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A. Need Determination. Where the City determines that a need for New Sidewalk Construction on an existing street that is not scheduled for a public street improvement project, the matter may be reported to City Council, together with a request that the City Council refer it to the Plan Commission for a public hearing and subsequent recommendation. The Plan Commission's report of its findings and recommendations is then submitted to the City Council. If the Plan Commission recommends that the sidewalk be constructed on the street, the City will initiate the resolution procedure outlined in § 402.02(E).
B. Resolution of Necessity. In the event the division head of Engineering Services, through exercise of his or her professional judgment, determines that sidewalks are needed in a particular location or area in order to correct a hazardous safety condition, the Director will report to City Council such determination along with a resolution of necessity to construct the sidewalks. City Council may rely upon the professional judgment of the division head of Engineering Services as full justification of the need for sidewalks at the locations under consideration.
C. Project Management. Upon enactment of the resolution of necessity, the project will be handled in a manner similar to that used for the Sidewalk Rehabilitation Program as outlined in § 402.03.
A. Need Determination. Pursuant to § 402.02(E), the City may serve upon the owner of any lot or land to construct sidewalks along the public right-of-way adjacent thereto, where not previously installed or constructed, when it is determined by the Director that:
1. The block in which said lot or land is located contains sidewalks fronting on fifty percent (50%) or more of the real estate on one or both sides of the street, or
2. The block in which said lot or land is located is situated in such a manner that new sidewalks are necessary in order to complete the pattern of sidewalks created by adjacent or nearby blocks having sidewalk patterns with local pedestrian generating facilities; or
3. It is deemed necessary and advisable by the Director to provide a sidewalk pattern between corner intersections having existing sidewalks.
B. Project Management. The procedure for handling projects under this section shall be the same as outlined in as outlined in § 402.03.
The City requires the installation of sidewalks in all subdivisions intended for residential, commercial or multi-family development and in Community Unit Plan developments. Sidewalks shall also be included in planned industrial developments or industrial subdivisions when deemed necessary by the City Plan Commission.
Recommendations for New Sidewalk Construction on any designated "Safe School Route" are prepared by the School Safety Coordinating Committee. These recommendations, when received by the City, are presented to City Council for its consideration, and proposed legislation shall accompany the recommendation to initiate the resolution procedure outlined in § 402.02(E).
A. Majority Petition Required. Property owners desiring to have sidewalks constructed in public right-of-way adjacent to their property may petition the City. The petition shall be delivered to the Division of Engineering Services for review. After review, the Division of Engineering Services will submit the petition to the Assessment Supervisor, Division of Treasury, to check the signatures to determine if a majority petition exists. If the petition is determined to be a majority petition, the Assessment Supervisor will send a notice to the affected property owners advising them of the fact and granting them a thirty (30) day period in which to circulate and submit a counter petition. If at the end of the thirty (30) day period, the majority petition still stands, the Assessment Supervisor will notify the Division of Engineering Services.
B. Project Management. From this point forward, the project will be handled in a manner similar to that used for the Sidewalk Rehabilitation Program as outlined as outlined in § 402.03.
Installation of sidewalks in areas annexed, both previously and in the future, shall be pursuant to this Chapter 402.
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