[Code 1961, §14.08; CC 1983 §24-3]
No person shall erect or cause to be erected any stairway on
the outside of any building leading to an upper story in such manner
as to occupy or obstruct or interfere in the free use by the public
of any public sidewalk, nor shall any person construct or excavate
for any areaway, cellarway or stairway leading to any cellar or basement,
or other place, or lay, or cause to be laid, any doorstep which extends
into, takes up, or interferes with the free and entire use of any
sidewalk without first having an ordinance authorizing the same.
[Code 1961 §14.14; CC 1983 §24-4; Ord. No. 815 §1, 10-20-1997]
A. The
construction, reconstruction, condemnation and repairing of sidewalks
within the City, and all matters pertaining thereto may be done at
the expense of the abutting property owners and under special ordinances
that may be passed governing the same. This Section does not apply
to repairs of old sidewalks which are not to be wholly rebuilt or
reconstructed.
B. No
contractor, property owner, or other person shall lay, build, repair,
or cause to be laid, built or repaired any concrete sidewalk, gutter
or curb without first having obtained a written permit so to do from
the Street Commissioner. The permit shall be in the form established
by the Council from time to time. The contractor's copy shall be in
words and figures identical with that of the permit referred to above.
C. The
Street Commissioner may refuse to grant a permit to any contractor,
or other person who is incompetent or who has failed to comply with
the City's specifications regarding mixtures, lines and grades, or
whose previous work was done in an unskilled manner. The refusal to
grant a permit shall stand until the contractor or other person liable
for unskilled work has repaired the same and it has been accepted
by the Street Commissioner.
D. The
location and width of new sidewalks, the manner of constructing the
same, and the material of which the same shall be constructed together
with the grades thereof shall be determined and fixed by the Council.
E. Subject
to the provisions of this Section and to the extent the City Council
of the City has allocated funds in its annual budget for the purpose
of funding cost sharing arrangements with property owners for the
construction and repair of sidewalks, the City shall pay property
owners the lesser of (a) fifty percent (50%) of the actual cost of
such construction or repair, or (b) fifty percent (50%) of the estimated
cost based upon standard rates established by the City for such construction
or repair. The following procedures shall be followed to obtain cost
sharing hereunder:
1. The abutting property owner must submit an application to the City
Operations Supervisor or his designee. Such application shall provide
the following information:
a. The location of the construction or repair;
b. The specific work to be performed;
d. The name of the contractor or other person who will perform the work;
and
e. Any other information requested by the Operations Supervisor.
2. The application must be approved by the City Operations Supervisor
prior to commencement of the work. The Operations Supervisor may refuse
to approve the application if:
a. Sufficient funds are not available in the budget;
b. The contractor or other person to perform the work is incompetent
or has failed to comply with the City's specifications regarding mixtures,
lines and grades, or whose previous work was done in an unskilled
manner;
c. The application is filed by or on behalf of a subdivision developer, in that this Section is intended to assist individual property owners and not to alter the responsibilities of developers under Chapter
410 of this Code.
3. Upon completion of the project, the property owner must submit documentation
showing the actual cost of the project. Such cost shall not include
any allowance for work performed by the property owner or any member
of his/her household.
4. The City Code Enforcement Officer shall inspect all such projects
and certify to the Operations Supervisor that the City's specifications
for sidewalks have been followed. Upon receipt of such certification,
the City shall pay the property owner the cost sharing amount provided
for herein.
[Code 1961, §14.20; CC 1983 §24-5]
No person shall stretch or extend any wire of any kind across
or along any sidewalk, street, alley or thoroughfare or erect any
pole within a street right-of-way without permission first having
been obtained from the Council and a permit in writing issued therefor.