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CURB CUT AND DRIVEWAY PERMITS
§ 151.065 PERMIT REQUIRED.
   No person shall construct or install any driveway across any sidewalk, parking strip, curb, or in or upon any part of a street without first obtaining a permit from the City Engineer.
(Prior Code, § 3.305) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 151.066 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.
   (A)   An application for a driveway permit shall be made in writing to the City Engineer.
   (B)   The application shall contain the following information:
      (1)   The location of the proposed driveway;
      (2)   A description of the property to be served;
      (3)   The kind or nature of business, if any, conducted upon the premises;
      (4)   The kind of material proposed to be used in the construction of the driveway;
      (5)   The width of the proposed driveway; and
      (6)   Any other information required by the City Engineer.
(Prior Code, § 3.310)
§ 151.067 SIDEWALK.
   The sidewalk across any driveway shall conform to specifications set forth by the City Engineer.
(Prior Code, § 3.315)
§ 151.068 DISCONTINUANCE OF DRIVEWAY USE.
   When a property has a driveway that is discontinued or abandoned or the use of the property changes, the curbline shall be made to conform to applicable driveway provisions of the city within 60 days after discontinuance of the driveway use.
(Prior Code, § 3.320)
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROCEDURES
§ 151.080 INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS AND CITY ENGINEER’S REPORT.
   (A)   If the Council deems it necessary, upon its own motion or upon the petition of the owners of one-half of the property to benefit specially from the improvement, to make any street, water, sewer, sidewalk, drain, or other public improvement to be paid for in whole or in part by special assessment according to benefits, then the Council shall, by motion, direct the City Engineer to make a survey and written report for the project and keep it on file in the office of the Engineer.
   (B)   Unless the Council directs otherwise, the report shall contain the following:
      (1)   A map or plat showing the general nature, location, and extent of the proposed improvement and the land to be assessed for the payment of any part of the cost;
      (2)   Preliminary plans, specifications, and estimates of the work to be done. However, where the proposed project is to be carried out in cooperation with any other governmental agency, the Engineer may adopt the plans and specifications and estimates of the agency;
      (3)   An estimate of the probable cost of the improvement, including any legal, administrative, and engineering costs attributable to it;
      (4)   A recommendation as to the method of assessment to be used to arrive at a fair apportionment of the whole or any portion of the cost of the improvement to the properties specially benefitted; and
      (5)   The description and assessed value of each lot, parcel of land, or portion thereof, to be specially benefitted by the improvement, with the names of the record owners thereof and, when readily available, the names of the contract purchasers thereof.
(Prior Code, § 3.405)
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