Sidewalks shall be constructed in accordance with the "Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction," with the following exceptions:
(A) Sidewalks shall be located totally within the right-of-way and one foot inside the right-of-way line, unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer.
(B) Sidewalks shall be constructed of Portland cement concrete with a minimum thickness of five inches.
(C) See the City of Tuscola Design and Construction Standards for thicknesses and dimensions.
(D) Two concrete test specimens shall be taken per 500 lineal feet of sidewalk or one per day of sidewalk construction, whichever is greater.
(E) Portland cement concrete strength test results shall meet a minimum modulus of rupture of 600 psf on the fourteenth day following the pour.
(F) The minimum width of all sidewalks shall be four feet, except in commercial areas, where the minimum width shall be five feet.
(G) Sidewalks shall be constructed having a transverse slope toward the street of 1/4-inch per foot.
(H) Sidewalks shall be constructed having a longitudinal slope no greater than one inch per foot and shall meet the requirements of the Illinois Accessibility Code.
(I) Sidewalks and crosswalks which abut streets shall conform to the Illinois Accessibility Code.
(Ord. 81-0-19, passed 5-11-81; Am. Ord. 2004-O-16, passed 8-23-04; Am. Ord. 2011-O-4, passed 3-14-11)