[R.O. 1998 § 530.010; Ord. No. 2895[1] §1, 4-7-2014]
No building permit shall be issued
for the construction of any new development or redevelopment, until
such time as the builder or developer has deposited with the City
a sufficient sum of money to cover the cost of construction of curbs
and sidewalks along the street(s) bordering the property on which
construction or development is to be commenced. For the purposes of
this Section, the sum to be deposited with the City shall be determined
by the Director of Public Services based upon the current cost per
linear foot of curbing and sidewalk.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed
former Ch. 530, Streets, Sidewalks and other Public Places, adopted
and amended CC 1988 §§18-1 and 18-16 through 18-26; 7-1-1963
by §1 of Ord. No. 391; 2-23-1987 by §§1 through 11
of Ord. No. 1254; 11-6-1995 by §1 of Ord. No. 1849; and 11-10-2011
by §1 of Ord. No. 2751.
[R.O. 1998 § 530.020; Ord. No. 2895 §1, 4-7-2014]
A.
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICES
EMERGENCY
STREET
The following words, when used in this
Article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section,
except in those instances where the context clearly indicates otherwise:
The Director of Public Services or his or her designee.
Any unforeseen circumstance or occurrence, the existence
of which constitutes a clear and immediate danger to persons or properties.
A public or private street, easement or sidewalk.
[R.O. 1998 § 530.025; Ord. No. 3128, 9-4-2018]
A.
On a corner lot, no hedge, shrub, plant,
tree, other growth or any object obstructing vision shall be permitted
between a height of two (2) feet and ten (10) feet above the grades
at the back of the curb (or edge of pavement where no curb exists)
of the intersecting streets, within the triangular area formed by
the right-of-way lines and a line connecting them at points thirty
(30) feet from their point of intersection (or at equivalent points
on private streets), provided that such sight-distance triangle may
be increased by the Director of Public Services, when deemed necessary
for traffic safety.
B.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property on which there is located any hedge, shrub, plant, tree, other growth or any object obstructing vision which does not conform with the provisions of Subsection (A) of this Section to remove or prune same in order to comply with such provisions.
C.
The Department of Public Services shall have the authority to order the pruning or removal of any hedge, shrub, plant, tree, other growth or any object obstructing vision which does not conform with the provisions of Subsection (A) of this Section.
1.
Such order shall be in writing and
served upon the property owner by any of the following methods:
a.
By personal delivery to the property
owner;
b.
By mailing a copy of the order to
the owner of the property, using the most recent address of the owner
as shown on the records of the office of the County Assessor;
c.
If the property owner cannot be located
for service by any of the means specified above, a copy of the order
shall be posted on the property.
2.
The order shall set out a time limit
for compliance, which shall not be earlier than thirty (30) days from
the date of the order; provided, however, that, if in the opinion
of the Director of Public Services, the condition creates a hazard
which presents a danger to persons or property, said time limit may
be shortened as determined to be necessary by the Director of Public
Services.
3.
When a property owner to whom an
order is directed fails to comply within the time specified in the
order, the Department of Public Services shall cause the condition
to be remedied.
