[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.