[R.O. 2008 §550.010; Ord. No. 5-1 §1, 1-25-1955]
The Board of Aldermen shall have power, by ordinance, to provide for the construction, improvement, sprinkling, oiling, repairing, surfacing and resurfacing of streets, alleys, curbing and public places in this City in the manner and by the means as provided in Sections 88.667 to 88.707, inclusive, RSMo., and any subsequent revision thereto.
[R.O. 2008 §550.030; Ord. No. 5-1 §3, 1-25-1955]
Whenever any owner of any lot or parcel of ground abutting upon any street, alley or highway in the City of Ironton, shall desire to grade such street, alley, or highway or to construct or reconstruct any guttering, curbing, or sidewalk along and adjoining his/her own property, he/she shall first make application to the Board of Aldermen for a permit to do so, which application shall be in writing and signed by such property owner or his or her agent lawfully authorized thereto, and shall submit to the Board of Aldermen with said application a full and complete set of plans and specifications designating the manner in which and the material of which the work is proposed to be done and the time within which it shall be completed, and shall provide that if said work be not commenced, or if commenced but not completed, within the time designated for the completion of the same in said application or as soon thereafter as possible, without unnecessary delay, the Street Commissioner of the City of Ironton shall be authorized to cause the same to be completed, or, if not commenced, then to proceed to perform the whole of such work, in the manner and of the material as authorized by the permit issued, and at the cost of the owner of such property, the cost thereof to be levied as a special assessment against the property along or in front of which such work shall be done and collected by the issuance of special tax bills as in the case of special assessments for other street improvements of like kind made by the City of Ironton. And if the Board of Aldermen, or a majority thereof, shall be of the opinion that such proposed work will be of public benefit and not in violation of any of the provisions of this Article and not injurious to, nor detrimental to any other property, or property owner, said Board may cause the City Clerk to issue a permit for such work to be done, setting forth therein the dimensions of the same, and the manner in which, and the material of which, said work shall be done, and the time in which the same shall be completed. All grading, construction, or reconstruction provided for in this Section shall be done under the supervision of the Street Commissioner and the Street and Alley Committee, and subject at all times to the inspection and approval of said work or any part thereof by a majority of the members of the Street and Alley Committee, and subject to the authority of a majority of the members of the Street and Alley Committee to reject therefrom all defective and improper material, and of its authority to require said work to be done in strict compliance with the specifications and plans submitted with the application aforesaid.
[R.O. 2008 §550.050; Ord. No. 5-1 §6, 1-25-1955]
A. 
All sidewalks hereafter built within the City of Ironton, shall, unless otherwise provided by special ordinances, be constructed according to the following specifications, to wit:
1. 
All sidewalks shall have an incline from the outside edge of the street downward toward the curbing of one-quarter (1/4) inch to the foot.
2. 
The width of all sidewalks constructed on Main Street, and the walks adjacent to the County Courthouse square, on Wayne, Shepherd, and Russell Street, and the walks on the south side of Russell Street between Main and Shepherd Street, in the City of Ironton, shall be five (5) feet.
3. 
The width of all sidewalks constructed on any other street in the City of Ironton, other than on said above-named streets, shall be three and one-half (3 1/2) feet.
4. 
All walks must be cut into blocks of five (5) feet, said cuts being clear through the concrete and the top and so made as to be directly over each other and form one (1) cut; the upper cut to be made with a groover through the top. The center of the walks so constructed shall be laid directly along and directly over the center of that portion of the street set aside for sidewalk purposes.
5. 
The ground for all sidewalks shall be excavated a depth below the intended surface of the sidewalk of eight (8) inches on the outside line of the street, and ten (10) inches on the curb line, the bottom of the excavation to slope from the outside line of the street to the curb line. Upon this excavation shall be placed a foundation bed of gravel or cinders, well tamped down, six (6) inches in depth at the curb line and diminishing to four (4) inches at the outside line of the street, so as to present as nearly as may be an even surface four (4) inches lower than the intended surface of the sidewalk. Upon this foundation bed of gravel or cinder shall be constructed a cement pavement, the first three (3) inches shall be composed of one (1) part by measure of portland cement or other cement of equal quality, four (4) parts by measure of clean, sharp gravel, and two (2) parts by measure of sharp creek sand, all thoroughly mixed before the water is applied, and then water must be added and the whole thoroughly mixed into a paste and put into place and well tamped or troweled leaving the surface as nearly smooth as possible for the top. The aforesaid mixture of cement may be replaced by any ready-mix cement which is approved by the members of the Street and Alley Committee. Upon this composition, and during the same day in which it shall have been constructed and placed, and in such manner as to form a union therewith, shall be laid a top coating of one (1) inch in thickness, composed of three (3) parts by measure of portland cement or cement of equal quality, and five (5) parts by measure of sharp creek sand, thoroughly mixed, and after it becomes dry enough to trowel, it must be troweled down to an even and smooth surface. Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be so construed to prohibit the Board of Aldermen from authorizing by ordinance, the construction of sidewalks of such different widths, depths of excavation and elevations as the formation of the ground may construe to be necessary.
[R.O. 2008 §550.070; Ord. No. 5-1 §8, 1-25-1955]
The Board of Aldermen shall have power, by ordinance, to provide for the payment of all costs for the construction, improvement, sprinkling, oiling, repairing, surfacing and resurfacing of streets, alleys, curbing, guttering, sidewalks and other public places, shall be paid and collected in the same manner as provided in Chapter 88, RSMo., and subsequent revisions thereto.
[R.O. 2008 §550.080; Ord. No. 5-1 §9, 1-25-1955]
A. 
Any person, firm or corporation who shall attempt to construct any street or alley in this City without having first obtained a permit for same, and any person, firm or corporation having obtained a permit for the construction of any street or alley, who shall fail to comply with the plans and specifications as approved by the Board of Aldermen for said street or alley, shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation and upon conviction shall be fined in accordance with Section 100.220.
B. 
Any person, firm or corporation constructing or attempting to construct any sidewalk, curbing or guttering contrary to the provisions of this Article, shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation, and upon conviction shall be punished in accordance with Section 100.220.