All sidewalks constructed, reconstructed or repaired in the City shall be constructed, reconstructed or repaired in accord with the plans and specifications for the construction, repair and reconstruction of sidewalks, copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk and in the office of City Engineer and are hereby adopted by reference.
When a petition signed by not fewer than 25 citizens owning real estate in a precinct or ward in the City praying for the construction of a sidewalk in such precinct or ward is filed with the City Clerk, the governing body may, in its discretion, by resolution, order the sidewalk constructed.
No sidewalk shall be built or constructed in or on any of the public streets, avenues, alleys or public places in the City by any person until the grade and the line next to the property line for the same shall have been established by the City Engineer. No sidewalk shall be constructed except upon the established grade.
State law reference — Establishment of grades for sidewalks, K.S.A. § 12-1807.
[Amended 7-20-2009 by Ord. No. 6189]
Where the sidewalk extends from property line to curb the sidewalk shall have a transverse slope of 1/2 inch per foot, and where the sidewalk does not extend from the property line to the curb, the sidewalk and the parking area or space between the sidewalk and curb shall have a slope towards the curb of not less than 1/4 inch per foot, and the sidewalk shall be graded within these limits at the discretion of the City Engineer.
No steps in any sidewalk shall be constructed, except at the curb and then only on permission and order of the governing body.