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CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHARTER of THE CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS
VOLUME I
VOLUME II
CHAPTER 29 RESERVED
CHAPTER 29A RESERVED
CHAPTER 30 NOISE
CHAPTER 31 OFFENSES - MISCELLANEOUS
CHAPTER 31A OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
CHAPTER 32 PARKS AND WATER RESERVOIRS
CHAPTER 33 ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES
CHAPTER 34 PERSONNEL RULES
CHAPTER 35 RESERVED
CHAPTER 36 POLES AND WIRES
CHAPTER 37 POLICE
CHAPTER 37A POLICE AND FIRE WELFARE FUND
CHAPTER 38 PRIVATE DETECTIVES
CHAPTER 38A PROMOTERS
CHAPTER 39 RAILROADS
CHAPTER 39A RELOCATION ASSISTANCE - EMINENT DOMAIN
CHAPTER 39B REGULATED PROPERTY - PURCHASE AND SALE
CHAPTER 39C RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
CHAPTER 40 RAT CONTROL
CHAPTER 40A RETIREMENT
CHAPTER 40B SECONDARY METALS RECYCLERS
CHAPTER 41 SMOKING
CHAPTER 41A SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
CHAPTER 42 HOME SOLICITATIONS
CHAPTER 42A SPECIAL EVENTS; NEIGHBORHOOD MARKETS; DALLAS FARMERS MARKET FARMERS MARKET; STREETLIGHT POLE BANNERS
CHAPTER 42B SHORT-TERM RENTALS
CHAPTER 43 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
CHAPTER 43A SWIMMING POOLS
CHAPTER 44 TAXATION
CHAPTER 45 TEMPORARY INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER PROGRAM
CHAPTER 46 UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES RELATING TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AND EXPRESSION
CHAPTER 47 TRAILERS, TRAILER PARKS AND TOURIST CAMPS
CHAPTER 47A TRANSPORTATION FOR HIRE
CHAPTER 48 TREES AND SHRUBS
CHAPTER 48A VEHICLE TOW SERVICE
CHAPTER 48B VACANT BUILDINGS AND LOTS
CHAPTER 48C VEHICLE IMMOBILIZATION SERVICE
CHAPTER 49 WATER AND WASTEWATER
CHAPTER 50 CONSUMER AFFAIRS
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VOLUME III
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SEC. 43-67.   MINIMUM DIMENSIONS; FINISHING.
   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)
SEC. 43-68.   CONCRETE SPECIFICATIONS.
   (a)   The minimum compressive strength of the concrete and requirements for the quantity of mixing water and the concrete slump must conform to the city of Dallas Addendum to the Public Works Construction Standards – North Central Texas as Published by the North Central Texas Council of Governments, current edition.
   (b)   The director may inspect the foundation and forms before concrete is poured.
   (c)   Concrete must be thoroughly compacted so that the minimum thickness is four inches. Concrete must be free from honey-combing, rock pockets and segregation of ingredients. The addition of neat cement to concrete in order to absorb excess water or to accelerate hardening is prohibited. (Ord. Nos. 8590; 22026; 31313)
SEC. 43-69.   FORM, PLACEMENT AND SLOPE.
   Forms shall be set to provide for drainage from the property line to the curb line; the slope in general will be one-fourth inch per foot of width of sidewalk, and it shall not exceed one-fourth inch per foot of width of sidewalk. (Ord. 8590)
SEC. 43-70.   JOINTS.
   One-half inch expansion joints shall be spaced 25 to 30 foot intervals or as otherwise specified and shall be placed where new work abuts old work, or where new work is constructed adjacent to either concrete work, walls, foundations, etc. The expansion joints shall be filled with premoulded bituminous expansion joint filler or other approved type and shall extend the entire depth and width of the concrete section. Sidewalk markings shall be grooved three-eights inch deep on four to five foot centers. (Ord. 8590)
Division 2. Material Specifications and Construction Methods.
Subdivision I. Curbs and Gutters.
SEC. 43-71.   DESCRIPTION; COMPOSITION OF CONCRETE AND MORTAR USED IN CONSTRUCTION.
   Curb, curb and gutter and separate gutter shall consist of a concrete core and a mortar surface.
   The minimum compressive strength of the concrete and requirements for the quantity of mixing water and the concrete slump must conform to the city of Dallas Addendum to Public Works Construction Standards – North Central Texas as published by the North Central Texas Council of Governments, current edition. Mortar shall be composed of one part Portland cement, one and one-half parts fine aggregate and water. (Ord. 8590; 31313)
SEC. 43-72.   CONSTRUCTION OF JOINTS.
   Three-fourths inch expansion joints shall be spaced at 25 to 30 foot intervals or as otherwise specified. The three-fourths inch expansion joints shall be filled with a three-fourths inch premoulded bituminous expansion joint filler or other approved type and shall extend the entire depth and width of the concrete section. Curb and gutter shall be grooved three-eights inch deep on five-foot centers. (Ord. 8590)
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