[Code 1955, § 5-1.9]
(a) 
No person shall maintain, use or operate any trapdoor, coal hole or other sidewalk unless the doors or covers for such opening shall be of metal or reinforced concrete with nonslipping wearing surface and unless the surfaces thereto shall be flat with the surface of sidewalk, and shall present no hazard to traffic.
(b) 
No coal hole, trapdoor or other sidewalk opening shall be allowed to remain open, except when actually in use.
(c) 
When any coal hole, trapdoor or other sidewalk opening is open, such opening shall be protected by guards, not less than 32 inches in height and fully protecting all sides of the opening; provided, however, that the guard on the loading side may be removed therefrom during the period of loading and unloading.
[Code 1955, § 5-1.6]
No person having the care, either as owner or occupant, of any house, building or lot shall permit any snow, ice, dirt, rubbish, including broken bottles and glass, filth, obstruction or other articles or any nuisance to remain upon any sidewalks in front of such house, building or lot for longer than 24 hours; and when ice is formed on any sidewalk, the owner or occupant of the abutting premises shall, within 12 hours after the same has formed, cause the same to be removed or cause salt, sawdust, sand or other abrasive to be strewn thereon.
[Code 1955, § 5-1.10; Ord. No. 426, § 1; Ord. No. 1225, 10-7-1998; Ord. No. 1530, 3-4-2009; 1-17-2018 by Ord. No. 1720]
(a) 
Permit required. No person shall make any opening in or through any curb in any street, alley or public place without first obtaining a written permit in accordance with this chapter from the City Engineer.
(b) 
Requirements generally. No permits shall be issued, except upon approval of the Council, for any curb cut serving as an approach to any service driveway across any curb, sidewalk or public property which does not comply with the requirements of Chapter 39, and those set forth in Subsection (b)(1) through (9).
(1) 
When the frontage of any premises does not exceed 40 feet in width, there may be constructed one service driveway only, and such driveway shall not exceed 10 feet in width which shall be in compliance with Subsection (b).
(2) 
When the frontage of any premises exceeds 40 feet in width, but does not exceed 50 feet in width, there may be constructed one service driveway which does not exceed 20 feet in width or two service driveways, when allowed by Chapter 39, each of which does not exceed 10 feet in width, which shall be in compliance with Subsection (b)(4).
(3) 
When the frontage of any premises exceeds 50 feet in width but does not exceed 100 feet in width, there may be constructed two service driveways when allowed by Chapter 39, each of which does not exceed 20 feet in width, three service driveways when allowed by Chapter 39, each of which does not exceed 10 feet in width, or one service driveway which does not exceed 20 feet width, and one which does not exceed 10 feet in width, and all of such driveways shall be in compliance with Subsection (b)(4).
(4) 
Not less than 18 feet of straight curb shall separate two curb cuts under one ownership.
(5) 
In case any one owner shall own nonresidential premises with a frontage in excess of 100 feet, each 100 feet, or fraction thereof, shall be considered as separate frontage.
(6) 
No curb cut shall be made within 10 feet of the right-of-way line of a street intersecting the street upon which the curb cut is made.
(7) 
The width of curb cuts and service driveways shall be determined by the City Engineer.
(8) 
No permanent cut may be made which, in the opinion of the City Manager, may interfere with the safety of the public.
(9) 
Width restrictions are measured at the right-of-way line for purposes of this section. An additional flare of three feet for residentially used properties, and an additional flare of five feet for nonresidentially used properties are allowed in addition to the maximum width at the right-of-way line.
(c) 
Plans and specifications. No such curb cut shall be made except in accordance with plans and specification established by the City Manager.
(d) 
Residential driveways in the Central Neighborhood District. In addition to the requirements set forth herein, curb cuts for residential driveways in the Central Neighborhood District shall comply with Section 39-58 of Chapter 39 of this Code.