As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated below:
A mixture of cement, sand and crushed stone in proportions
designated by the City Engineer, the minimum mixture being one part
cement, two parts sand and four parts crushed stone, unless otherwise
designated by the City Engineer.
That portion of a street between the curblines and the adjacent
property lines commonly and
publicly used by pedestrians.
Any portion of sidewalk that impedes safe travel by the public
as defined by conditions outlined in this chapter.
[Added 9-15-2020 by Ord.
No. 20-03]
A.
No sidewalk shall be constructed, made, paved, relayed, reset, mended
or repaired by any person or owner, possessor or occupant of land
adjoining such sidewalk within the inside district of the City of
Oneida without a written permit from the City Engineer. Said permit
shall specify the proportions for the concrete mixture and the width
and thickness of the sidewalk. The City Engineer shall determine the
line and level of said sidewalk.
B.
The City Engineer, upon his own initiative, or the Common Council
may revoke or suspend the permit for failure to comply with any provision
of this article or the permit granted hereunder.
All sidewalks within the inside district shall be constructed,
made, paved, relayed, reset, mended and repaired of concrete, except
as follows:
A.
The City Engineer may issue a temporary permit to repair a defect
in a sidewalk with blacktop material. Such permit may be for a period
of time until the weather is satisfactory for permanent repairs to
be made with concrete.
B.
Where blacktop driveways or approaches are being constructed and
an existing concrete sidewalk is being used by the public, the covering
of such walk with blacktop is absolutely prohibited.
C.
In locations throughout the city in the residential districts where
concrete sidewalks have not been constructed or application for a
sidewalk permit has not been requested, it will be permissible to
use blacktop between the road and the property line, but in the event
that sidewalks are constructed, the blacktop driveway area where the
sidewalk crosses the same shall be replaced by portland cement concrete.
D.
In all other districts, permission for the use of blacktop where
there are no existing concrete sidewalks shall be obtained from the
Common Council.
[Added 9-15-2020 by Ord.
No. 20-03]
Unsafe sidewalks are defined by the following conditions:
A.
Where
one or more sidewalk flags is missing along a property's street frontage;
B.
One
or more sidewalk flag(s) are cracked to such an extent that one or
more pieces of the flag(s) may be loosened or readily removed;
C.
An undermined
sidewalk flag below which there is a visible void or a loose sidewalk
flag that rocks or seesaws;
D.
A trip
hazard, where the vertical grade differential between adjacent sidewalk
flags is greater than or equal to 1/2 inch;
E.
Improper
slope, which shall mean: i) a flag that does not drain toward the
curb and retains water; ii) flag(s) that must be replaced to provide
for adequate drainage; or iii) a cross slope exceeding established
standards;
F.
Cellar
doors that deflect greater than one inch when walked on, are not skid-resistant
or are otherwise in a dangerous or unsafe condition;
G.
Noncompliance
with City of Oneida specifications for sidewalk construction;
H.
Patchwork,
which shall mean: i) less than full-depth repairs to all or part of
the surface area of broken, cracked or chipped flag(s); or ii) flag(s)
which are partially or wholly constructed with asphalt or other unapproved
nonconcrete material; and
I.
Deposits
of soil or vegetative growth that impede safe travel along a continuous
sidewalk.
