[Ord. No. 14 §1, 3-1-1921]
Any person who desires to construct or repair or reconstruct
any sidewalk or to change the guttering or curbing adjacent thereto
shall first obtain authority from the Board of Alderpersons so to
do. All work of constructing or repairing sidewalks or the curbing
and guttering adjacent thereto or the grading or other preparation
for same shall be under the direction and supervision of the Superintendent
of Public Works.
[Ord. No. 14 §2, 3-1-1921]
The Board of Alderpersons shall have power upon its own motion
by ordinance to provide for and require the building or repair of
sidewalks along any of the streets, avenues, or highways of said City
by and at the expense of the owner or owners of lots fronting or adjoining
such street, avenue or highway, along the distance improved, in proportion
to the number of feet abutting on such improved street, avenue or
highway, and to impose a fine and penalty for the violation of such
ordinance. Said ordinance shall in case of new sidewalks and after
and upon the passage and approval of said ordinance the person or
persons owning property along which sidewalks are required to be constructed
shall be notified in writing and shall immediately construct such
sidewalk, and if such sidewalk is not constructed and built within
thirty (30) days from the service of said notice requiring same to
be constructed, the Superintendent of Public Works of said City shall
immediately prepare plans and specifications for such sidewalks and
make an estimate of the cost thereof and submit the same to the Board
of Alderpersons for its approval, and thereupon the said Board of
Alderpersons shall advertise for sealed bids for the construction
of such sidewalk by inserting a notice for not less than one (1) week
in some weekly newspaper published in the City of Tipton, Missouri;
provided, that no estimate of cost shall be required for making any
local or special repair of sidewalk.
[Ord. No. 14 §3, 3-1-1921]
The aforesaid notice shall state all such facts as are necessary
to fully inform the bidder concerning the proposed improvements and
the time when bids will be opened by the Board of Alderpersons, and
the place where the plans and specifications may be examined by the
bidder. All bids shall be sealed and addressed to the Mayor and shall
be opened by the Mayor and Board of Alderpersons, at the time and
place mentioned in said notice or as soon thereafter as can be. Each
bid shall be accompanied by a certified check payable to the City
of Tipton, and in such amount as may be specified in the notice to
bidders and same shall become the absolute property of the City, in
the event that the successful bidder should fail to enter into the
hereinafter required contract and bond and in which event the Board
of Alderpersons may re-advertise for new bids. For good reason the
Board of Alderpersons may reject any and all bids and order a re-advertisement
for bids. No contract shall be awarded to any bidder if the bid of
such bidder exceeds the amount of the estimate of the cost for such
improvement, made as aforesaid by the Superintendent of Public Works.
All awards of contracts by the City to any bidder shall be by ordinance
or resolution.
[Ord. No. 14 §4, 3-1-1921]
Every person whose bid for any work provided for in this Chapter
is accepted by the City and to whom a contract is awarded by the City,
shall within ten (10) days after said acceptance enter into a written
contract and bond with said City to do and complete the work awarded
to him/her according to plans and specifications and ordinances and
complete the same within the time agreed upon and without negligence
causing damage to private property for which the City might be held
liable.
[Ord. No. 14 §5, 3-1-1921]
Whenever the work of constructing any sidewalk is awarded to
any successful bidder for same, he/she shall complete such construction
in accordance with the plans and specifications, and when same is
completed he/she shall at once notify the Superintendent of Public
Works of said City that same is completed by him, and the said Superintendent
shall forthwith examine the said sidewalk and make a report to the
Board of Alderpersons, in writing, stating in such report whether
said sidewalk has been completed in accordance with plans and specifications,
and if the Board of Alderpersons find that same has been constructed
according to plans and specifications, the said sidewalk shall be
accepted by ordinance or resolution.
[Ord. No. 14 §6, 3-1-1921]
Any and all sidewalks constructed by any bidder as above provided
shall be paid for by special tax bill, which tax bill shall be made
out in the name of the bidder who constructed such sidewalk, and shall
be assignable and collectable in any action brought in the name of
the City of Tipton to the use of the holder of such special tax bill
but the City shall not in any event be liable for any cost that may
accrue in such action. Such special tax bill shall, from the date
of the issuance thereof, be a lien against the lot or parcel of ground,
abutting on the sidewalk constructed by such successful bidder, and
shall bear interest at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum, after
thirty (30) days from the date of issue, and such tax bill shall in
any action thereon be prima facie evidence of the regularity of the
proceedings for such special assessment, of the validity of the bill,
of the doing of the work and of the furnishing of the materials charged
for, and of the liability of the property to the charge stated in
the special tax bill. All tax bills above provided for shall be made
out by the Clerk, signed by the Mayor and attested by the Clerk under
the Seal of the City and delivered to the bidder who constructed such
sidewalk, after being recorded by the Clerk, and such tax bill shall
contain an accurate description of the property on which it constitutes
a lien.
