The City of Burkburnett shall have exclusive dominion, control and jurisdiction, in, over and under the public streets, avenues, alleys, highways and boulevards and public grounds of the city, and to provide for the improvement of any public street, alley, highway, avenue or boulevard, by paving, raising, grading, filling or otherwise improving the same and to charge the cost of making such improvements against the abutting property, by fixing a lien against the same, and a personal charge against the owner according to an assessment specially levied therefor in an amount not to exceed the special benefit any such property received in enhanced value by reason of making such improvement and to provide for the issuance of assignable certificates covering the payments for said costs; provided, that in no event shall more than three-fourths of the costs of such improvement be charged to the owner and made a lien against said abutting property; provided, further that all railways shall pay the cost of maintaining railroad crossings with public streets to a standard which is not less than that required by applicable law but the city may assist in improving railroad crossings to a standard in excess of the minimum applicable standards.
(Adopted May 8, 1923; Am. Ord. 780, passed 5-11-10, as amended by election held on May 8, 2010)