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It shall be the duty of the Director of Public Works and/or Manager of Streets and Solid Waste to supervise construction and repair or replace sidewalks owned by the city or within the city right-of-way, hereinafter referred to as public sidewalks. He or she shall cause specifications to be prepared for the construction of the various kinds of public sidewalk pavements and transmit the specifications to the City Administrator, Mayor and City Council for approval. Any public sidewalk determined by the Director of Public Works or his designee to be deteriorated or otherwise in a condition unsafe or unfit for use shall be repaired or replaced by the city in accordance with federal and state standards.
(Ord. 2019-1781, passed 8-22-19)
(A) No person or entity shall remove, deface, damage, destroy or otherwise alter the condition of any public sidewalk within the city rights-of-way without the express written authorization of the Director of Public Works or his or her designee. This prohibition shall not apply to easily removable chalk markings (which are water soluble) on public sidewalks, written or drawn in connection with traditional children's games, or in any lawful business or public purpose or activity.
(B) Any damage or destruction to a public city sidewalk which is occasioned by the abutting property owner or his or her designee, whether accidental or otherwise, shall be repaired or replaced immediately by the abutting property owner or his or her designee. In the event the abutting property owner or his or her designee fails to repair or replace the public sidewalk within a reasonable time period as designated by the Director of Public Works or designee, the city may undertake such repairs and/or replacement and the abutting property owner shall be required to pay for the cost of the repair and/or replacement. All work shall be done in accordance with such the Americans with Disabilities Act and any regulations and directions as the city may impose. In the event the damage or destruction is occasioned by a third party, whether accidental or otherwise, said public sidewalk shall be repaired or replaced immediately by the Director of Public Works, utilizing current federal, state and city standards, and the third party shall be required to pay for the cost of the repair or replacement.
(C) No utility company shall remove, deface, damage, destroy or otherwise alter the condition of any sidewalk within the city without the express written authorization of the Director of Public Works or his designee. Any utility construction work performed which removes, defaces, damages, destroys or otherwise alters the condition of any sidewalk shall be repaired or replaced immediately by the utility company. All work shall be done in accordance with such federal, state and city statutes, regulations and ordinances as the city may impose.
(Ord. 2019-1781, passed 8-22-19)
Every person, firm or corporation owning all or part of any property abutting and/or fronting upon a public sidewalk or utility strip shall maintain such sidewalk and abutting aprons at his, her or its own expense by keeping such sidewalk and utility strip free of trash, debris, grass, branches, snow and ice and other items or conditions that may interfere with the use of said public sidewalks and utility strips.
(Ord. 2019-1781, passed 8-22-19)
Every person owning or acting as agent for or occupying any building or lot in the city, shall keep or cause the sidewalk adjacent to such building or lot to be kept open and free from ice, snow, wood, dirt, filth, overgrown plants or vegetation and other obstructions, barriers, and impediments of every description.
(Ord. 2019-1781, passed 8-22-19)
No parent, guardian or other responsible individual shall allow or permit a child or children to roller skate, roller blade, use a skateboard or otherwise play in or upon any street, sidewalk or public right-of-way designated for the conveyance of traffic. Furthermore, no person may roller skate, roller blade or skateboard on any street, sidewalk or public right-of-way within the city designated for the conveyance of traffic.
(Ord. 2019-1781, passed 8-22-19)
OBSTRUCTIONS
No person shall unload any heavy material in the streets of Murray by throwing or letting the material fall upon the pavement of any street, alley, sidewalk or other public way, without first placing some sufficient protection over the pavement. The city may permit temporary obstructions to persons in receiving, selling, or removing fuel, lumber or other building supplies, boxes of merchandise and all articles of trade, if such obstruction be removed within six hours.
(Ord. 2019-1781, passed 8-22-19)
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