Section
Streets
151.001 Definitions
151.002 General regulations
151.003 Specific regulations; construction, improvement, and acceptance of streets
Sidewalks
151.015 “Block” defined
151.016 Sidewalk and driveway dimensions
151.017 Curb dimensions
151.018 Pattern
151.019 Fall and thickness
151.020 Blocks and expansion joints
151.021 Water meter box
151.022 Material
151.023 Curing
151.024 Installation as part of street improvement project
151.025 Initiation and notice of construction proceedings, hearing
151.026 Construction of sidewalks; alternate procedures
151.027 Notice of construction, hearing
151.028 Costs and assessments
151.029 Prohibition of construction
151.030 Permit to construct, reconstruct, or repair required
151.031 Application
151.032 Compliance with
151.033 Inspection
151.034 Resolution and notice to owners to construct or repair
151.035 Procedure when owner refuses to construct or repair
151.036 Requirements for new construction abutting streets
151.037 Construction plans to show sidewalks
151.038 Liability for damages when owner fails to construct or repair
151.039 Filling of space between sidewalks and curb
151.040 Duty of property owners to keep walks safe, clean, and the like
151.041 Deposit of water, oil, and the like from filling stations
151.042 Display of goods
151.043 Open gratings and the like prohibited
151.044 Compliance with chapter
Sidewalk, Curb, Street, and Storm Drainage System Requirements
151.055 Definition
151.056 Compliance required generally
151.057 Exemptions
151.058 Site inspection; building permit requirements
151.059 Agreements to install; security
151.060 Waiver or deferral of required street curb, sidewalk, and storm drainage system improvements
151.061 Construction; passage of resolution
Vacation of Street, Public Place, or Plat
151.075 Vacation; petition; consent of property owners
151.076 Filing of petition; notice
151.077 Preliminary consideration of petition
151.078 Hearing; determination
151.079 Vacation on Council’s own motion; appeal
151.080 Title to vacated areas
151.081 Vacations for purposes of rededication
151.082 Bond or cash deposit
151.083 Consent to vacation for city as owner
Public Improvements
151.095 Sidewalk improvements governed
151.096 Initiation
151.097 Survey of property owners
151.098 Initial Council action
151.099 General obligation warrants
151.100 Resolution and notice of hearing
151.101 Manner of doing work
151.102 Hearings
151.103 Call for bids
151.104 Notice of proposed assessment
151.105 Method of assessment and alternative methods of financing
151.106 Notice of assessment
151.107 Liens, lien records, and interest
151.108 Foreclosure proceedings
151.109 Errors in assessment calculations
151.110 Deficit assessment
151.111 Rebates
151.112 Abandonment of proceedings
151.113 Curative provisions
151.114 Reassessment
151.999 Penalty
STREETS
For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DEVELOPER. Any individual, firm, or group who undertakes the development of an area of land.
DEVELOPMENT. Applying for a building permit, making a physical change in the use or appearance of land, dividing land into two or more parcels (including partitions and subdivisions), or creating or changing a street or private road.
PRIVATE ROAD. A private way solely for the benefit of access to a lot, tract, or parcel which does not abut a public street.
RESERVE BLOCK. A strip of land, usually one foot in width, reserved across the end of a street or alley and terminating at the boundary of a subdivision, or a strip of land between a dedicated street of less than full width and adjacent acreage, in either case, reserved or held for future street extension or widening.
STREETS. A right-of-way which provides access to adjacent properties for vehicular, pedestrian, public utilities, and other such uses. The term STREET shall include such designations as highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, road, avenue, boulevard, lane, court, place, or other such terms. A right-of-way 20 feet or less in width shall not be recognized as a STREET. STREETS within the city shall fall under the following classifications.
(1) ARTERIAL. A thoroughfare or arterial of considerable length primarily for intercommunication between large areas and with a roadway designed to handle a large volume of traffic.
(2) COLLECTOR. A street accumulating traffic from residential streets and routing it to an arterial street.
(3) CUL-DE-SAC. A short (as hereinafter designated), dead end street with vehicular turn around at the present dead end.
