(a) All cement sidewalks constructed in the City shall be constructed according to the following specifications:
(1) All concrete used in sidewalks shall conform to Ohio State Department of Transportation specifications for Class "C" concrete (six and one-half sacks of cement per cubic yard).
(2) No sidewalk shall be less than four feet in width, except to conform to the widths of existing walks.
(3) Sidewalks shall be four inches thick, except in driveways, where they shall be six inches thick.
(4) For placing and finishing, the subgrade shall be moistened thoroughly immediately prior to placing concrete. The concrete shall be deposited in a single layer. Sidewalks shall be scored and brush finished in squares equal to the width of the sidewalk. All outside edges and joints shall be edged with a one-quarter inch radius edging tool.
(5) All concrete shall be poured upon being mixed and shall have six to nine percent of entrained air and a standard slump test of not more than four inches; only as much concrete shall be poured at one time as can be completely finished in one hour.
(6) Expansion joints shall be provided at intervals of not over sixty feet. Expansion joint filler one-fourth of an inch thick shall be installed between the walk and any fixed structure, extending the full depth of the walk.
(7) The surface of the walk shall have a transverse slope of one-fourth of an inch per foot, with the low side adjacent to the roadway.
(8) In the repair of existing walks, there shall be no patching of partial blocks. When damaged or otherwise in need of replacement, a block shall be repaired in its entirety.
(9) When excavations are made in sidewalks or hard-surfaced driveway aprons within the public right of way by utility companies or for any other reason, the sidewalk block or driveway apron so excavated shall be replaced in its entirety.
(b) No person shall construct a sidewalk in the City that does not comply with the specifications set forth in subsection (a) hereof.
(Ord. 1588. Passed 2-27-67.)