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No driveway approaches shall protrude or extend into the streets beyond the curb line, unless otherwise so authorized by the City Council. Concrete driveway approaches shall be constructed in conformity with the specifications of the city’s engineer. On gravel thoroughfares, driveway approaches constructed shall permit flow of surface water without drainage interference and shall permit proper blading and maintaining of streets.
(Prior Code, § 6.0208) Penalty, see § 91.99
All new residential and commercial construction shall install curb and gutter, adjacent to the property where such construction occurs in conformity with the specifications of the city’s engineer. The City Council shall reserve the right to direct that curb and gutter be constructed and the cost assessed against any abutting property owner.
(Prior Code, § 6.0209)
When constructed separately from an overall construction project, property owners or their agents shall submit applications for permits for approval by the City Council for sidewalks, driveway approaches, curbs, or curb and gutter, when these improvements are constructed simultaneously or as one project, only one application is necessary to include all improvements, and where any or all are part of a new construction project, only one permit for the overall construction shall be issued. All improvements, installations, and engineering recommendations shall be in conformance with specifications or recommendations approved by the City Council.
(Prior Code, § 6.0210) Penalty, see § 91.99
Whenever any person, firm, or corporation makes new installations of sidewalks, curbs, or gutters, in both business and residential areas, it shall be required that they install ramps at crosswalks, so as to make the transition from street to sidewalk easily negotiable for handicapped persons in wheelchairs and for blind persons. Any ramp shall be constructed or installed in accordance with design specifications therefor prepared by the Department of Transportation, according to the Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities as published by the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, August, 1992.
(Prior Code, § 6.0211) Penalty, see § 91.99
Statutory reference:
Similar state provisions, see SDCL § 9-46-1.2
No excavation shall result in any trench containing both gas (of any nature) and electric lines.
(Prior Code, § 6.0212) Penalty, see § 91.99
The city shall have the power to regulate the use of all streets, alleys, sidewalks, and other public grounds and property within the city; and to that end, no person shall place any obstructions or other encroachments on the same, nor shall any person injure the same in any manner, nor shall any person deface, draw on, write on, or otherwise place any mark on, whether temporary or permanent, any such street, alley, sidewalk, or other public ground or property, nor shall any person engage in any practice thereon which may have a tendency to annoy any other person frequenting or using the same; unless prior specific approval has been obtained from the City Council therefor.
(Prior Code, § 6.0213) Penalty, see § 91.99
Statutory reference:
Similar state provisions, see SDCL § 9-30-2
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