[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of
the Town of Barrington as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 5-9-1994 by Ord. No. 94-4]
In order to promote the public safety and to
provide for the upgrading of certain streets within the Town of Barrington,
the Town Council of the Town of Barrington herewith adopts an ordinance
relating to curbing on the streets within the Town of Barrington as
follows.
The provisions of this article shall apply only to existing streets within the Town of Barrington which are being reconstructed and in which curbing is being replaced or newly installed by direction of the Town Public Works Director. This article shall not apply to curbing on streets in newly developed subdivisions which are controlled by the applicable provisions of Chapter 200, Subdivision of Land, of the Code of the Town of Barrington.
Granite curbing shall be installed in all such
streets to which this article applies.
Granite curbing shall be installed in accordance
with the following specifications:
A.
The trench for setting the curb shall be excavated
so that it shall be 18 inches wide and its subgrade at least 24 inches
below the finished curbing grade. Upon this subgrade a foundation
is to be made consisting of clean course gravel thoroughly tamped
so that it will be at least six inches when compacted. Upon this foundation
the curbing is to be laid, the joints made a close as possible and
all spaces under the curb filled with gravel and tamped so that the
curbing will bear throughout its entire length and be at the line
and grade required.
B.
The trench on each side of the curbing is then to
be filled to the subgrade of the roadway and sidewalk, respectively,
with concrete. The joints will be carefully pointed up, front and
back, with mortar made of equal parts of cement and clean sharp sand.
C.
Standard granite curb inlets shall be installed at
the back gutter lines of all catch basins.
D.
Asphalt and concrete. Under no circumstances will
asphalt or concrete curbing be allowed to be substituted for granite
curbing.
E.
All specifications for granite curbing will be per
Rhode Island Department of Transportation (DOT) Detail Standard Specifications
and approved by the Director of Public Works.
[Adopted 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-1;
amended in its entirety 12-5-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-15]
A.
Generally.
The owner, occupant or any person having the care of any building
or lot of land bordering on any street, highway, square or public
place within the Town where there is a sidewalk shall, by 6:00 in
the afternoon on the day following any snowfall, cause such snow and/or
ice to be removed from the sidewalk as well as areas surrounding any
fire hydrants. This section shall also apply to the falling of snow
and/or ice from any building.
B.
Enforcement.
If such snow and/or ice is not removed by 6:00 in the afternoon on
the day following the snowfall, such owner, occupant or any person
having the duty to care for the property shall pay a fine of $50,
except that a warning may be issued for a first offense. The Police
Department shall be charged with the duty of enforcement.
C.
Hardship.
Individuals who are physically incapable of removing the snow and/or
ice or who lack financial means to pay for such removal may apply
to the Director of the Department of Public Works for a hardship waiver
from this article.
