Any person who constructs or causes to be constructed any building or dwelling in the city shall construct curbs, gutters, sidewalks and streets in accordance with the city specifications along all street frontage adjoining the property upon which such building or dwelling is constructed, unless adequate curbs, gutters, sidewalks or streets already exist; provided, that in areas not subdivided or parceled into lots of one-half acre or less, such curbs, gutters, sidewalks and streets already exist shall be determined in each instance by the public works department, and an endorsement to that effect shall be made upon each building permit at the time it is issued.
The building inspector shall deny final approval and acceptance, and shall refuse to allow final public utility connections, to any building or dwelling unless such curbs, gutters, sidewalks and streets exist, are constructed or unless money or a bond to guarantee their construction is deposited with the city in a sum equal to the estimated cost of the construction of the improvements as determined by the public works department.
(Code 1964 § 5-5.103)
No person shall construct or maintain or cause to be constructed or maintained any sidewalk, curb, gutter or driveway across any public sidewalk or curbing or driveway apron in the city without first obtaining a permit therefor from the public works director.
(Code 1964 § 5-5.201)
All construction of sidewalks, curbs, gutters, driveways or driveway aprons across public property shall be done in a good and workmanlike manner and in conformity with the construction standards and detail design drawings for such work on file in the office of the city clerk.
(Code 1964 § 5-5.202)
No driveway across public sidewalks, etc., shall exceed twelve feet in width and only one such driveway shall be permitted for any one parcel of land; except, that such width limit and the limitation on the number of driveways may be increased upon the recommendation of the public works director and approval by the city manager.
(Code 1964 § 5-5.203)
Where two or more adjoining driveways are provided on the same property, there shall be maintained an island between the driveways of at least twenty-four feet measured along the outer or street edge of the sidewalk between the driveways.
(Code 1964 § 5-5.205)
No driveway apron shall extend out into the street further than the face of the curb and under no circumstances shall such driveway apron obstruction or extension extend into the gutter area.
(Code 1964 § 55.206)
Any existing driveway violating any of the provisions of this article shall be altered to conform to the article whenever in the judgment of the city council the public interest, convenience or safety requires such alteration; provided, that the owner of the premises affected shall be afforded an opportunity for a hearing prior to any such alteration being ordered by the city council. The owner shall be provided at least five days' notice of such hearing in writing, which shall be mailed to such owner by the city clerk to his or her last known address. Failure of the city clerk to mail such notice shall not affect the jurisdiction of the city council to order such work. Following such hearing the city council shall have jurisdiction to order such work done as noticed and the owner shall have ten days thereafter within which to commence the work and a reasonable time thereafter to complete the same. In the event that the work is not commenced by such owner within such period, the public works director shall cause the same to be done and upon completion thereof the cost bill shall be filed by the public works director in the office of the city clerk, and billed to the owner thereby. If the bill is not paid into the city treasury within sixty days thereafter, the same shall become a lien upon the real property affected or benefited by the improvement and shall be a charge against such property on the tax roll and collected at the time and in the manner the general city taxes are collected and shall bear like penalties and carry like interest charges for delinquencies.
(Code 1964 § 5-5.208)