(4) RESIDENTIAL STREET. A street used exclusively for access to abutting properties.
(Ord. 352, passed 6-8-1992)
(A) Street widths. When an area is set aside for commercial uses or where probable future conditions warrant, the Council may require dedication of streets to a greater width than herein otherwise provided.
(1) (a) All new street rights-of-way shall have the following minimum width, except a street may be half such width where it is apparent that the other half will be dedicated from adjacent properties.
New Streets | Width of Right-of-Way | Curb to Curb Dist. | Required Width of Sidewalks |
Arterial | 60 ft. | 40 ft. | 4 ft. |
Collector | 60 ft. | 40 ft. | 4 ft. |
Commercial zones | 60 ft. | 40 ft. | 6 ft. |
Cul-de-sac | 50 ft. | 34 ft. | 4 ft. |
Residential | 60 ft. | 34 ft. | 4 ft. |
Turn arounds | 45 ft. radius | 38 ft. | 4 ft. |
(b) Sidewalks shall be located one foot from the right-of-way, or as designated above, except curb sidewalks. Sidewalk width does not include curb width.
(2) Existing streets with the indicated right-of-way widths shall have the following standards:
Existing Streets | Width of Right-of-Way | Curb to Curb Dist. | Required Width of Sidewalks |
Existing Streets | Width of Right-of-Way | Curb to Curb Dist. | Required Width of Sidewalks |
Arterial (Center St.) (W. Starr) | 60 ft. | 40 ft. | 4 ft. |
Commercial zones | 60 ft. | 40 ft. | 6 ft. |
Collector | 60 ft. | 40 ft. | 4 ft. |
50 ft. | 34 ft. | 4 ft. | |
40 ft. | 34 ft. | 4 ft. | |
Commercial zones | 60 ft. | 40 ft. | 6 ft. |
Cul-de-sac | 50 ft. | 34 ft. | 4 ft. |
Residential | 60 ft. | 34 ft. | 4 ft. |
50 ft. | 34 ft. | 4 ft. | |
40 ft. | 30 ft. | 4 ft. | |
30 ft. and under | 26 ft. | None required | |
Turn arounds | 45 ft. radius | 38 ft. | 4 ft. |
(B) Private roads. Private roads shall have a minimum width of 30 feet.
(C) Streets and highways. Streets, private roads, or highways shall be in alignment with existing streets in the vicinity of the proposed development, either by prolongation of existing centerlines or by connection with suitable curves, shall conform to the location, alignment, and width as indicated on any official map of streets and highways or any ordinance now or hereafter adopted by the city, or by the county. Streets or private roads should intersect at or as near right angles as practicable. These regulations may be modified where the Council determines that the topography, or the small number of lots involved, or other unusual conditions, justify such modification.
(D) Dedication of a right-of-way. If a parcel of land to be developed includes a portion of a right-of-way, highway, or road, the location of which has been determined, the developer shall dedicate such right-of-way for the purpose of use proposed.
(E) Dead end streets. When it appears necessary to continue a street into a future development or adjacent acreage, streets shall be platted to the boundary of a development without a turn around. In all other cases, dead end streets shall have a turn around with a radius of not less than 45 feet to the property line.
(F) Radius at street intersections.
(1) The property line radius at street intersection has a designated right-of-way width of 80 feet or more shall be governed by the interior angle at the intersection and will be based on the square root of the interior angle formed at the intersection of the property lines which equals the radius in feet. The distance shall be increased to the next full foot above the figure established by said formula.
(2) The minimum angle of any intersection shall be 40 degrees.
(G) Street grades. No street or private road grade shall be in excess of 8% unless the Council finds that because of topographic conditions a steeper grade is necessary.
(H) Reserve block. Reserve blocks controlling the access to public ways or which will not prove taxable for special improvements may be required by the Council but will not be approved unless such strips are necessary for the protection of the public welfare or of substantial property rights, or both, and in no case unless the land comprising such strips is placed in the name of the city for disposal or dedication for street or road purposes whenever such disposal or dedication has the approval of the Council or such other commission as may have jurisdiction. In no case shall a reserve block be platted along a street that is dedicated to the required full width.
