CHAPTER 13. STREETS AND SIDEWALKS

 


Article 1. Sidewalk Construction. 1

13-101.  Sidewalks; permit required for construction and reconstruction. 1

13-102.  Sidewalks on established grade; unlawful acts. 1

13-103.  Width and location of standard sidewalks; curb sidewalks. 1

13-104.  Sidewalk construction: standard plans and specifications; materials; thickness; driveways. 1

13-105.  Supervision of sidewalk construction. 2

13-106.  Original construction: petition. 2

13-107.  Condemnation and reconstruction. 2

13-108.  Notice; publication; construction by contract, when. 2

13-109.  Construction by abutting owner; request of city, when. 2

13-110.  Repairs by owner or city; notice; temporary financing. 3

13-111.  Sidewalk costs; assessment against abutting property; old sidewalk materials. 3

13-112.  Payment of costs of construction or reconstruction by special assessment; notice; assessment installments. 3

13-113.  When city pays cost of sidewalks. 3

13-114.  Performance bond; statutory bond. 4

13-115.  Sidewalks constructed to specifications and on grade; condemnation and reconstruction; unlawful acts. 4

Article 2. Street Use Regulations. 5

13-201.  Permits for removal, cutting or encumbering of sidewalks, curbs, gutters and pavement; building permits; utility companies. 5

13-202.  Excavation regulations; water pipes; permit requirements. 5

13-203.  Excavations, street or sidewalk improvements: barriers, guards and lights. 5

13-204.  Backfilling regulations; unimproved streets; paved streets; permit requirement; rights reserved; fees; standard specifications. 6

13-205.  Driveways; widths; cutting curbs; construction by standard plans; replacing or constructing sidewalks; crossing curbs or obstructing gutters; unlawful acts. 6

13-206.  Driveways: filling stations and off-street parking stations; curbs. 7

13-207.  Building permit; construction along streets; encumbering and clearing streets; pedestrian walks; lights. 7

13-208.  Cellar or basement entrances; permits; regulations; unlawful acts. 8

13-209.  Excavation adjacent to sidewalk or street. 8

13-210.  Obstructing sidewalks with personal property. 8

13-211.  Street improvements; utility lines; installation before paving. 8

13-212.  Utility poles and lines; location of; franchise; permits; fees in absence of compensation. 8

13-213.  Trees and parkings; regulations; permits for planting or removal of trees. 9

13-214.  Street beautification plan; planting of trees; cost of planting; city forester. 10

13-215.  Care of trees; height above streets; trimming; condemnation. 10

13-216.  Protection of shade trees; attaching of wires; cutting or damage; utility companies, house movers; unlawful acts. 10

13-217.  Trespassing on parking; vehicles, machinery, junk. 10

13-218.  Molesting unfinished street improvements. 11

13-219.  Bill posting; unlawful on street fixtures or adjacent property. 11

13-220.  Barb wire fences; iron points. 11

13-221.  Burning in streets. 11

13-222.  Petroleum products in streets. 11

13-223.  Hauling building materials. 12

13-224.  Injury to street property or fixtures. 12

13-225.  Enforcement; duties of officers; abatement of nuisances; encroachments; obstructions; resolution of council. 12

13-226.  Unlawful dumping. 12

13-227.  Same; penalty. 12

Article 3. Snow and Ice on Sidewalks. 13

13-301.  Snow and ice to be removed. 13

13-302.  Same: exception; alternate remedy. 13

13-303.  Same; penalty. 13

13-304.  Removal may be made by city. 13

13-305.  Costs on tax rolls. 13

Article 4. Street Signs and Structures. 14

13-401.  Permits required; application; licensed contractors; regulations. 14

13-402.  Wall advertising signs. 14

13-403.  Projecting signs. 14

13-404.  Ground signs; billboards or panel posters. 15

13-405.  Roof signs. 15

13-406.  Pole signs; location in parking prohibited. 15

13-407.  Temporary signs: banners, streamers, portable· signs; regulations; permits. 16

13-408.  Projecting structures generally; marquees; canopies, awnings; regulations. 16

13-409.  Design of signs; engineering practices. 17

13-410.  Sign permits; financial responsibility; revocation of permits. 17

13-411.  Rule of construction, rights reserved. 18

13-412.  Penalty. 18

Article 5. Trees and Shrubs. 19

13-501.  Public tree care. 19

13-502.  Diseased trees; determination. 19

13-503.  Same; notice served. 19

13-504.  Same; failure of owner; duty of city. 19

13-505.  Same; prevent spread of disease. 19

13-506.  Dangerous, dead or diseased trees on private property. 20

13-507.  Trees on public property; cost borne by city. 20

13-508.  Costs on tax rolls. 20

13-509.  Injuring trees and shrubs. 20

13-510.  Fire hydrants, plantings adjacent to. 20