(a) All sidewalks, drive aprons and ramps shall hereafter be improved with a permanent surfacing within public rights of way or streets within the City and shall be constructed with concrete and in accordance with the specifications prescribed by the Service Director and shall be of the width and depth prescribed by resolution of Council or as directed by the Service Director where no such resolution has been passed.
The sidewalks, drive aprons and ramps shall be so constructed that the top surface shall be of a medium broom finish or better so as to prevent the surface from being slippery when covered with moisture. Said finish shall be of such character as, in the judgment of the Service Director, will effectually prevent at any time the slippery condition of such sidewalks, drive aprons and ramps.
All outside edges and joints shall be edged with a one-quarter inch radius tool. All joints on the sidewalks, drive aprons and ramps (transverse or longitudinal) shall be formed by scoring with the tool to a depth of not less than one-fourth the thickness of the concrete slab and shall be approximately one-eight of an inch wide. Expansion joint filler one-half inch thick shall be installed between the walk, drive apron and ramp and any fixed structure, extending the full depth of the walk, drive apron and ramp. The expansion joint filler shall be one inch thick where the walk, drive apron and ramp are installed against the back of the curb.
(Ord. 97-1993. Passed 5-17-93.)
(b) Any grading necessary between the walks as laid and the curb line, or between such walks and the edge of the sidewalk space as herein established, shall be done at the time of laying the walks, so as to leave the sidewalk space at the grade hereinafter described.
(c) The sidewalks as improved shall coincide with the line described as follows: beginning at the curb line with the established curb grade as determined by the City Engineer, thence extending to the street line at right angles to the curb line, with a rise of three-eighths of an inch to the foot, provided that at street intersections, where the grade of the intersecting street prevents compliance with the above provisions, the walks shall be laid under the direction and to the acceptance of the City Engineer.
(Ord. 32-2010. Passed 3-15-10.)