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Except where special permits are issued as specified in Section 703.1, 704, and 705, sidewalk supported on the ground in any public street or other public way as defined in Section 185 of this Code, shall be of concrete. The concrete sidewalk shall be at least 3½" inches thick with a non-skid cement mortar finishing coat at least ½ inch thick, except that the finishing coat on terrazzo sidewalks shall be at least of one inch thick and shall contain an abrasive aggregate mixed into the finish coat for its entire thickness in the proportion by weight of two parts of abrasive aggregate to three parts of other aggregate. All sidewalks shall be placed in accordance with specifications and rules which the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to prepare in conformity herewith and as required for public convenience and safety, such specifications and rules to apply to the quality and proportions of the required materials, the method of construction, and the type of finish. The finished surface of the sidewalk shall rise 1/5 inch per foot from curb grade to the property line unless a deviation therefrom is approved by order of the Director of Public Works.
Sidewalk topping and wearing surface, when poured monolithic with the slab, may be included as a structural part of the slab, but the overall thickness shall not be less than 3½" inches.
Sidewalks when unsupported by ground or constructed over excavated areas shall be constructed in accordance with Section 4301 of Article 43 of the Building Code of the City and County of San Francisco.
(Amended by Ord. 137-66, App. 6/14/66)
The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to grant revocable permits to owners of fronting property or their duly authorized agents to construct sidewalk surfaces of brick, quarry-tile, exposed concrete aggregate, or other commonly-used sidewalk paving material as approved by the Department of Public Works.
All sidewalks shall be placed in accordance with specifications and rules which the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to prepare in conformity herewith and as required for public convenience and safety, such specifications and rules to apply to the quality and proportions of the required materials, the method of construction, and the type of finish. The finished surface of the sidewalk shall rise 1/5 inch per foot from curb grade to the property line unless a deviation therefrom is approved by order of this special permit.
The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to order the owner of the fronting property to remove the brick, quarry-tile, or exposed concrete aggregate sidewalk surfaces and to construct a concrete sidewalk in accordance with the provisions of Section 703 hereof, when in the judgment of said Director public interest and convenience require such removal and reconstruction.
The order shall specify the time within which the work is to be completed, and also the time within which the owner must declare, in writing to the Director, his intention to do the work.
The Director, upon receiving written notice of the intention to comply by the owner, or his authorized agent, may if requested by the owner, grant a reasonable extension of the time specified in the order for the completion of the work.
(Added by Ord. 137-66, App. 6/14/66; Ord. 310-10, File No. 101194, App. 12/16/2010)
Any person, firm or corporation who removes or repairs, or causes or permits to be removed or repaired any existing sidewalk surface, or any portion thereof, for any purpose whatever, shall replace or repair or cause to be replaced or repaired the sidewalk surface so removed or repaired, with the same kind of materials, design and texture, and with equivalent workmanship, to match the existing sidewalk surface, unless an exception therefrom is ordered or approved by the Director of Public Works.
(Amended by Ord. 319-73, App. 8/10/73)
Temporary asphaltic concrete sidewalks may be constructed in industrial areas or fronting unimproved property; provided, however, that no such sidewalks shall be constructed prior to permission having been granted by the Director of Public Works. The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to grant such permits to owners of fronting property or their duly authorized agents when in his judgment public interest and convenience require the construction of an asphaltic concrete sidewalk. Asphaltic concrete sidewalks shall be at least five inches in thickness and shall consist of a crushed rock base at least three inches in thickness, and an asphaltic concrete wearing surface at least two inches in thickness. The materials used and the method of construction shall be in accordance with specifications which the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to prepare in conformity herewith, and as required for public convenience and safety, such specifications and rules to apply to the quality and proportions of the required materials, and the method of application. The finished surface of the sidewalk shall have a uniform, nonskid texture and shall rise 1/5 inch per foot from curb grade to property line.
The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to order the owner of the fronting property to remove a temporary asphaltic concrete sidewalk and to construct a cement concrete sidewalk in accordance with the provisions of Section 703 hereof, when in the judgment of said Director public interest and convenience require such removal and reconstruction.
The order shall specify the time within which the work is to be completed, and also the time within which the owner must declare, in writing to the Director, his intention to do the work.
The Director, upon receiving written notice of the intention to comply by the owner, or his authorized agent, may if requested by the owner, grant a reasonable extension of the time specified in the order for the completion of the work.
