[Adopted 10-7-1963 as Ch. 22, Art. IV, of the 1963 Code]
[Amended 7-6-1965; 9-15-1980]
A. 
All sidewalks laid or constructed in the City of Meriden shall be of portland cement concrete, except that sidewalks may be constructed of bituminous concrete or other material when authorized in writing by the Planning Commission.
B. 
All sidewalks shall be not less than five feet in width unless specially ordered by the Planning Commission to be of less width.
C. 
All curbs laid upon any street in the City shall be of portland cement concrete or granite not less than six inches wide and 20 inches deep, except that outside the Second Taxation District curbs may be of bluestone material when specially authorized in writing by the Planning Commission. Curb intersections at street corners shall be curved curbing with a radius of not less than 10 feet. Combination curbs and gutters of bituminous concrete or other material may be used only when specially authorized in writing by the Planning Commission.
[Amended 9-15-1980]
It shall be unlawful for any person to lay any sidewalk, curb or gutter in the City without the authorization or order of the Planning Commission, and any such work may be removed as an obstruction of the street.
[Amended 9-15-1980]
A. 
After having been notified by the Department of Public Works so to do, it shall be unlawful for any person not to properly repair any portion of a sidewalk adjoining his property within the time specified in such notice.
B. 
Upon the default or neglect of any person to comply with such notice of the Department of Public Works to repair any portion of a sidewalk adjoining his property, the Department of Public Works may construct or repair such sidewalk, and the expense thereof shall be chargeable to the person whose duty it was to repair said sidewalk and shall be collectible by the City in the same manner that other debts due the City are collected, and said expense shall be a lien upon the premises adjoining such sidewalk, provided that the Department of Public Works shall cause a certificate of lien to be recorded in the City and Town Clerk's office within 60 days from the completion of such construction or repair.
Whenever a sidewalk has been laid in the City, the occupant or, if there is no occupant, the owner of any premises abutting upon such sidewalk shall keep the grass or weeds properly cut or removed in the area between the property line of such premises and the curbline.
[Added 4-1-1968; amended 9-15-1980]
A. 
Need of safety sidewalks shall be determined by the City Council.
B. 
Priority shall be determined by the City Council.
C. 
Wherever possible a buffer strip will be installed at the discretion of the Director of Public Works.
D. 
Obstacles such as signs, utility poles and trees shall be moved by order of the Director of Public Works before installation of safety sidewalks.
E. 
Safety sidewalks will be installed by the recommendation of the Board of Education and Director of Public Works with the final approval of the City Council.
F. 
Existing and future complaints from property owners of newly installed safety sidewalks shall be properly disposed of by the Planning Commission.
[Added 3-19-1984]
The City assumes the right, during construction of sidewalks by the City or under City contract, to excavate or fill as necessary back of the street line and to grade and restore the area as necessary to facilitate said changes required by the sidewalk installation.