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Except as provided in the provisions of this chapter relating to sidewalk ramps, wherever it is necessary to construct curbing or monolithic curb and sidewalk, such construction shall be in compliance with applicable regulations.
(Prior code § 33-40; Amend Coun. J. 1-14-97, p. 37762, § 46)
The space between the street (lot) line and curb line to be reserved for sidewalks shall be of the width herein specified, unless a different width has been, or shall be, fixed by ordinance of the city council. On all streets which are 100 feet in width and upward, 20 feet; on streets 80 feet and less than 100 feet in width, 16 feet; on streets 66 feet and less than 80 feet in width, 14 feet; on streets 60 feet and less than 66 feet in width, 12 feet; on streets 50 feet and less than 60 feet in width, ten feet; on streets 40 feet and less than 50 feet in width, six feet, and on streets 30 feet and less than 40 feet in width, four feet. The widths herein specified shall be measured from the street (lot) line to the face of the curb nearest the roadway.
No person shall extend or build any sidewalk beyond the established width of the sidewalk space; and on all streets where open spaces are allowed for planting trees or for grass plots, the same shall not be covered with plank or other material, except such parts and portions of said space as may be allowed to be used for coal vaults or in front of business houses; provided, however, that sidewalks not to exceed two feet in width may be constructed adjoining the curb to permit access to and from vehicles.
(Prior code § 33-41; Amend Coun. J. 1-14-97, p. 37762, § 47)
No part of any sidewalk or sidewalk space shall be taken for private use by lowering or cutting down the same next to the building, or railing off the same by any wooden or iron railing, or by shutting off the public from using the same; and said sidewalk shall not be raised next to the building by constructing a platform of wood, iron, concrete or stone, but said sidewalk shall be built flush up to the building on a uniform grade as herein provided.
(Prior code § 33-42; Amend Coun. J. 1-14-97, p. 37762, § 48)
The grade for sidewalks shall be established by ordinance of the city council, and a record of the same, accessible to the public, shall be kept on file in the department of transportation. No person shall build or assist in building any sidewalk where no grade has been established by ordinance, or contrary to any grade which may have been or may be established by ordinance, or contrary to any of the provisions of this section. Every day that he shall fail to remove or reconstruct any sidewalk which does not conform to established grade after notice by the commissioner of transportation shall constitute a separate offense.
All sidewalks heretofore constructed that do not conform to the grade established by ordinance shall be relaid to the proper grade by the owner of the abutting property. Each day he shall fail to relay or reconstruct such sidewalk after notice by the commissioner of transportation shall constitute a separate offense.
No part or portion of any sidewalk, where the grade has been established, shall be laid or relaid at any different grade or any other level than the adjacent portions of such sidewalk, except as provided in the provisions of this chapter relating to driveways and sidewalk ramps. The person violating this provision shall alter said sidewalk so as to make the same conform to the established grade, and in case he neglects and refuses so to do within a reasonable time it shall be lawful for the department of transportation to alter the same, and the cost and expense of the same shall be paid by such owner and may be recovered from him in an action in the name of the city.
(Prior code § 33-43; Amend Coun. J. 5-4-94, p. 49718; Amend Coun. J. 1-14-97, p. 37762, § 49)
In order to eliminate the barrier that curbs pose to people with disabilities, all new curbs and sidewalks, and all existing curbs or sidewalks which are a part of any new construction or reconstruction at the intersections of sidewalks and streets, sidewalks and alleys, and at other points of major pedestrian flow, shall comply with the following requirement:
A ramp with nonslip surface shall be constructed so that the sidewalk and alley, or the sidewalk and street, blend to a common level. Such ramp shall not be less than 36 inches wide and shall not have a slope greater than one inch rise per 12 inches in length. Wherever, because of surrounding buildings or other restrictions, it is impossible to conform the slope with this requirement, the ramp shall contain a slope with as shallow a rise as possible under the circumstances, except however the slope may not exceed a one and one- half inch rise per 12 inches in length.
Standard details for placement and construction of the ramped sidewalks shall be established by the commissioner of transportation. No person shall construct, build, establish or maintain any ramped sidewalk without otherwise complying with the licensing and permitting requirements of this chapter.
(Prior code § 33-43.1; Amend Coun. J. 5-4-94, p. 49718; Amend Coun. J. 1-14-97, p. 37762, § 50; Amend Coun. J. 10-28-15, p. 11951, Art. VII, § 4)
All sidewalks shall be so constructed, except as provided in the provisions of this chapter relating to sidewalk ramps, that when completed the top surface shall coincide with the grade of the space between the curblines and the curblines towards the street line, with a rise of one inch in every three feet.
(Prior code § 33-44; Amend Coun. J. 1-14-97, p. 37762, § 51)
ARTICLE VI. BARRICADES (10-20-600 et seq.)
It shall be lawful for any person employed to pave or repave any street in the city, to place proper obstructions across such street for the purpose of preserving the pavement then newly made or to be made, until the same shall be fit for use.
All such obstructions shall be removed, by the person that placed them upon the street, as soon as practicable, without notice, or immediately upon order of the commissioner of transportation when he or she shall so direct in writing.
No person shall, without the consent of the commissioner of transportation, in writing, or without the consent of the person superintending such paving, throw down, displace or remove any such obstruction, under a penalty of not more than $100.00 for every such offense.
(Prior code § 33-51; Amend Coun. J. 5-4-94, p. 49718; Amend Coun. J. 1-14-97, p. 37762, § 56)
It shall be the duty of every person engaged in digging in any street, or in paving any street, or in building any sewer or drain or trench for water pipes in any of the public streets, under a contract with the city made through any of the departments of the city, or by virtue of any permission which may have been granted by the city council or any department, or either of them, where such work if left exposed would be dangerous to persons traveling on such streets, to erect a fence or railing at such excavations or work in such a manner as to prevent danger to persons who may be traveling such streets, and to continue to maintain such railing or fence until the work shall be completed or the obstruction or danger removed.
It shall be the duty of such person to place upon such railing or fence, at sunset, suitable and sufficient lights and to keep them burning throughout the night during the performance of such work.
The provisions of this section shall apply to every person who shall place building materials in any of the public ways; or be engaged in building any vault or constructing any lateral drain from any cellar to any public sewer; or who shall perform any work causing obstructions in the public streets, by virtue of any permit from any executive department; and to all city officers and employees performing any work in behalf of the city whereby obstructions or excavations shall be made in the public ways.
All railings or fences erected on public ways for the protection of the public shall be erected and maintained to the satisfaction and approval of the commissioner of transportation.
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $200.00 nor more than $500.00 for each offense. Each day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
(Prior code § 33-52; Amend Coun. J. 5-4-94, p. 49718; Amend Coun. J. 1-14-97, p. 37762, § 57; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 183)
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