§ 91.04 BARRIERS AROUND EXCAVATIONS.

   Any person engaged in or employing others in excavating or opening any street, sidewalk, alley or other public way shall have the excavation or opening fully barricaded at all times to prevent injury to persons or animals.

(Prior Code, § 91.04) Penalty, see § 91.99

§ 91.05 WARNING LIGHTS.

   Any person engaged in or employing others in excavating or otherwise in any manner obstructing a portion or all of any street, sidewalk, alley or other public way, at all times during the night season shall install and maintain at least two illuminated red lamps which shall be securely and conspicuously posted on, at, or near each end of the obstruction or excavation, and if the space involved exceeds 50 feet in extent, at least one additional lamp for each added 50 feet or portion thereof excavated or obstructed.

(Prior Code, § 91.05) Penalty, see § 91.99

§ 91.06 SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION.

   It shall be the duty of the authorized city official to supervise construction or repair of sidewalks within the city. He or she shall cause specifications to be prepared for the construction of the various kinds of pavements and transmit the specifications to the legislative body for approval. When the specifications are approved, the legislative body shall advertise for proposals to do all the work which may be ordered by the city in construction and repair of sidewalks, and shall authorize the Mayor to contract therefor, for a period not exceeding one year, with the lowest responsible bidder, who shall furnish good and sufficient sureties for the faithful performance of the work. The Mayor, if authorized by City Council, may make separate contracts for the different kinds of work with different parties.

(Prior Code, § 91.06)

Statutory reference:

   Sidewalks; construction along public roads; specifications, see KRS 178.290

   Sidewalks; ramps for wheelchairs, see KRS 66.660

§ 91.07 STREET DEDICATION; CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS.

   (A)   Under the law of the state, any person may file a written request offering to dedicate a new or existing street, way or thoroughfare to the city and the city can either accept or reject the dedication. If accepted, the city would be legally responsible for the maintenance of the street, way and thoroughfare. Historically, the construction standards for streets, ways and thoroughfares have been non-existent and the city has determined that a uniform method of dedication of proposed streets is appropriate.

   (B)   Pursuant to this section, any party seeking a dedication of a street, way or thoroughfare by the city must first comply with the requirements of KRS 82.400 which sets forth the specific steps required for dedication.

   (C)   (1)   The city has determined that no street, way or thoroughfare will be accepted for dedication unless it meets the following construction standards.

      (2)   All streets and public ways shall in accordance with the following.

         (a)   Streets shall be graded to their full width, including side slopes, and to the appropriate grade. They shall be surfaced to a width of at least 24 feet for minor streets and to the engineer’s specifications for collector and major streets including gutters, with a minimum of one-inch bituminous concrete surface, two-inch bituminous concrete binder and six-inch compacted dense graded aggregate base.

         (b)   All bituminous concrete shall include a tack coat. The subgrade and pavement shall be graded from shoulder to shoulder 30 feet with a crown of three-sixteenths-inch per foot. Ditches shall be sloped three to one and back slopes shall be two to one. The minimum size drain pipe under driveways shall be 12 inches in diameter. The curb may be a roll type where aprons and drives join. The surfacing contractor shall certify by a notarized statement to the city that the correct amounts of crushed stone and bituminous concrete surface were applied. The city shall be notified at least five days prior to any placing of blacktop in order that the rock base may be inspected.

         (c)   After approval of the final plat and the posting of an acceptable bond, the developer shall place a minimum of four inches of compacted D.G.A. base on all streets.

            1.   This does not necessarily mean that four inches of the base is subtracted from the total six inches required for final approval of street surfaces.

            2.   There shall be six inches of D.G.A. required, even if the original four inches mentioned above has been absorbed by the street.

            3.   The purpose of this requirement is to allow for adequate access for public and private vehicles into the area during construction period.

            4.   All roadway improvements (including raw material and construction methodology) shall be subject to inspection and approved by the city or an engineer hired by the city.

         (d)   In proposing a street, way or thoroughfare the proposal must include within the plat a provision for a minimum 50-foot easement (25 feet on each side of the centerline) for purposes of constructing and maintaining a utility easement. The easement shall be granted in favor of the city.

(Prior Code, § 91.07) (Ord. passed 12-5-1988)

ROAD AND BRIDGE PROJECTS

§ 91.20 PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED.

    Before the city expends state-derived tax revenues on a municipal highway, road, street or bridge, it shall provide an opportunity to the public to provide input in a public meeting for which notice has been given under KRS 61.823(2) to (4) with regard to the project and to priorities for use of tax moneys for road and bridge purposes.

(KRS 174.100) (Prior Code, § 91.15)

§ 91.21 NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.

    Prior to the contemplated date of expenditure of state-derived tax revenues on a road or bridge by the city, the city shall include the topic as a specific item on the public meeting agenda and shall allow any person to speak with regard to any proposed project, any project which he or she feels should be built or done which has not been proposed, priorities for completion of projects, and any other matter related to road or bridge projects.

(KRS 174.100(1)) (Prior Code, § 91.16)

§ 91.22 PUBLIC MAY TESTIFY; EFFECT OF TESTIMONY.

    The city shall not be bound by the comments and input provided at the meeting but shall give due consideration to them.

(KRS 174.100(2)) (Prior Code, § 91.17)

§ 91.23 HEARING TO BE HELD PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION.

    The city shall not begin construction on a road or bridge project wherein state-derived tax revenues are involved until the meeting, as provided herein, has been held.

(KRS 174.100(3)) (Prior Code, § 91.18)

§ 91.24 SEPARATE HEARING FOR EACH PROJECT NOT REQUIRED.

    This subchapter shall not be construed to require a separate meeting for each project. A single meeting encompassing the entire road and bridge program; provided, all projects subsequently undertaken have been identified at the meeting, shall meet the requirements of this subchapter.

(KRS 174.100(4)) (Prior Code, § 91.19)

§ 91.25 EXEMPTIONS FROM HEARING REQUIREMENT.

    The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to emergency repair or replacement of roads or bridges necessitated by natural or human-caused disasters nor to street cleaning or snow removal operations.

(KRS 174.100(5)) (Prior Code, § 91.20)

OBSTRUCTIONS

§ 91.40 UNLOADING ON STREET OR SIDEWALK.

   No person shall unload any heavy material in the streets of the city by throwing or letting the material fall upon the pavement of any street, alley, sidewalk or other public way, without first placing some sufficient protection over the pavement.

(Prior Code, § 91.30) Penalty, see § 91.99