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Unless otherwise provided by the City Council, the original hard surfacing of streets shall be at the expense of the owners of the property abutting the street(s) to be hard surfaced with materials approved by the City Council. Total cost of the street improvement, including legal, engineering, grading, and any other costs related to the improvement, shall be assessed against the property on a frontage foot basis. The cost of each street or alley intersection shall be assessed to all lots according to area so as to include one-half of the property between the street improved and the next street, whether such property abuts upon such street or not, but in no case shall such property situated more than 300 feet from such intersection be assessed. When the improvement is in or upon any alley, the assessment area shall be confined to the property within the block or blocks improved, and if not platted into blocks, to the property within 150 feet of such alley.
(Prior Code, § 7.0202) Penalty, see § 10.99
Unless otherwise determined by the City Council, the inside of the sidewalk shall be the property line. Sidewalk construction shall include base material of three inches in thickness of approved materials. Sidewalks shall be no less than three and one-half inches in thickness, of portland cement construction, and not less than four feet nor more than five feet wide in residential areas, with slope toward street of one-fourth inch per foot. When considered necessary and advisable for the peace, welfare, and safety of the people, the City Council may direct that new sidewalk be constructed and assessed to any abutting property owner in accordance with SDCL Ch. 9-46.
(Prior Code, § 7.0203) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) No driveway approaches shall protrude or extend into the streets beyond the curb line, unless otherwise so authorized by the City Council.
(B) Concrete driveway approaches shall be of four-inch portland cement construction, with the slope gradual to accommodate modern vehicles.
(C) On gravel thoroughfares, driveway approaches constructed shall permit flow of surface water without drainage interference and shall permit proper blading and maintaining of streets.
(Prior Code, § 7.0204) Penalty, see § 10.99
Curb and gutter shall be of portland cement construction, not less than 3,000 psi, with curb six inches in width, and extending six inches above the gutter. Gutter shall be of six and one-half inch thickness, extending 24 inches into the street. The City Council may direct that curb and gutter be constructed and the cost assessed against any abutting property owner. Curb may be constructed without gutter upon prior approval of the Council.
(Prior Code, § 7.0205) Penalty, see § 10.99
When constructed separately from an overall construction project, property owners or their agents shall submit applications for permits for approval by the City Council for sidewalks, driveway approaches, curbs, or curb and gutter. When these improvements are constructed simultaneously or as one project, only one application is necessary to include all improvements, and when any or all are part of new construction projects, only one permit for the overall construction shall be issued. All improvements, installations, and engineering recommendations shall be in conformance with specifications or recommendations approved by the City Council.
(Prior Code, § 7.0206) Penalty, see § 10.99
STREET NAMES AND ADDRESSES
The names of all streets and avenues in the city shall be fixed and adopted in accordance with the official map of the city on file in the Finance Office. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the City Council from changing the names of all streets and avenues by subsequent ordinance.
(Prior Code, § 7.0101)
SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL
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