[Ord. No. 14 §7, 3-1-1921]
Whenever the City shall advertise for bids for the construction
of sidewalks as above provided and no bids are received therefor,
the City may proceed to construct such sidewalk and shall keep an
accurate account of the amount expended for labor and material, including
grading and filling opposite each lot or parcel of ground and present
the same to the Board of Alderpersons for assessment and each lot
or parcel of ground abutting on the sidewalk so constructed shall
be liable for the sidewalk so constructed along such lot or parcel
as reported to the Board of Alderpersons by the Superintendent of
Public Works. The Superintendent of Public Works of said City shall
have charge of the construction of such sidewalk, and shall keep the
account of the costs thereof as above required and a special tax bill
shall be issued to such Superintendent of Public Works, and in his/her
name, and be in the form of other tax bills above provided for and
a lien on the property abutting on the sidewalk constructed by such
Superintendent of Public Works and may be sued on by such Superintendent
of Public Works with like effect as other tax bills above provided
for in this Chapter and shall be collected in the same way, and in
the same manner and style of action.
[Ord. No. 14 §8, 3-1-1921]
The Board Alderpersons may by ordinance condemn defective sidewalks
and provide for the construction of new sidewalks in the place of
sidewalks so condemned. And when such new sidewalks are provided for,
the same notices, plans, specifications, estimates and procedures
shall be followed as above provided for in the construction of sidewalks,
in the preceding Sections of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 14 §9, 3-1-1921]
All notices provided for by the provisions of this Chapter shall
be served upon the person named therein, either personally or by leaving
the same at his/her usual place of abode with some member of his/her
family over fifteen (15) years of age, or such party may be served
with notice, if a non-resident of the City, by registered letter mailed
to him/her and directed to the proper Post Office address, and all
such notices required in this Chapter shall be served by the Superintendent
of Public Works of the City of Tipton, Missouri.
[Ord. No. 14 §10, 3-1-1921]
Whenever the Board of Alderpersons shall deem it necessary that
any sidewalk within the City shall be repaired, it shall by ordinance
or resolution so find, and the Superintendent of Public Works shall
be directed to notify the owner of the abutting property of the action
of the Board of Alderpersons and that such sidewalk must be repaired
by him, and if such repairing is not completed by the owner of the
abutting property along which said sidewalk runs, within thirty (30)
days from the service of such notice, the Board of Alderpersons shall
direct the Superintendent of Public Works to repair such sidewalk
and keep an accurate account of the cost thereof, and a special tax
bill shall be issued and be a lien against such abutting lot, and
may be collected and sued upon in the same manner and with like effect
as other special tax bills above provided for, by the Superintendent
of Public Works of said City, in whose name such tax bill shall be
issued.
[Ord. No. 478 §§1-2, 9-29-1982; Ord. No. 94-11 §1, 10-3-1994]
A.
Streets
within the City of Tipton, Missouri, shall not be accepted by the
City unless said streets conform to the following standards, to-wit:
1.
Streets must be at least thirty-five (35) feet in width from curb
to curb; and
2.
Streets must be curbed, and said curbs must be made of concrete and
be at least six (6) inches thick and have at least two (2) one-half
(½) inch steel reinforcement rods running parallel the full
length of said curb, and said reinforcement rods shall be at least
one (1) foot apart within said curb.
3.
Before any curb can be emplaced in the City of Tipton, Missouri,
the grade of the street and the position of the curb upon the street
must be approved by the Superintendent of Public Works.
B.
Standard For Base Rock Gradation For City Streets. A base
rock depth of at least six (6) inches compacted and of even depth
over the entire width of all streets hereinafter constructed within
the City prior to an acceptable overlay, such base rock to be of a
Type 1 or Type 5 base gradation described as follows:
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Type I Base Gradation:
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Percent Passing Each Sieve
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1" Sieve
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100%
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½" Sieve
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69 — 90%
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#4 Sieve
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40 — 60% Buck Shot
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#40 Sieve
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15 — 35% Fine Lime
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Type 5 Base Gradation:
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This Rock is same as Type I except different sieve requirements.
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Percent Passing Each Sieve
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1" Sieve
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100%
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½" Sieve
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60 — 90%
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#4 Sieve
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40 — 60%
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*#30 Sieve
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15 — 35%
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*#200 Sieve
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0 — 15% dust
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C.
Before
a new subdivision will be accepted by the City of Tipton, the streets
dedicated therein must be at least fifty-five (55) feet in width.
[Ord. No. 398 §§1-5, 9-5-1972]
B.
