(A) Except as herein provided, any person or owner of property within the city limits, upon which a sidewalk exists shall be prohibited from removing said sidewalk and shall maintain and keep such sidewalk in good repair.
(B) Any sidewalk not adequately maintained may be repaired or replaced as necessary, by the city and the cost thereof charged to the property owner. If payment is not made to the city within 30 days of billing, such cost shall be a special assessment upon the property.
(C) In the event that any property owner seeks to remove all or any part of a sidewalk, such owner may make application to the City Council for permission to do so. For good cause shown to the City Council, permission to remove a sidewalk may be granted. However, no permission to remove a sidewalk will be granted with respect to any sidewalk which forms part of a sidewalk that is contiguous for one full side of the city block upon which said sidewalk is located.
(D) All new and repaired sidewalks shall be required to conform with the following construction specifications:
(1) Width shall be 48 inches wide;
(2) Reinforcement shall be at least 3-parallel #4 rebar;
(3) Concrete must be a minimum of 4,000 psi;
(4) Saw joints shall be between four feet and six feet apart;
(5) Sidewalks must have a ¼-inch radius edge;
(6) Sidewalk must be at least four inches thick and at least six inches thick on portions abutting or forming part of a driveway;
(7) Sidewalk must have a broom finish texture;
(8) Sidewalk cross slope cannot be greater than 2%;
(9) Sidewalks must have a curb cut at all streets one foot wider than the sidewalk centered on the sidewalk; and
(10) Newly developed residential lots must include new sidewalks on the front yards.
(Prior Code, § 8-205) (Ord. 606, passed 6-6-2000; Ord. 717, passed 9-1-2021)
Penalty, see § 10.99