(A) In all subdivisions hereafter created and recorded, a sidewalk shall be required on both sides of a street.
(B) Based on a recommendation by the City Administrator, the City Engineer or any other city official, the City Council may require that an existing sidewalk which is deemed substandard shall be removed and replaced by an adequate sidewalk. Unless otherwise specified by the City Council, removal and replacement of a sidewalk shall be considered incidental and no special payment or credit will be considered.
(C) All sidewalks shall be located 12 inches from the right-of-way line and shall conform to the following standards:
(1) Width. Sixty inches.
(2) Minimum thickness. Four inches except at driveways where the thickness shall be six inches.
(3) Slope. One-eighth inch per foot transversely down toward the centerline of the street.
(4) Expansion joints. One-half inch thick at an interval of not more than 30 feet; also one inch thick between the sidewalk and abutting curbs, driveways and approaches, buildings or any other rigid structures. Expansion joint strips shall extend the full depth of the sidewalk and shall be trimmed so as to be flush with the surface of the sidewalk.
(5) Contraction joints. Cut in concrete after floating, at four foot intervals, to a depth of not less than 1/8-inch nor more than ¼-inch, finished smooth and true to line.
(6) Materials. Sidewalks shall be constructed of 3500# concrete and expansion joints shall be of pre-molded non-extruding concrete expansion joint material.
(7) Elevation. The edge of the sidewalk nearest the street shall be located higher than the established curb grade at the following ratio:
(a) Fifty foot right-of-way street: Four-tenths inch above curb.
(b) Sixty foot right-of-way street: Six-tenths inch above curb.
(c) Sixty-six foot right-of-way street: Seven-tenths inch above curb.
(d) Eighty foot right-of-way street: One inch above curb.
(8) Where a sidewalk abuts another sidewalk or curb or similar structure, the abutting surfaces shall be flush.
(Ord. 165, passed 4-1-74)