10-20-445 Permits – Revocation.

   Use of public way permits required for driveways by this chapter shall contain conditions as follows:

   Said permit may be revoked by the mayor, or by an order passed by the city council and signed by the mayor, at any time without the consent of the grantee, in which case the authority and privileges granted shall thereupon cease and terminate; upon the termination by revocation, expiration or otherwise of the authority, rights and privileges granted by said permit, the driveway therein authorized shall be removed and the sidewalk and/or public parkway space where the same shall have been located shall be restored to its proper condition to the satisfaction of the commissioner, so that the said portion of the said sidewalk and/or public parkway space used for said driveway shall be safe for public travel and in the same condition as the remaining portion of said sidewalk and/or public parkway space; provided, that in the event of the failure, neglect or refusal on the part of said grantee or the owner of the property to which the driveway is attached to remove said driveway when directed so to do, the city may proceed to remove same. The grantee and the owner of the property to which the driveway is attached shall be jointly and severally liable for the costs of the removal and restoration.

   Such permits may be revoked by the commissioner for failure or neglect to comply with the provisions of this chapter.

(Prior code § 33-21; Amend Coun. J. 5-4-94, p. 49718; Amend Coun. J. 1-14-97, p. 37762, § 37; Amend Coun. J. 6-9-99, p. 5453; Amend Coun. J. 6-30-10, p. 95412, § 1)

10-20-447 Reserved.

Editor's note – Coun. J. 6-30-10, p. 95412, § 2, repealed § 10-20-447, which defined commercial driveway.

10-20-450 Violation – Penalty.

   (a)   Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter or applicable regulations concerning driveways shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $1,000.00 for each offense, unless otherwise specifically provided. A separate and distinct offense shall be held to have been committed each day any person violates any of said provisions.

   (b)   In addition to any fine imposed, the owner of property to which a driveway is attached and maintained without a use of public way permit in violation of this chapter may be required to remove the driveway and restore the sidewalk and/or public parkway space where the driveway is located to its proper condition so that the portion of the sidewalk and/or public parkway space used for the driveway shall be safe for public travel and in the same condition as the remaining portion of the sidewalk and/or public parkway space. If the owner of the property to which the driveway is attached fails, neglects or refuses to remove said driveway, the city may proceed to remove the driveway and restore the sidewalk and/or public parkway space. The owner of the property to which the driveway is attached shall be liable for a penalty in the amount of the costs of the removal and restoration.

(Prior code § 33-22; Amend Coun. J. 1-14-97, p. 37762, § 38; Amend Coun. J. 6-9-99, p. 5453)

ARTICLE V. STREETS, CURBS AND SIDEWALKS (10-20-500 et seq.)

10-20-500 Curb alignment.

   The curb on each side of the street in each block shall be aligned to a uniform distance from the centerline of the vehicular roadway in said block. There shall be no variation from the established curblines in existing streets, except at street intersections where such deviation may be authorized by ordinance when necessary to remove traffic hazards, and in streets which are redesigned as "culs-de-sac" (short dead-end-streets with vehicular turning areas at their ends).

(Prior code § 33-13.1; Amend Coun. J. 1-14-97, p. 37762, § 26)