CHAPTER 1020
Sidewalks, Curbs and Gutters
1020.01   Grading, paving, curbs and gutters required.
1020.02   Repair and maintenance of sidewalks.
1020.03   Nonconforming sidewalks, curbs and gutters; notice to correct.
1020.04   Character of notice; service.
1020.05   Construction materials and specifications.
1020.06   Construction standards.
1020.07   Width of sidewalks; unpaved portions.
1020.08   Permit required; establishment of line and grades; certificate of compliance; fee; effective period.
1020.09   Remedy of township upon owner's failure to grade, pave or repair sidewalks, curbs or gutters.
1020.10   Application of chapter to out-of-repair sidewalks, curbs and gutters.
1020.11   Encroachments.
 
1020.99   Penalty.
   CROSS REFERENCES
   Skateboards, all-terrain vehicles and motorized go-carts on sidewalks - see TRAF. 430.08
   Driving over sidewalks - see TRAF. 440.02
   Snow and ice on sidewalks - see GEN. OFF. 674.04
   Regulation of businesses where vehicles extend onto sidewalks and streets - see B.R. & T. 802.02
1020.01  GRADING, PAVING, CURBS AND GUTTERS REQUIRED.
   Every person owning ground fronting or abutting upon any street in the Township, which is or shall be brought to the established grade, shall grade and pave the ground and construct curbs and gutters at the edge of sidewalks, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and with the established lines and grades to be furnished by the Township Engineer, within thirty days after receiving the notice provided for in Section 1020.04 or after service of such a notice as hereinafter provided.
(Ord. 186.  Passed 5-24-35.)
1020.02  REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF SIDEWALKS.
   It shall be the duty of all owners of ground fronting or abutting on any street in the Township to keep their sidewalks in good repair and passable condition, whether such sidewalks are at the established grade or not, and when notified to do so they shall make all necessary repairs within thirty days after receipt of a notice as is required by Section 1020.04 or after the service of such a notice as hereinafter provided.  When sidewalks are in a dangerous condition, they shall be temporarily repaired and rendered safe within twenty-four hours after the receipt of a notice to that effect, or after service of such a notice as hereinafter provided, which notice shall be signed by any member of the Highway Committee of the Board of Commissioners.  Upon failure of the owner or owners to comply with the notice, the said Committee shall have the necessary temporary repairs made and the proper Township authorities shall collect the cost of the work and the materials from the owner or owners of such ground as such claims are by law recoverable.
(Ord. 186.  Passed 5-24-35.)
1020.03  NONCONFORMING SIDEWALKS, CURBS AND GUTTERS; NOTICE TO CORRECT.
   When any street is or shall be brought to the established grade, and it is found that the sidewalks, curbs and gutters already constructed do not conform to the established grade or width, or with the requirements of this chapter, it shall be the duty of the owner or owners of the ground fronting or abutting on such sidewalk to repair such sidewalks, curbs and gutters in accordance with the proper lines and grades and with the provisions of this chapter, within thirty days after the receipt of a notice to that effect, or after service of such notice as hereinafter provided.
(Ord. 186.  Passed 5-24-35.)
1020.04  CHARACTER OF NOTICE; SERVICE.
   All notices directing and requiring the grading, paving, correcting or repairing of sidewalks, or the construction, correcting or repairing of curbs and gutters at the edge of sidewalks, shall be printed or written, and shall specify the width to be paved and the location of such proposed sidewalk, and shall be served upon the owner of ground and premises of which such notice refers by leaving the same at his or her place of residence, or if he or she has no residence in the Township, then by posting the same on the premises and mailing a copy thereof to the owner at his or her last known address.
(Ord. 186.  Passed 5-24-35.)
1020.05  CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
   (a)   Materials.  The paving and/or repaving, curbing and/or recurbing, guttering and/or reguttering, shall be constructed of such cement-concrete material, or of such other material, as shall meet with the approval of the Township Board.
