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(a) No indented parking is allowed in the city except as approved in accordance with this section.
(b) The director may approve an application for indented parking if:
(1) the speed limit for the portion of the public roadway required for maneuvering into or out of the proposed indented parking space or spaces is 35 miles per hour or less;
(2) the director determines that the proposed indented parking would not constitute a traffic hazard; and
(3) the application is not required to be denied on the basis of property owner objections under Subsection (e).
(c) An application for indented parking must be submitted to the director, along with a nonrefundable application fee of $50, and include:
(1) a schematic drawing that:
(A) shows the proposed parking lay- out, the roadway pavement, adjacent uses, nearby right-of-way, curbs, sidewalks, utility poles, street lighting poles, and other above-ground objects;
(B) shows that all geometric, operational, and safety issues have been addressed and mitigated;
(C) is prepared by a professional engineer who is registered in Texas and certified as a professional traffic operations engineer by the Institute of Transportation Engineers; and
(D) complies with all available standards and best practices for angle parking or parallel parking; and
(2) any other information the director deems necessary.
(d) If, after reviewing the application, the director determines that the proposed indented parking meets the requirements of Subsections (b)(1) and (b)(2), but is located within 200 feet of a single family district, then the director shall send written notice of the indented parking proposal to all property owners located within 200 feet of the proposed indented parking. The notice must be given by depositing the notice properly addressed and postage paid in the United States mail to the property owners as evidenced by the last approved city tax roll.
(e) After receiving a notice under Subsection (d), a property owner has 14 days from the date the notice is mailed to file an objection to the indented parking proposal with the director. If any property owner notified under Subsection (d) timely files an objection with the director, then the director shall deny the application for indented parking.
(f) If the only basis for director’s denial is that an objection was timely filed under Subsection (e), then the applicant may appeal the denial to the city plan commission. A written request for an appeal must be signed by the applicant or its legal representative and filed with the director within 15 days after the date the director’s decision is issued. The appeal request must be accompanied by an appeal filing fee of $800.
(g) The city plan commission shall hold a public hearing to allow interested parties to express their views regarding the appeal. The director shall give notice of the public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the city at least 10 days before the hearing. In addition, the director shall send written notice of the hearing to all property owners located within 200 feet of the proposed indented parking. The notice must be given not less than 10 days before the date set for the hearing by depositing the notice properly addressed and postage paid in the United States mail to the property owners as evidenced by the last approved city tax roll.
(h) At the public hearing, the city plan commission shall determine whether the requested parking would detrimentally affect neighboring property. The city plan commission may reverse or affirm, in whole or in part, or modify the decision of the director based upon testimony presented at the public hearing, technical information provided by city staff, and the standards contained in this section. The decision of the commission is final.
(i) For purposes of this section, measurements must be made in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest point of any proposed indented parking space to the nearest point of the boundary of a single-family district or other property required to receive notice under Subsection (d) or (g).
(j) Nothing in this section limits the authority of the city traffic engineer to approve parking under Chapter 28 of this code. (Ord. Nos. 8590; 11283; 27227)
(a) When a sidewalk, driveway, or any appurtenance to a sidewalk or driveway becomes defective, unsafe, or hazardous, the abutting property owner shall reconstruct or repair the sidewalk, driveway, or appurtenance, and the expense of such work must be borne by the abutting property owner.
(b) When a sidewalk, driveway, or appurtenance to a sidewalk or driveway is found to be defective, unsafe or hazardous, the director of public works or the director of code compliance shall notify the owner of the abutting property to reconstruct or repair the sidewalk, driveway, or appurtenance.
(c) Any owner who fails to reconstruct or repair a defective, unsafe, or hazardous condition within 30 days after the date of the written notice from the director of public works or the director of code compliance to do so, or any owner who fails to begin such reconstruction or repair within 15 days after the date of such notice, is guilty of an offense. (Ord. Nos. 8590; 13898; 19963; 22026; 23694; 30239; 30654)
No person shall mix concrete or mortar or any mixture or substance containing cement on any existing pavement on public property nor leave or cause to be left any excess concrete or mortar or any mixture or substance containing cement on any existing pavement on public property, nor allow same to leak or fall from any container or receptacle onto pavement on public property. If any concrete, mortar or any mixture or substance containing cement is accidentally dropped or placed upon any pavement on public property within the city, the person responsible shall immediately remove same before such substance hardens or sets on the pavement. (Ord. 8590)
Wherever water from roofs of adjacent buildings is drained or conducted under sidewalks from downspout drains to the street gutters through aqueducts or concrete troughs, these openings in the sidewalk shall be fitted with strong metal covers, which shall be securely held in place with screws or other fasteners which will not rust or corrode. Such cover shall be set flush with the surface of the sidewalk and securely bolted, fastened or so constructed that it cannot slip, shift or become out of alignment with the surface of the sidewalk. (Ord. 8590)
(a) The provisions of this article do not prevent the use of types of construction or materials or methods of construction offered as an alternate for the types of construction or materials or methods of construction specifically required by this article, but such alternate types of construction or materials or methods of construction to be given consideration must be offered for approval as being sufficient, safe, and equal to the standards set out in this article. When specifically authorized by the building official, upon review of the access facilities and the types of construction or materials or methods of construction by the director, materials and construction that have been so approved must be used and installed in accordance with the terms of the approval. Such approvals and the conditions upon which they are issued must be specific, must be reasonable when considered in the light of convenience and safety to the general public, must not create an injustice, and must be made a matter of public record.
(b) In unusual circumstances, the terms and provisions of this chapter may be varied by resolution of the city council. (Ord. Nos. 8590; 22026)
Sidewalks shall be a minimum width of four feet and shall be four inches thick unless wider dimensions are required in the Street Design Manual of the city of Dallas. The surface may have a monolithic finish by floating with a wooden float until a slight excess of sand appears on the surfaces or may be brushed after troweling in lieu of floating. The edges of the sidewalk, markings and expansion joints shall be tooled to a smooth finish, not less than two inches in width. Exposed edges of the sidewalk shall be rounded with an edger to a radius of one-half inch. The surface of the sidewalk shall not be left with a slick or glossy finish. (Ord. 8590; 31313)
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