911.09 VAULTS, AREAS AND CELLARWAYS.

   No person owning or occupying any premises shall construct or maintain any vault, area or cellarway opening in or upon or from any sidewalk or pavement unless and until permission therefor has been obtained from the Bureau of Buildings, Inspections, Licenses and Permits, and such vault, area or cellarway shall be covered with a strong iron grate or metal plate firmly embedded in a rim or frame of iron, level with the sidewalk or pavement. All such vaults, areas and cellarways shall be constructed of brick, stone or concrete.

(1954 Code Sec. 28.46)

911.10 DRIVEWAY REGULATIONS.

   No person shall construct a driveway or driveways as a means of ingress or egress to property within the City except as follows:

   (a)    Thirty-five feet maximum width measured at the point the driveway becomes a constant width.

   (b)    Seventy-five feet maximum width measured at the edge of the street pavement or at the curb line.

   (c)    Fifty-foot minimum distance from the edge of a driveway to the edge of the pavement or the curb line of the other street at an intersection.

   (d)    Fifty percent (50%) maximum frontage occupied by driveways as measured at the property line. (Ord. 90-100. Passed 4-3-90.)

911.11 CURB CUTS.

   (a)    Permit Required. No curb shall be changed or removed in conjunction with the construction of a driveway and no driveway on or across a public street or public right of way or public property shall be repaired or installed without first having a written permit from the Bureau of Buildings, Inspections, Licenses and Permits. This section shall not apply when the work is done by City forces or under a contract administered by the City, or when the curb cut is made with respect to property for which a permit for new building construction has been issued.

   (b)    Application. An applicant for a permit under this section shall file with the Bureau of Buildings, Inspections, Licenses and Permits an application containing the following information:

      (1)    Name and address of the owner or agent in charge of the property abutting the proposed work area;

      (2)    The name and address of the party doing the work;

      (3)    Location of the work area;

      (4)    Attached plans showing details of the proposed alterations;

      (5)    Estimated cost of the alteration;

      (6)    Such other information as the Bureau shall find reasonably necessary to the determination of whether a permit should issue hereunder.

   (c)    Fee. The permit fee shall be thirty dollars ($30.00) for each curb cut; provided, however, when sidewalks, driveways or streets are being altered or repaired simultaneously with a curb cut, a deposit shall be made of twenty dollars ($20.00) per lineal foot of the total curb cut length which deposit shall be refunded upon final inspection and approval of the work.

   (d)    Standards for Issuance of Permit. The Bureau of Buildings, Inspections, Licenses and Permits shall issue a permit under this section when it is determined that:

      (1)    The plans for the proposed operation have been approved by the City Engineer's office, to whom they shall be forwarded by the Bureau within a reasonable time after receipt thereof.

      (2)    The work shall be done according to the standard specifications of the City for public work of like character.

      (3)    The operation will not unreasonably interfere with vehicular or pedestrian traffic, the demand and necessity for parking spaces, and the means of egress to and from the property affected and adjacent properties.

      (4)    The health, welfare and safety of the public will not be unreasonably impaired .

   (e)    Inspection of Work. All work shall be subject to inspection by the City during its performance and upon its completion.

   (f)   Permit Expiration. A permit issued under this section shall expire for work not started within thirty days or completed within sixty days after the date of issuance thereof, and a new permit shall be required before beginning or completing the work.

(Ord. 13-009. Passed 1-15-13.)

911.99 PENALTY.

   Whoever fails to get a permit as required under this chapter or otherwise violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day on which a violation occurs or continues.