Any
person who shall in any manner, disturb the surface of any street
in the City, for the purpose of laying any drain, sewer or sewer pipe,
water mains or street pipes, or for any cause whatsoever, shall before
commencing such work, notify the Superintendent of Public Works and
submit to the Superintendent of Public Works his/her work plan, whereupon
the Superintendent of Public Works shall make an estimate of the costs
of repairing the street, said estimate shall be in writing and submitted
to the City Clerk. The person desiring to disturb the street shall
then deposit with the City Clerk sufficient security to guarantee
the costs of repairing the street. The sufficiency of the security
so deposited shall be determined by the City Clerk.
C.
The
person giving the security shall cause the street to be repaired and
resurfaced to the condition it was prior to being disturbed, whereupon
said person shall contact the Superintendent of Public Works who shall
inspect the repair and surface work, and if he/she determines that
the street is substantially restored to its prior condition, he/she
shall notify the City Clerk who shall cause the security to be released
to the person giving same. If, however, the person required to give
the security fails to repair and resurface the disturbed street to
its original condition, then the Superintendent of Public Works shall,
after ten (10) days written notice to the person required to give
security, cause the City to repair and resurface same. The City Clerk
shall pay over to the City out of the security such sums as are required
for the proper restoration of any City street or alley and return
the remainder, if any, to the person giving security.
[Ord. No. 95-09 §§205.1
— 205.9, 9-5-1995]
A.
Description. That portion of the graded roadbed upon which
surfacing is to be placed is hereby designated as the subgrade. The
subgrade shall be constructed so that it will be uniform in density
throughout its entire width and will conform to the line, grade, and
cross-section shown on the plans or as established by the Superintendent
of Public Works.
B.
Finishing. After excavation and embankment has been completed
the subgrade shall be brought to true shape and rolled with a roller
weighing not less than ten (10) tons. It shall then be tested with
an approved template furnished by the Contractor. If the subgrade
is not to the proper elevation, material shall be added or removed
as required and if material is added it shall be compacted in a manner
satisfactory to the Superintendent of Public Works. This process shall
be repeated until all irregularities are removed. Extreme care shall
be taken in shaping the subgrade, so that at no place will the completed
pavement vary from the specified thickness. All soft and yielding
spots shall be removed to a depth not to exceed two (2) feet, and
all vegetable substances or unsuitable material shall be removed,
and the resulting spaces shall be refilled with approved material.
All large rocks or boulders encountered shall be removed or broken
off to a depth of not less than six (6) inches below the finished
surface of the subgrade, and the space shall be refilled. The subgrade
shall again be rolled until no depressions occur.
C.
Restoring Subgrade To Acceptable Condition. If the subgrade is disturbed in any manner after the work, described in Subsection (B) has been completed, it shall be brought to an acceptable condition by reshaping and rolling, or with macadam. If required by the Superintendent of Public Works, the Contractor shall provide planking to protect the subgrade from disturbance.
E.
Subdivision
developers and all other persons installing streets shall provide
conduits for the purpose of installing utilities under streets at
the development stage to permit the current and later installation
of sewer, water, cablevision, telephone, electric and all other types
of utility pipe, line or appliance across streets.
F.
Subdivision
developers shall provide tracer wires over the conduits herein above
described to facilitate the locating of the conduits by the City or
other users.
G.
The
symbol page 1 and the drawings describing streets, sidewalks, ramps,
driveway details, locations and dimensions, head walls and wing walls
and patching and backfilling of paved streets are incorporated herein
by reference and are approved as minimum standards for the City of
Tipton, Missouri.
H.
Variances
of the specifications set forth in this Section may be granted by
the Board of Aldermen upon a showing that an alternate method of building
or constructing the item herein specified is warranted because of
special circumstance and is of equal or better quality than the City's
specifications.
I.
If
the subdivision developers or any other person installing a street
fails to comply with the specifications set out herein, when the City
will disapprove of the street, driveway or appurtenance and the improper
construction shall be removed and replaced within the specifications
by the developer at developer's expenses and in no event shall the
City accept such street until it meets all City specifications.
[Ord. No. 96-03 §§1 —
3, 5-6-1996]
A.
The
City of Tipton, Missouri, requires a two (2) inch thick hot mix overlay,
type C or equivalent over the base rock as required by City ordinance
on all new streets within the City of Tipton, Missouri, as one of
the preconditions for said City accepting such street for future maintenance
purposes.
B.
All
costs for material, labor and installation of the two (2) inch overlay
herein required shall be paid by the subdividers or adjacent landowners
or other private source.
C.
The
City of Tipton, Missouri, shall be notified prior to the installation
of said two (2) inch hot mix in order to have an inspector present
during the installation thereof to insure all base rock and overlay
standards are properly complied with.
