(A) Criteria for condemning sidewalks. The following are criteria for condemning sidewalks.
(1) Any block having a crack or cracks in it more than five-eighths of an inch wide;
(2) Adjoining blocks or portions thereof whose edges differ vertically by more than five- eighths of an inch;
(3) Blocks that have holes in them five- eighths of an inch or more in diameter or are cracked and broken so that pieces are missing or loose;
(4) Blocks having depressions, reverse cross-slope, (sloping away from the street) or below curb grade so as to impound mud or water;
(5) Blocks having a cross-slope in excess of three-fourths of an inch vertical per one foot horizontal;
(6) Blocks that cause an abrupt change in the longitudinal grade of the sidewalk.;
(7) Blocks that are ravelled; that is, the surface has spilled leaving it very rough with the coarse aggregate protruding;
(8) Sidewalk material placed without prior approval through the granting of a revokable minor street privilege;
(9) Sod area between the sidewalk and street that protrudes above the sidewalk and impounds water or causes it to drain along the sidewalk, in such cases the condition should be corrected by lowering the sod. In cases where the sod area on either side of the sidewalk is below the grade of the sidewalk, a fill should be made and the area either sodded or seeded;
(10) Stumps, stones, private sign posts, or any other unauthorized obstruction in the sidewalk space;
(11) Trees, bushes, or shrubs that overhang the sidewalk. Tree limbs should be trimmed to at least eight feet above the sidewalk after obtaining permit from the Maintenance Superintendent. Bushes or shrubs should be trimmed so as not to overhang the sidewalk even after a rain; or
(12) Water stop-boxes, gas stop-boxes, and the like, that are not to proper grade.
(B) Criteria for condemning driveways. The following are criteria for condemning driveways.
(1) Any driveway having a crack or cracks in it more than five-eighths of an inch wide;
(2) Driveways that differ vertically by more than five-eighths of an inch either above or below the sidewalk;
(3) Driveways that are cracked or broken or have holes larger than five-eighths of an inch in diameter;
(4) Driveway entrances within the street right-of-way constructed of materials other than concrete or bituminous concrete on an unimproved street (streets not having curbs) that have been placed without prior approval through the granting of a revokable minor street privilege;
(5) Driveways that are dipped across the sidewalk so as to create an abrupt change of grade. This condition normally exists where the driveway at street edge of the sidewalk has been held several inches below the grade of the sidewalk and the transition from the driveway to sidewalk grade is accomplished in a very short distance; or
(6) Curb to be restored only if sidewalk abuts curb or if abandoned or unimproved driveway is being used illegally.
(2000 Code, § 56.39) (Ord. O-31-92, passed 9-14-1992)