[Adopted 6-11-1925]
Hereafter, no sidewalks shall be laid or constructed
upon any public street or highway in the Town of Harrison except upon
a grade to be furnished by the Engineer of the Town and in a line
parallel with the existing street line, all sidewalks to be built
of cement concrete, to be in slabs four feet square upon all streets,
except business streets. In front of business property, the same shall
be constructed in slabs five feet square so that the walk will be
10 feet wide, each square to be not less than six inches in thickness,
laid on a foundation of cinders or other suitable materials, properly
tamped and settled, such slabs to be laid not less than three feet
from and parallel to the established curbline of the highway, where
the same is a four-foot slab, and to have a slope toward the curb
of 1/4 inch per foot, the intervening space between the slab and the
curb to be of earth of sod and to have a slope of 1.18 inches toward
the curb, the space between the slab and the property line to be one
inch below the top of the walk as finally constructed and to be of
either earth or sod, such concrete used in the construction of said
walls to be composed of one volume of portland cement, two volumes
of sand and four volumes of broken stone or gravel, the stone or gravel
to be free from all foreign substances, with sufficient water added
to ensure the proper consistency, and after mixing, such concrete
shall be handled rapidly, deposited in forms and each slab finished
in one continuous operation, the wearing surface being finished by
the wood-float method and left moderately rough, all edges of the
slab to be finished to a radius of about 3/8 inch, all forms to be
removed and the resulting spaces filled with sand after the concrete
is sufficiently set.
Wherever a sidewalk is laid and the abutting
property owner desires to construct a driveway over the same from
the street to his abutting property, he shall, before said driveway
is used, cause an apron to be constructed of a slab of concrete, of
the same consistency as the sidewalk provided for herein, and laid
in the same manner, so as to fill the entire area between the sidewalk
and the curb, which apron or driveway is not to be less than eight
feet in width, and a similar apron or driveway to be constructed of
concrete is to be laid between the sidewalk as constructed and the
property line on the opposite side from which said apron or approach
is constructed as a driveway to the abutting property owner.
All streets zoned and set apart for business
purposes, when improved, shall be curbed and guttered, and no curb
shall be laid hereafter except if the same is built of cement concrete,
the same to be 18 inches in depth and six inches in thickness at the
top and eight inches in thickness at the base and not less than five
nor more than 10 feet in length, placed on a foundation of cinders
or other suitable materials at least four inches in depth, such concrete
to be of the same composition as the sidewalks provided for herein,
placed in forms, spaded and rammed, the finished corner to have a
two-inch radius, the forms to be removed when the concrete has sufficiently
set, and the exposed surfaces floated to a true surface by means of
water, brush and wood-float, such curb to be so constructed that at
either every five or 10 feet there shall be a joint separating one
slab entirely from the other, the joint to be made of five-ply tar
paper.
Hereafter, no gutters shall be laid except if
a curb is constructed in conjunction therewith. Such gutters shall
be constructed of cement concrete not less than six inches in thickness,
with reinforcing, the reinforcing irons to connect the curb and gutter
one with the other; otherwise the gutter to be constructed of the
same composition as the sidewalks provided for herein and the curb
herein set forth.
All sidewalks, curbs and gutters shall be laid
in conformity with a grade established by the Town Board of the Town
of Harrison or the Engineer thereof and shall be subject to the supervision
and approval of the Town Engineer.
[Amended 2-19-1986 by L.L. No. 2-1986]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall fail,
refuse or neglect to comply with any order of the Town Board of the
Town of Harrison requiring and directing the laying, resetting, replacing
or repairing of any portion or part of a sidewalk or any part or portion
of a curb or gutter, or the relaying or resetting thereof, after due
notice of not less than 15 days directing that the same comply with
such order, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $250 or by
imprisonment for a term not to exceed 15 days, or both, and a like
penalty for failure to comply with any of the provisions of this article.
Upon the failure, refusal or neglect on the
part of any person, firm or corporation to lay, reset, replace or
repair any such sidewalk, curb or gutter, either or all, or any part
or portion thereof, after notice by the Town Board of the Town of
Harrison, as herein specified, the Town Board shall thereupon cause
the same to be constructed, laid, reset, replaced or repaired, and
the cost thereof is to be charged against the abutting property in
the manner provided by law.
A copy of this article shall be attached to
each notice that may be served personally, requiring the laying or
setting of any sidewalk, curb or gutter, or the relaying, resetting
or repairing thereof.