   (b)   Stone Curbs.  This type of curbing shall consist of granite or other approved stone.  It shall be not less than five inches in width at the top, not less than twenty-two inches in depth, and not more than eight feet, nor less than four feet, in length.  The bottom of the stone curb preferably should be two inches wider than the top.  The top surface shall be tool-dressed and with a quarter-inch bevel.  The ends of the curb shall be cut square for the full depth and width of the stone.  The front face of the curb shall be tool-dressed to a point not less than eight inches below the top, and the back face shall be tool-dressed to not less than three inches below the top.  All curved curbing where the radius exceeds five feet shall be cut and dressed as specified for straight stone curbing, except that the width at the top shall be six inches, the width at the bottom eight inches, and the back face vertical and the front face on a batter.  All stone curb radii under five feet shall be cut as a corner stone where the top and front faces only shall be tool-dressed as specified for straight curbing.  All joints on stone curbing shall be true and straight and not exceeding one-quarter inch in width for a distance of twelve inches below the top, and may be wider from this point to the bottom.  All joints shall be filled and pointed with a stiff mortar composed of one part of Portland cement and two parts of approved sand.  When indicated or directed, drainage openings shall be made through the stone curbing at the elevation and of the size required.  Any curbing required crossing the entrance to an alley, driveway or private entranceway shall have the top finished two inches above the outside edge or gutter line of the finished roadway pavement.
   (c)   Cement-Concrete Curbs.  These shall be of monolithic construction with a width of six inches at the top and eight inches at the bottom, and with a depth of twenty inches, and with no section exceeding ten feet in length.  The back face shall be vertical.  Any curbing required crossing the entrance to an alley, driveway or private entranceway shall have the top finished two inches above the outside edge of the gutter line of the finished roadway pavement.  When indicated or directed, drainage openings shall be made through the cement-concrete curb at the elevation and of the size required.  The proportion of Portland cement, clean sharp sand and three-quarter inch pebbles or stone used in the curbing shall be 1:2:4, volumetric measuring.  When the temperature of the air falls below forty degrees Fahrenheit, calcium chloride must be added to the mix to insure quick set-up.  Its use shall be a proportion not exceeding four percent of the cement used.  All curb corners shall be circular and have a radius equal to the least width of the sidewalk area of the intersecting streets.
   (d)   Excavation for Curb Subgrade.  Excavation for curb subgrade shall be at a point not less than twenty inches from the top of the finished curb, unless otherwise specified by the Township Engineer, in which case it may be required that this excavation be increased a further depth of four inches and refilled with a tamped layer of stone, gravel or cinders, due to unsuitable conditions.  Backfilling around all curbing construction shall be hand-tamped and grass plots and other adjacent areas shall be brought to a level not lower than the top of the curbs.
   (e)   Curb Forms.  These shall be of such material and type as will meet with the approval of the Township Engineer.
   (f)   Mixing of Cement-Concrete for Curbs.  The cement-concrete may be mixed upon the site in such manner and by such method as shall meet with the approval of the Township Engineer, or may be delivered on the job from a central mixing plant, if the Engineer so approves.
   (g)   Excavations for Sidewalks.  The subgrade shall be excavated to a depth of four inches below and parallel with the top of the finished pavement and well compacted.  If, after excavation, the subgrade is found to be of unsuitable material, then the Township Engineer may, at his of her discretion, require additional excavation to a depth of not less than four inches, and its replacement with cinders well compacted.
   (h)   Cement-Concrete for Sidewalks.  The ingredients for cement-concrete for sidewalks shall be of the same proportions as provided for curbs.  The concrete may be job mixed or supplied from a central mixing plant, and each block of sidewalk shall be jointed not less than every four feet, with every fourth joint opened to the subgrade and sandfilled upon withdrawal of the forms and templets.  At street corners the sidewalk tangent shall be extended each way across grass plots to the curved curb.  All sidewalks shall have a slope of one-quarter inch per foot toward the curb.  All sidewalks shall be of monolithic construction.
   (i)   Driveways.  All private driveways constructed across the sidewalk area shall have the finished grade meet the finished grade of the sidewalk with the ramp or approach beginning two inches above the gutter line of the roadway pavement and terminating at the edge of the sidewalk closest to the curb.  Curb returns are not required for this type of driveway approach.
   (j)   Gutters.  Cement-concrete gutters shall be six inches in depth, twenty inches in width and jointed where possible every ten feet.  These shall be constructed separately from the curbs, and the curb surface contacting the gutter depth shall have a coat of asphalt paint prior to placement of cement-concrete in the gutter.  The proportions of cement-concrete shall be one part of Portland cement, two parts of clean sharp sand and three and one-half parts of clean three-quarter inch commercial stone or pebbles.
(Ord. 186.  Passed 5-24-35.)
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