(a) All sidewalks hereafter improved by placing walks with a permanent surfacing on any public highway or street within the City shall be so improved by constructing the walks with stone flagging or concrete in accordance with the specifications prescribed by the Director of Public Service and shall be of the width prescribed in Section 903.01. The sidewalk shall be so laid that the top surface shall be properly roughened so that the same shall be prevented from becoming slippery when covered with moisture and the roughened finish shall be of such character as in the judgment of the Director will effectually prevent at any time the slippery condition of such walks.
(b) Any grading necessary between the walks, as laid, and the curb line, or between the walks and the edge of the sidewalk space, as herein established, shall be done at the time of laying such walks so as to leave the sidewalk space at the grade hereinafter described.
(c) The sidewalks as improved shall coincide with the line described as follows: beginning at the curb line with the established curb grade as determined by the Director; thence extending to the street line at right angles to the curb line, with a rise of three-eighths of an inch to the foot. However, at street intersections where the grade of the intersecting street prevents compliance with the above provisions, the walk shall be laid under the direction and to the acceptance of the Director.
(Ord. 71-52. Passed 6-2-52.)
(d) All sidewalks in commercial and retail rights-of-way which are under going new construction or exterior alterations shall hereafter be improved so as to conform to the specifications set forth in Exhibit A following the text of this chapter. The material specifications shall conform to all requirements of the Building Code and as determined by the Building Commissioner.
(Ord. 263-94. Passed 2-20-96; Ord. 401-96. Passed 1-21-97.)