A.
No person shall construct a driveway for vehicles or animals across
any sidewalk in the City without having first obtained a permit therefor.
B.
Applications for such permits shall be made to the City Clerk and
shall be accompanied by the fee required.
C.
No permit for construction of a driveway for commercial use or for
the habitual use of other than the owner or occupant of the premises
served shall be issued except upon the order of the City Clerk.
[Amended 2-27-2006 by Ord. No. 02/27/2006-4; at time of adoption of Code
(see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
The fee for all such construction shall be as set from time
to time by the City Council.
No driveway shall be so constructed or graded as to leave a
step, sharp depression or other obstruction in the sidewalk. The grade
shall be as nearly as possible the same as that of the adjoining sidewalk.
It shall be unlawful to have the surface finish of any driveway where
the same crosses the sidewalk constructed of such materials as to
render it slippery and hazardous to pedestrians or to have the grade
of such portion vary from the grade of the sidewalk or be other than
level.
Driveways across sidewalks shall be constructed in compliance
with the specifications required by the Street Superintendent.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Before a permit can be issued to break a curb in the City for
the installation of a driveway or any other purpose, a bond or cash
in an amount as set from time to time by the City Council is required
to be posted with the City Clerk.
It shall be the duty of the person maintaining the driveway
to keep the same in good repair where it crosses the sidewalk and
free from obstruction and openings.