Temporary wooden sidewalks or stairways in sidewalk areas may be constructed in hilly areas or unimproved streets; provided, however, that no such wooden sidewalks shall be constructed prior to permission having been granted by the Director of Public Works. The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to grant such permits to owners of fronting property or their duly authorized agents when in his judgment public interest and convenience require the construction of a wooden sidewalk or stairway. Every person, firm or corporation owning any real property, fronting on any street where wooden sidewalks now are, or hereafter may be laid, must drive down, or cause to be driven down, and at all times keep, or cause to be kept driven down, even with the upper surface of such sidewalks, in front of such real property, all nails and spikes used in such wooden sidewalks.
The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to order the owner of the fronting property to remove the temporary sidewalk or stairway and to construct a concrete sidewalk in accordance with the provisions of Section 703 hereof, when in the judgment of said Director, public interest and convenience require such removal and construction.
The order shall specify the time within which the work is to be completed, and also the time within which the owner must declare, in writing to the Director, his intention to do the work.
The Director, upon receiving written notice of the intention to comply by the owner, or his authorized agent, may if requested by the owner, grant a reasonable extension of the time specified in the order for the completion of the work.
(a) It shall be the duty of the owners of lots or portions of lots immediately adjacent to any portion of a public street, avenue, alley, lane, court, or place to maintain the sidewalks and sidewalk area, including any parking strip, parkway, automobile runway, and curb, fronting or adjacent to their property in good repair and condition. This duty shall include removal of any unpermitted structure, including but not limited to unpermitted public pay telephones installed in the sidewalk adjacent to the property. Any person who suffers injury or property damage as a legal result of the failure of the owner to so maintain the sidewalks and sidewalk areas shall have a cause of action for such injury or property damage against such property owner. The City and County of San Francisco shall have a cause of action for indemnity against such property owner for any damages it may be required to pay as satisfaction of any judgment or settlement of any claim that results from injury to persons or property as a legal result of the failure of the owner to maintain the sidewalks and sidewalk areas in accordance with this subsection (a). Failure of the owner to maintain the sidewalks and sidewalk areas as set forth in this subsection (a) also shall constitute a public nuisance. For the purposes of the Port of San Francisco property within the Pier 70 Special Use District, the definition of the term “owner” as used in Sections 706 through 706.9 is set forth in Section 706.10.
(b) Sidewalk Revitalization Program. A property owner may elect to participate in the City’s sidewalk revitalization program for fiscal year 2006-07 or any year thereafter during which the program is renewed by providing written authorization to the Department to undertake repairs to the sidewalk fronting the subject property. If the property owner elects to participate in this program, the Department shall waive all permit and inspection fees related to the sidewalk repair.
(c) Street Trees. Consistent with Charter Section 16.129, and notwithstanding subsection (a), as of July 1, 2017, property owners do not have a duty to maintain street trees or portions of the public right-of-way impacted by street trees’ growth or root system, except as set forth in Article 16 of this Code. As stated in Article 16, a property owner may be held liable for injury or property damage occurring before July 1, 2017, and proximately caused by the failure to maintain street trees or a portion of the public right-of-way impacted by street trees’ growth or root system. Except as set forth in Article 16, a property owner shall not be held liable for injury or property damage occurring on or after July 1, 2017 and proximately caused by the failure to maintain street trees or a portion of the public right-of-way impacted by street trees’ growth or root system.
When any portion of a sidewalk is not in good repair and condition and the Director of Public Works has knowledge thereof, it shall be his duty to notify the owner of the property immediately adjacent thereto, to repair the same. Such notice shall be written and may be given by delivery personally or by mailing of notice, either by letter or postal card, postage prepaid, to his last known address, as the same appears on the last assessment rolls of the City and County of San Francisco. Immediately after mailing any such notice, the Director of Public Works shall cause a copy thereof, printed on a card of not less than eight inches by ten inches in size, to be posted in a conspicuous place on said property.
Such notice shall direct the owner to repair such sidewalk, shall specify what work is required to be done, how the same is to be done, and what materials shall be used in such repair, and shall further specify that, if such repair is not commenced within 30 days after notice is given as aforesaid and prosecuted to completion diligently and without interruption, the Director of Public Works shall cause such repair to be made and the cost of the same shall be a lien on such property.
(Amended by Ord. 73-70, App. 3/19/70)
If said repair is not commenced and prosecuted to completion with due diligence, as required by said notice, the Director of Public Works shall repair said sidewalk. The cost of such repair shall be an obligation to the City and County owing by the owner of the adjacent property, and the City and County shall have a lien of the adjacent property in all respects as though notice had been given. Both such obligation and lien shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 706.4, 706.5, 706.6, 706.7 and 706.8 of this Article.
(Amended by Ord. 342-98, App. 11/13/98)
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