[Adopted 12-29-1975 as Ch. 34 of the Public Ordinances of 1975]
All petitions for new sidewalks shall be on appropriate forms
provided by the City and shall be filed by the owner of the property
and shall contain identification of the premises, the street number,
the Assessor's plat number and a statement of the kind of sidewalk
desired.
All sidewalks in the City shall be constructed by the Department
of Public Works according to the specifications of that Department.
As soon as a petition for sidewalk construction shall be filed
with the Director of Public Works, said Director of Public Works shall
estimate the cost of construction of the sidewalk and shall then notify
the petitioner of this estimate in writing. Before any action is taken
on said petition, the petitioner shall pay to the Public Works Department
1/2 of the estimated construction cost. If the actual cost of the
work exceeds the estimate, then the petitioner shall pay 1/2 of such
excess; if the actual cost of the work is less than the estimated
cost, then 1/2 of such difference shall be refunded to the petitioner.
Construction estimated by the Director of Public Works shall
be deemed to include engineering, labor and material for providing
grading and a suitable hard-top surface.
If for any reason the petition for construction of a sidewalk
is not approved, then the petitioner's payment accompanying his application
and petition form shall be returned to him within 60 days of the action
taken upon said petition, and a new petition shall not be accepted
from the same petitioner for construction of an identical sidewalk
at the same location until a period of one year shall have passed.
Where the requirements for the construction of a sidewalk impose
greater or more stringent restrictions in some other section of the
City ordinances, codes or state laws, then most stringent restrictions
shall apply.