(I) Additional right-of-way widths. Where topographical requirements necessitate either cuts or fills for the proper grading of the streets or private roads, additional right-of-way width may be required to allow all cut and fill slopes to be within the right-of-way.
(J) Street improvements. All street and private road improvements, including pavement, curbs, sidewalks, and surface drainage shall conform to the ordinances of the city and be in accord with the specifications and standards on file in the City Hall, or, if a county road or outside the city limits, the specifications and standards in the office of the County Engineer.
(K) Consideration for variance. Consideration for a variance from these regulations shall be based upon a written statement by the developer in which is given complete details of conditions and reasons why a specific variance should be granted. A request for a variance from these regulations shall be filed with the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 352, passed 6-8-1992)
(A) No new street shall be accepted by the city for maintenance purposes until such street is brought up to the standards required in this subchapter. New streets shall include all property deeded or dedicated to the city and intended for street use, and all dedicated or existing streets within the city which have not been brought to the standards of this subchapter. Any future streets dedicated or deeded to the city shall be in accordance with § 151.002 unless specified differently by the City Council.
(B) No private access road will be accepted by the city for maintenance purposes and said road shall be maintained by its owner. All private access roads will require prior approval and satisfactory review by the Council of the following criteria:
(1) Clearing, grading to proper grade to required right-of-way width and surfacing;
(2) Storm drainage culverts or restrictive culverts;
(3) Base materials for roadways, in place and leveling course in place;
(4) Ongoing maintenance and repair responsibilities;
(5) Landscaping, including fencing, hedges, screening;
(6) Traffic pattern, including sufficient access and turn around space for public and everyday vehicles; and
(7) Utility easements necessary, installation of underground utilities including sanitary sewer, water mains and service lines, gas, underground electric, and telephone lines.
(C) All streets within the city shall include the following to be provided at the expense of the abutting property owners:
(1) Clearing, grading to proper grade to full right-of-way limits and surfacing from curb to curb;
(2) Storm drainage facilities both within and outside of right-of-way limits;
(3) Base materials for roadways, in place and leveling course in place;
(4) Concrete curb and gutter, and also portland cement concrete sidewalks, the location and width whereof shall conform to the provisions of the ordinances of the city; and
(5) Installation of underground utilities including sanitary sewer, water mains and service lines, gas, underground electric, and telephone lines.
(D) Before any street or private road improvement shall be made, the abutting owner or his or her representative shall notify the City Engineer or Street Superintendent, who shall supply, at city expense, the grade lines and specifications for the clearing and grading of the street and for the construction and installation of storm drainage. In the event such improvements are not commenced within six months the owner shall reimburse the city for such engineering expense.
(E) (1) The base and leveling materials for residential streets or private roads shall consist of a minimum of six inches of base rock and two inches of leveling course or surfacing rock, provided the subbase is consolidated or compacted fill consisting of silty gravel or other suitable material.
(2) On those streets or private roads which, in the opinion of the City Engineer, do not have a sufficient sub-base, additional gravel may be required as specified by the City Engineer. The size and type of base leveling and fill materials shall be as specified by the City Engineer. The base and leveling materials shall cover the entire street or private road width from curb to curb, except as hereinafter provided.
(F) In the event that a single improvement is to be constructed on a new street, and the owner thereof also owns the property on the opposite side of the street, the owner shall improve the street or streets for the entire width of the street fronting the lot in accordance with this subchapter, such improvement to extend at least for the total frontage length of the lot. If the opposite side of the street is in different ownership, the street improvement shall extend not less than ten feet beyond the centerline of the street from the lot to be improved.
(G) No person shall construct or repair a street, private road, or storm drainage system without first obtaining a permit from the city. The application for the permit shall describe the location, width, length, and material proposed to be used and any such other information as the City Engineer may deem appropriate.
(Ord. 352, passed 6-8-1992)
SIDEWALKS
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