12.04.070 Removal of curb-Permit required.

   No existing curb and gutter shall be removed, chipped or cut without a special permit from the city. 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. All such work shall be subject to standard specifications on file in the office of the city engineer. (Prior code § 4-4-9)

12.04.080 Curb specifications.

   All curbing left lower at time of construction or broken out after construction shall be protected as follows:

   A.   A special permit shall be obtained from the city for such construction.

   B.   All weather protection shall be provided to elevation of undisturbed curb height and to a minimum distance of ten feet or the property line, whichever is the least.

      1.   All weather protection shall be construed to mean compacted caliche base with asphalt surface treatment, or six-inch concrete slab.

      2.   All concrete slabs shall be provided with expansion joint fillers of one-half-inch not to be spaced greater than thirty linear feet apart.

   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 § 4-4-10)

12.04.090 Barricades required- Interference prohibited.

   A.   Any person laying or repairing any pavement on a street, sidewalk or other public place or making an excavation in the same, shall maintain suitable barricades to prevent injury of any person or vehicle by reason of the work. Such barricades shall be protected by a light at nighttime.

   B.   Any defect in any pavement shall be barricaded to prevent injury; and, any person properly maintaining any opening or excavation while the same remains open shall guard the same with proper barricades and lights.

   C.   It is unlawful to disturb or interfere with any barricade or lights lawfully placed to protect or mark any new pavement or excavation or opening in any public street, alley or sidewalk. (Prior code §§ 4-4-30, 4-4-31)

12.04.100 Injury to new pavement prohibited.

   It is unlawful to walk upon, drive any vehicle or animal upon, or injure any newly laid street or sidewalk pavement while the same is guarded by a warning sign or barricade, or to knowingly injure any soft or newly laid pavement. (Prior code § 4-4-26)

12.04.110 Maintenance of public ways.

   All public streets, alley and sidewalk pavements shall be in good repair. Such repair work, whether done by the city or by the abutting owner, shall be under the supervision of the street supervisor. (Prior code § 4-4-27)

12.04.120 Supervision of repair work.

   All maintenance and repair of public streets, alleys, sidewalks and other public ways shall be under the supervision of the street supervisor. He shall be charged with the enforcement of all ordinance provisions relating to such public places, except traffic ordinances, and is authorized to enforce such ordinance. (Prior code § 4-4-21)

12.04.130 Inspection of public ways for defects-Duty of building inspector.

   It shall be the duty of the building inspector of the city to inspect sidewalks on public streets and avenues for the purpose of discovering defects and required repairs. When any defects or required repairs are noted by the building inspector on such sidewalks, it shall be the duty of the building inspector to serve written notice on the owners of property abutting against such defective sidewalk, the owner's agent or person occupying such property, and ordering that the same be repaired within fifteen days thereafter. (Amended during 1992 codification: prior code § 4-4-18)