HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Relating to Construction and Repair of Sidewalks ORDINJAJICE. NO. 585
.0 ORDINANCE RELATI'71(Ir TO THE, CO',iST_,' UCTI0N RZC011STRUCTION, RELTIOVAL
AIND REPAIR OF SIDEVIALKS, BOTH 11-Z11FU1kNENT VOID TU21PORARYS AS036ING
THE COST THEREOF, R0?ZALI14G CONFLICTING 01-1DI11,4,414CE'S. AND PROVIDING
Pi'114ALTIES FOR VICL4TI"116.
Be It Ordained by the City C()Uncil of the City of Iowa:
Section 1. Permanent and Temporary Sidewalks - Definition.
All sidel-7alks hereaftCr built In the City of Ames, Iona on streets
that are at grade, or th,t have been ordered brought to grade,
shall be permanent sidewalks end shall be constructed or recon-
structed of such material as the City Council may from time to
time specify in the plans and specifications for pe3mianent
sidev!alks prepared by the City Manag-er, approved by said Council,
and on file with the City Clerk, but the construction or recon-
struction of said permanent sidewalks shall not be made until the
bed of the same shall have been graded so th,'t when coll-1pleted,
such sidewalks will be at the established grade. Ail sidewalks
hereafter built in the City of Arles, Iowa, on streets that are
not at grade, or that have not been ordered brought to grede.,
sh-all be temporary sidewalks.
")ection 2. Permanent Sidewallks, - Resolution. The Council
may, by Resolution, order the construction or reconstruction of
a permanent sidewalk in front of any property abuttini_-- upon any
street, highway, avenue or court, but passa," e of said resolution
shall reouire a favorable vote of three-fourths of all the members
of the Council unless the owners of a majority of the linear
feet of the nrozierty frontin- on said improvement shall have
pets to
'toned the Counci? therefor.
Section 3. Tempor-ry Sidewalks - Resolution. The Council
may, by zesolution, order the construction or recoil s true tion of
a tem-nor!-,ry sidewalk I:,. front of any -.pro�)erty abutting upon any
strke,A, highway, avenue or court, w ich has not been btouCht to
established grade, provided, however, that the coot of said
temporary sidewalk shall not exceed sixty cents (60�) per linear
foot.
`section 4, Contents of Resolution, Tile resolution order-
ing the construction or reco'r,.structlon of any siders-1k, either
nermajient or temporary, shall, among; other thinj,'s, specify the
street or streets along -.71nich and the property in front of which
the sid.ewal'_,,, shall be constructed or reconstructed, the
material to be used, the character or kiid of sidewalk to be
built, the lu;idth thereof, and the time wit',in ivl-,-iich the s.--ane shall
be completed.
Section 5. Notice to Property Owners. %'Thenever the
Co.Ancil shall order the c�-r,struction or reconstruction of -aily
sidewalk, notice of such action shall be given by one publication
In a newspaper published In the municipality at least thirty
(30) days' prior- to the date fixed by the Council for the completioi
of the improvement. Said notice shall contain the pertinent
facts specified in the preceding section.
Section 6. Property 0-vrrner May Build, During the time
provided in said notice, the property ov-,ner ,,,'Py pro .0 e q permit
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as hereinafter provided, and build or have built,?a h s own
expense, but such sidewalk, when completed, shall conform
strictly with t1his ordinance and the nfans and speci±'Icatic�ns
t1len in force. Nothing in this ordiner.ce shall be construed
to prevent F. property owner, at any time,, from procuring, a permit
as hereinafter )rovided, and construct or reconstruct a sidewalk,
either permanent or temnorary, as the case may be.
Section 7. Permit. No person. firm, or corporation, other
than those under contract 1,,,ilth the ClAy, shall construct or re-
construct any sidewalk without 11-.,aving first obtained a permit
from the City Manager. The application sh ll be upon, a form
fu,rnished by the City and shall contain the name of the owner of
the property, a description of the lot, lots or parcels of round
In froA of which the -sidewalk is to be built, a statement -hat
the sidewalk will be constructed in accordance with this ordinance,
-nd the planes rand specifications then in force, and said side-
walk will be constructed at sidewalk grades as furnished by the
City. If the City Vlan i (,r finds that the applicnit.1-on conforms
to the recuireinents, specified herein, he shall issue the perm- it
re('IlAested.' Failure of the property owner to build or have built
a s'Idewalk not in accordance Ath this ordinance and the plans
and specifications then in force shall nullify the permit and
subject the sidevalk to removal.
Section 8. Council May Construct. If the owner of any lot
or parcel of around in front of which a sidewalk 12 ordered
constructed or reconstructed, shall fail, neglect, or refuse to
construct or reconstruct said sidewalk within the time pre scribed
by the resolution orderin,,-','- some, the Council shall cause such
improvement to be made and the cost and expense thereof shall be
assessed against the abutting property as by law provided.
qection 9. Ins7-,,ection. All side-na- ks built shall be sub-
joct to Inspection and control by the City. Any sidewalk built
un(�er either ,'Drivate or public contract shall conform to this
ordinance and the plans and specifications then in force. The
Council may order any sidewalk not so built taken up and replaced,
aj,,d the person or firm build.inr, the same or Navin the same built
or both, as the case may be, stiall be liable for the expense for
failure so to do witlf-dfln the time specified.
Section 10* Repairs. It shall be the duty of the City
Manager to repair, or cause to be repaired, without notice to the
abutting property oir:ner, all broken or defective sidewalks ashen
in an unsafe, broken or defective condition. He shall return to
the City Council on or before November lot of each year an
itemized statement of the cost of repairs to be chareed V,,(-',,n..Anst
the proprr g w
ty abutting upon the sidewalk repaired, as well as the
legal d-escription of said property, and same shall be dertified
and collected as other taxes.
Section lle Protection. The City Manage
r Der is authorized
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and directed to erect and maintain suitable androper barricades
and lights upon any sidewalk to protect the public from injury
whenever in his opinion, after due notice thereof has come to
his attention, the said sidewalk Is defective and liable to
cause Injury to nedestrians usinl--' such sidewalk.
section 12. Cost kssessed. Whenever any sidei�,q_Lk is
constructed or reco--structed b,,I _� the City of Ames, Iowa, as herein
provided, the cost of expense of said construction or recon-
struction shall be -assessed, by resolution, against the lot or
parcel of (,*round in f ront of which the spume has been constructed
or reconstructed. Said resolution shall be introduced at a
regular meeting of the City Council, a hearin- thereon f ixed, and
the C-4.ty Clerk duly authorized to publish notice thereof. All
objections to the cost rind all objections to the pripr proceedings,
on account of errors, irregulrrities or inequalities, must be in
writIng, and f t he City Cierk prior to the date fixed for
said assessment and if not so made shall be deemed waived, except
whe-r-e fraud is si-lowne