Prior to the granting of Final Plat approval, the subdivider shall have installed or shall have furnished adequate bond, as provided in Section 1181.13 hereof, for the ultimate installation of the following:
(a) Concrete sidewalks not less than four (4) feet in width and having a minimum thickness of four (4) inches shall be provided on both sides of the new streets within any residential subdivision and on the abutting side of any existing street contiguous to the subdivision. Where such new sidewalk meets an existing forty two (42) inch wide sidewalk, the new sidewalk may be narrowed sufficiently to meet the existing sidewalk evenly. Handicapped accessible sidewalk ramps shall be required at intersecting street rights of way in accordance with ADA standards.
(b) A utility strip a minimum of two (2) feet in width shall maintained between the inside edge of the sidewalk and the outside edge of the curb. This utility strip is to be seeded with grass or other suitable ground cover and shall not be used as a shade or street tree planting area.
(c) The subgrade shall be free of sod, vegetative or organic matter, soft clay and other objectionable materials for a depth of at least one (1) foot below finished grade. The subgrade shall be properly shaped and compacted.
(d) Installation may be deferred for a period of three (3) years by posting bond, as provided in Section 580 hereof, to permit the building of dwellings prior to the installation of sidewalks provided that no such deferment shall be continued in effect or granted as to a particular block in a subdivision after seventy (70) percent or more of the lots in such blocks have dwellings constructed thereon. In the event sidewalks are installed prior to the construction of dwellings, the minimum thickness for the sidewalk at the driveway shall be six (6) inches.
(e) In commercial and industrial subdivisions, sidewalks may be required by the Planning Commission.
(f) All sidewalks shall be installed in conformance with the ODOT Location and Design Manual and shall conform to ODOT Construction and Material Specifications Item 608.
(Ord. 95-35. Passed 11-20-95.)