(a) All sidewalks, aprons and ramps shall hereafter be improved with a permanent surfacing within public rights of way or streets within the City and shall be constructed with concrete and in accordance with the specifications prescribed by the Service Director and shall be of the width and depth prescribed by resolution of Council or as directed by the Service Director where no such resolution has been passed.
Sidewalks, aprons and ramps shall be so constructed that the top surface shall be magnesium float finish with a hand cement trowel to produce a swirl pattern or soft broom finish so as to prevent the surface from being slippery when covered with moisture. Said finish shall be of such character as, in the judgment of the Service Director or the Building Inspector, will effectually prevent at any time the slippery condition of such sidewalks, aprons and ramps. Under no circumstances shall a “bag mix” of concrete of any type be used as the material to construct a sidewalk or apron in the public right-of-way.
All outside edges and joints shall be edged with a one-quarter inch radius tool. All joints on sidewalks, aprons and ramps (transverse or longitudinal) shall be formed by scoring with the tool to a depth of not less than three-fourths of an inch and shall be approximately one-eighth of an inch wide. Expansion joint filler one-half of an inch thick shall be installed between the sidewalk, apron and ramp and any fixed structure, extending the full depth of the sidewalk, apron and ramp. The expansion joint filler shall be one inch thick where the sidewalks, aprons and ramps are installed against the back of the curb.
(b) Any grading necessary between sidewalks as laid and the curb line, or between such sidewalks and the edge of the sidewalk space as herein established, shall be done at the time of laying the sidewalks, so as to leave the sidewalk space at the grade hereinafter described.
(c) Sidewalks, as improved, shall coincide with the line described as follows: beginning at the curb line with the established curb grade as determined by the City Engineer, thence extending to the street line at right angles to the curb line, with a rise of three-eights of an inch to the foot, provided that, at street intersections, where the grade of the intersecting street prevents compliance with the above provisions, sidewalks shall be laid under the direction and to the acceptance of the City Engineer.
(Ord. 99-12. Passed 4-20-99; Ord. 2007-38. Passed 5-15-07.)