A. All sidewalks constructed within the street or avenue right-of-way shall require a special building permit if such construction is not covered by a new construction building permit issued on such building.
B. The construction of such sidewalks shall be prescribed as follows:
1. Minimum width shall be forty-two inches unless in designated school areas which shall be forty-eight inches. Minimum thickness shall be four inches unless subject to vehicular traffic in which case the minimum thickness shall be six inches.
2. Minimum gradient from sidewalk to top of curb shall be two percent.
3. All sidewalks abutting the back of a curb and gutter shall have an expansion joint of one-half inch between building and slab or on property line to minimize distortion of curb and gutter by expansion.
4. Break joints shall be provided and spaced the width of the sidewalk and in no instance shall the spacing exceed ten feet.
5. The near side of residential sidewalks shall not exceed a distance of two feet from the property line.
6. All sidewalks shall be finished with a brush or belt finish so that a slick surface is not obtained.
7. One-half-inch expansion joints shall be spaced at intervals of not more than thirty linear feet.
C. All such work shall be subject to inspection by the city engineer or his representative and shall be paid by the owner, constructor or tenant at the rate of five dollars per inspection.
D. All such work shall be subject to standard specifications on file in the office of the city engineer. (Prior code § 4-4-15)