Macomb Street
and the west line of Smith Street.
(2)
First Street, between the west side of the alley between
Macomb and Washington Streets and the west line of Cass Street.
(3)
Monroe Street, between the southerly line of the City
and the northerly City limits on the easterly side, and, on the westerly
side, from the southerly City limits to the northerly line of St.
Joseph's Cemetery.
(4)
Washington Street, between the north line of Front
Street and the south line of Second Street.
(5)
Cass Street, between the north line of Front Street
and the south line of Second Street.
[Amended 3-21-2005 by Ord. No. 05-003]
A.
Any person desiring to cross the curbing upon any
paved street of the City with any vehicle is hereby required to first
properly bridge the curbing, so as to prevent injury thereto by reason
of such crossing.
[Amended 3-21-2005 by Ord. No. 05-003; 10-20-2008 by Ord. No.
08-015; 12-1-2008 by Ord. No. 08-018]
A.
Snow removal; duty of property owner and occupant.
The owner or occupant of each and every lot or subdivision thereof,
or of any piece or parcel of land in front of or adjacent to which
a sidewalk shall have been or may hereafter be constructed, shall
clear off and remove all accumulations of snow and ice from such sidewalk,
as such snow or ice shall accumulate, by 8:00 a.m. on the day following
the snowfall.
B.
Removal by City; collection of costs. Upon the failure
of the owner or occupant to remove or cause to be removed such snow
or ice from the sidewalk within 48 hours after 8:00 a.m. on the day
following the snowfall, the City of Monroe may cause the same to be
removed from the sidewalk.
D.
Assessment of costs. The head of the Department of
Public Services shall keep an accurate account of the expenses incurred
with respect to each parcel of land in carrying out the provisions
of chapter and shall make a sworn statement of such account and present
the same to the City Treasurer. The City Treasurer shall prepare and
send an invoice to the last known owner, as reflected by the current
tax roll, for the cost of such work in accordance with the statement
of the head of the Department of Public Services. The City Treasurer
shall add 10% to the cost reflected to cover the cost of supervision
and billing. In the event that the invoice is not paid forthwith,
the cost shall be charged against the premises, reported to the Assessor,
and levied by him/her as a special tax or assessment upon the premises.
The special assessment shall be subject to review, after proper notice
is given as in all other cases of special assessment provided the
City Charter. When the tax is confirmed, it shall be a lien upon the
premises and the same shall be collected in the same manner as other
City taxes. The City may also file suit against the owner and/or occupant
of the premises and collect the same as a personal obligation.
E.
Published notice. The City Manager shall cause to
be published in a newspaper of general circulation of the City of
Monroe a notice of the provisions and requirements of this section
annually during the month of October.
Except as otherwise permitted by the Code of
the City of Monroe, no person shall dig, remove or carry away, or
cause to be dug, removed or carried away, any stone, sand, gravel,
sod, sward or earth from any street, alley or other public place.
[Amended 4-17-2000 by Ord. No. 00-006]
The City Building Official shall be responsible
for the assignment of an address to any parcel of real estate located
within the City of Monroe.
[Amended 4-17-2000 by Ord. No. 00-006]
The City Engineer shall be responsible for the
assignment of a name to any street located within the City of Monroe.
Prior to the assignment of a name, the City Engineer may submit the
proposed name to the Monroe County 911 Administrator for review and
comment.
