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(A) Sidewalks. Sidewalks shall be constructed four inches thick and four feet wide in residential areas. There shall be a “dummy” or control joint cut across the sidewalk at four-foot intervals to control cracking. The four-foot wide sidewalks shall slope one and one-half inches toward the street.
(B) Curb and gutter. No straight curb without an integral gutter section shall be constructed. All curb and gutter sections shall have an overall width of 30 inches. The gutter section shall be six inches above the gutter flow line making a total thickness of 12 inches at the back edge of the curb. All curb shall be constructed with an integral gutter section. The curb shall be a roll type with a two-inch flat top surface and sloping to the gutter flow line ten inches from the back of the curb. The gutter flow line shall be one and one-half inches lower than the front edge of the gutter section.
(Prior Code, § 12.08.030)
(A) Sidewalks. The sidewalks shall be constructed within the street right-of-way with the property side of the sidewalk coinciding with the property line. Whenever practical, the sidewalk shall be constructed at an elevation lower than the finished ground elevation at the building site on the property, and if practical, it shall be level with or above the finished street centerline elevation.
(B) Curb and gutter. The back side of the curb shall be 20 feet from the centerline of the street right-of-way to provide a 40-foot street from back of curb to back of curb. Wherever practical, the top of the curb shall be constructed level with or lower than the street side of the sidewalk, and if practical, it shall also be approximately level with the finished street centerline elevation. If no sidewalk exists, the top of the curb, if practical, shall be low enough to allow drainage from the property into the street. The curb and gutter shall have a longitudinal slope of at least four inches per 100 feet, but a greater slope is desirable.
(Prior Code, § 12.08.040)
(A) Notice to property owners. Whenever the City Council shall deem it necessary to construct, rebuild, or repair any sidewalk, it shall notify all owners of lots adjoining such sidewalk to construct, rebuild, or repair the same at their own expense within a time designated. Such notice shall be in writing and either be personally served on each owner or by publication once in each week for two consecutive weeks. It shall set forth the character of the work and the time within which it is to be done. Such notice may be general as to the owners but must be specific as to the description of such lots.
(B) Work to be done by property owner or the city. If sidewalk is not constructed, reconstructed, or repaired in the manner and within the time prescribed in the notice given, the City Council, by resolution, may cause the same to be done and the cost thereof assessed against the lots, plots, or parcels of land fronting or abutting upon the sidewalk so constructed, reconstructed, or repaired.
(C) Liability of property owner for failure to repair. Any owner of real property who shall fail to keep in repair the sidewalks in front or along such property, if he or she resides thereof or if he or she does not reside thereon, and to repair the same forthwith when notified shall be held liable to the city for any damage caused by such neglect.
(D) Specifications, concrete, or equal material required. The construction of sidewalks, whether done by the owner of the fronting or abutting property or by the city, direct or through a contractor, shall be according to the specifications for sidewalks on file in the City Finance Office. All sidewalk construction repair shall be of concrete or equal material approved and on file in the City Finance Office.
(E) Supervision of work. The building and construction of all sidewalks within the city shall be done under the supervision of the City Engineer.
(Prior Code, § 12.08.060)
No person shall tear up, break, or injure any pavement, crosswalk, sidewalks, or other improvement in any street or public ground. Any pavement, sidewalk, or other improvement in any street or public ground removed, torn up, or injured shall be replaced at the builder’s, owner’s, or developer’s sole cost. The removal and non-replacement of sidewalks will not be permitted unless under specific circumstances, and when property owners acquire written documentation of approval from adjacent property owners, the City Council may grant a special variance for sidewalk removal.
(Prior Code, § 12.08.070) (Ord. 09-19, passed 12-30-2009)
STREET AND SIDEWALK USE REGULATIONS
(A) Sidewalk or concrete damage. It is unlawful for the owner of operator of any type of traction engine, whether the same be operated by steam, gasoline, or other power to permit the same to be upon or across any pavement, concrete, or bituminous or concrete sidewalk in the city without having adequately protected the same from injury therefrom by planking the same, and any person who shall cause any damage in the premises herein shall be liable to the city or the owner of the adjacent property therefor.
(Prior Code, § 12.12.010)
(B) Injury to streets and crossings. It is unlawful for any person (either the owner or one in charge of any steam or power engine, tractor, or vehicle of any kind) to cross or attempt to cross over any bridge or culvert or to drive on any pavement or highway in the city which vehicle shall have metal mud lugs attached to its wheels in such a manner as to injure or destroy such city property, and any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, in addition thereto, shall be liable to the city for all such damages incurred thereby.
(Prior Code, § 12.12.020)
Penalty, see § 150.99
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