[CC 1992 §510.060; Ord. No. XXXII §1, 10-10-1931]
It shall be the duty of the Board of Aldermen to condemn by
ordinance any sidewalk which they may deem to be in a dangerous or
defective condition or out of repair or any sidewalk which is not
on the established grade and line for sidewalks (on the street on
which it is located, as provided by the ordinances of said City) or
any sidewalk which does not conform to the specifications and requirements
for sidewalks in the City as provided by the ordinances of the City,
and to provide for the removal, at the expense of the City, of any
sidewalk so condemned, and to provide by ordinance for the building
and construction of new sidewalks in lieu of those so condemned and
for the rebuilding or construction of any sidewalks, and also to provide
for the building and construction of new sidewalks along or in front
of any lot or tract, where, in their judgment, a new sidewalk should
be constructed.
[CC 1992 §510.070; Ord. No. XXXII §§2 — 3, 10-10-1931; Ord. No. 1683 §18, 3-9-2011]
A.
Whenever
the Board of Aldermen shall, by ordinance, provide for the building
and construction or rebuilding or reconstruction of any sidewalk along
and adjacent to any lot or tract and approaches thereto, such sidewalk
shall be built and constructed or rebuilt or reconstructed of the
materials, in the manner and according to the plans and specifications
prescribed by this Article, by the owner, unless otherwise provided
in the ordinance requiring such improvement to be made.
B.
Whenever
the owner of any lot or tract shall, of his/her own volition and without
being required to do so by ordinances hereafter, build and construct
or rebuild or reconstruct any sidewalk and approaches thereto, if
any, along and adjacent to his/her said property, such sidewalk and
approaches thereto, if any, shall be built and constructed or rebuilt
and reconstructed of the materials in the manner and according to
the plans and specifications prescribed by this Article, and such
sidewalk shall not be less than five (5) feet wide along or in front
of residence lots, and not less than ten (10) feet wide in front of
business lots on Main Street, provided such walks shall conform in
width to other sidewalks to which it abuts; provided such sidewalks
to which it abuts conform to the ordinances of the City.
[CC 1992 §510.080; Ord. No. XXXII §4, 10-10-1931]
Every sidewalk hereinafter built and constructed or rebuilt or reconstructed in this City shall, unless otherwise specified in the ordinance requiring the same, be made as follows: It shall be of the width named in the ordinance in providing for the same, and shall be laid to the line dividing the lot or tract to which it abuts from the street or alley on which it is laid; the surface shall slope to the street one-fourth (¼) of an inch to the foot, and shall not be more than twelve (12) inches nor less than six (6) inches above the curb line where the curb is separate from the walk; where the surface gutter comes to the walk not less than six (6) inches nor more than sixteen (16) inches above the surface of the gutter; all obstructions shall be removed and the ground brought to the grade herein required, either by cutting or filling as the case may be. It shall be made of concrete and shall be constructed in accordance with Section 510.040. Sidewalks shall have no steps or abrupt descents or ascents and shall connect up with other sidewalks to which it joins, which are constructed according to the ordinances of the City, and shall be made in all parts in a good workmanlike and substantial manner.
[CC 1992 §510.090; Ord. No. XXXII §§5 — 6, 10-10-1931]
A.
It is
hereby made the duty of the owner of every lot or tract in the City
and approaches thereto in front of or along his/her said property,
to keep in good repair at all times, and it is hereby made the duty
of the Director of Public Works to notify such owner in writing when
any such sidewalk is out of repair to repair the same within the time
stated in the notice, which shall not be more than ten (10) days in
any case. If the owner fails or refuses to make such repairs within
the time stated in the notice, then it shall be the duty of the Director
of Public Works or persons designated by him/her to repair such sidewalk,
keeping an accurate account of all costs thereof in making such repairs,
and to report to the Board at its next meeting, the cost thereof.
The Board shall then pay the cost of same out of any funds available
for that purpose, and shall levy a special tax against said lot or
tract, and issue a tax bill for the amount expended in favor of the
City or other person acting for the City for and to the use of the
City whose duty it shall be to collect the same as other tax bills
and pay it to the City.
B.
If the
owner of any lot or tract upon whom any notice is required to be served
by this Section, is not a resident of the City, such notice or order
shall be served by publication of the same duly attested by the Clerk
under the Seal of the City in a newspaper of general circulation published
in the City. The notice shall be run for two (2) consecutive weeks.
[CC 1992 §510.100; Ord. No. XXXII §7, 10-10-1931]
It is hereby made the duty of the Director of Public Works to
superintend the building and construction or rebuilding or reconstruction
or repairing of all sidewalks and approaches thereto in the City,
whether done by a contractor, by the City, by the owner of the property
or the agents or servants of such persons, and to see that the same
is done according to the requirements of the ordinance providing for
the same, and this Article, insofar as it is referred to in any special
ordinance.
[CC 1992 §510.110; Ord. No. XXXII §8, 10-10-1931]
Whenever the Board of Aldermen shall provide by ordinance for
the building and construction or the rebuilding and reconstruction
of any sidewalk or sidewalks and approaches thereto, if any, by contract,
the said Board shall also, in said ordinance attach plans and specifications
for said work provided that such adoption may be by reference to general
plans and specifications which have already been adopted by ordinance
by the City, but no contract for said work shall be let until an advertisement
for bids signed by the Clerk under the Seal of the City has been published
in two (2) issues of a weekly paper, published in the City, the first
(1st) insertion to be ten (10) days before the day named for the opening
of the bids. Before any bids are opened, it shall be the duty of the
Director of Public Works or person designated by him/her to prepare
and file an estimate showing the estimated quantities of grading,
filling and of the various materials required for the sidewalk and
approaches, if any, in front of each separate lot, tract or parcel
of land, and an estimate of said work per cubic yard or per square
yard, as the case may be, and the estimate of the costs in removal
of any obstruction; and no contract shall be let in excess of said
estimate. After the bids are opened by the Board of Aldermen, they
shall let the contract to the lowest and best responsible bidder,
and in case there are no bids received or all bids are rejected, the
Board may re-advertise for bids for said work or the Board may, by
ordinance, order and direct the Director of Public Works to build
and construct or rebuild and reconstruct said sidewalk or sidewalks
and any approaches thereto, and to do the work according to the plans
and specifications, keeping an accurate account of the separate items
thereof, and the Board shall pay for the labor and material and all
costs of said work, and at the completion thereof, shall, by a special
ordinance, levy a special assessment against each of the lots, tracts
or parcels of land along and in front of said walks and approaches,
if any, having been made, levy against each lot separately the cost
of its said improvement and to issue tax bills in favor of the City.
[CC 1992 §510.120; Ord. No. XXXII §9, 10-10-1931]
The term "approaches" as used in this Article
shall be understood to mean and shall mean the extension of sidewalks
at corner lots or tracts from the property line to the curb line each
way, that is, between the corner of the property and the curb line.
