A.
Purpose. This article shall enforce the design, specifications,
procedures and maintenance of sidewalks, curbs, gutter and parkways
in the Town.
B.
Legislative authority. Section 60.50, Wis. Stats.,
authorizes the Town Board to provide for the construction, removal,
replacement or repair of sidewalks under § 66.0907, Wis.
Stats.
C.
Application. This article applies to all sidewalks,
parkways, curbs and gutters in the Town. No sidewalk, parkway or curb
and gutter shall hereafter be constructed without the permission of
the Town Board and compliance with this article.
The following definitions shall be applicable
in this article:
The committee or officer appointed by the Town Board who
or which is designated to handle street or sidewalk matters.[1]
The concrete border forming part of the gutter along the
edge of the street or road.
The concrete channel for draining off water at the edge of
a street or road.
The grassy and often landscaped area between the sidewalk
and the curb.
The concrete path for pedestrians along the side of a street
or road.
The Town Board finds that excessively poor quality
and dissimilarity of the existing sidewalks, curbs, gutters and parkways
and the area without any sidewalks, curbs, gutters and parkways adversely
affect the general welfare of its residents and visitors and thereby
impairs Woodruff's tradition of being a pedestrian-oriented community.
It is the intent of this article to list design guidelines, set forth
specifications, procedures and timing, alleviate problems for the
handicapped and enhance the character, beauty and general welfare
of the Town.
A.
Town Board. By ordinance or resolution the Town Board
may determine where sidewalks, curbs and gutters and parkways shall
be constructed and establish width, determine materials to be used,
and prescribe method of construction and the timing of such construction.
B.
Board of Public Works. The Board of Public Works may
order any existing sidewalk, curb and gutter or parkway which is unsafe,
defective or insufficient to be repaired, removed or replaced or a
new sidewalk, curb and gutter or parkway to be constructed where none
previously existed, in accordance with the standards fixed by the
Town Board.
If the Town Board orders a new sidewalk, curb
and gutter or parkway to be constructed or any existing sidewalk,
curb and gutter or parkway or portion thereof to be replaced, removed
or repaired at the expense in whole of the owner of the abutting property,
notice in writing shall be given to the owner under § 66.0907(3)(e),
Wis. Stats. Such notice shall be in the name of the Town Board and
shall be signed by the Town Clerk as ordered by the Town Board.[1]
A.
Whenever any owner neglects for a period of 20 days
after notice to lay, remove, construct, replace or repair any sidewalk,
curb and gutter or parkway as required by such order, the Town may
do the work directly, or may cause the work to be done, at the expense
of the owner in either case.
B.
The cost of such work in front of each parcel of land
shall, if not previously paid, be levied as a special tax against
such parcel and collected as other taxes on real estate are collected
as provided by the Wisconsin Statutes.
C.
If any owner fails or neglects to keep any sidewalk
or parkway free of debris, obstruction, dirt, sweepings, snow and
ice, the Town may proceed to clear such sidewalk and shall charge
the expenses thereof as a special tax against the premises to be collected
as other taxes on real estate. The Town Board shall give notice to
the property owner, and after three days, if the property owner has
not complied, the Town shall do the work at the expense of the property
owner.
Variances will be considered upon appeal made
to the Town Board.
The cost of construction and maintenance for
sidewalks, curbs and gutters and parkways shall be at the expense
of the abutting property owner.
A.
When no special order as to width of the new or replacement
sidewalk shall have been made by the Town Board, the width thereof
shall be as follows:
(1)
New sidewalks. New sidewalks in blocks where no sidewalks
previously existed shall be as follows:
(a)
On streets 60 feet or more in width: five feet
wide.
(b)
On streets less than 60 feet in width: four
feet wide.
(c)
With the written permission of the Town Board,
the sidewalk abutting property located in a business or commercial
zone may be extended to the curb, where concrete curbing has been
installed.
(2)
New or replacement sidewalk. New or replacement sidewalks in blocks where sidewalks have previously existed in part or all of the block shall be of the same width as the previously existing sidewalks, provided that when the sidewalk shall be installed or replaced or ordered to be installed or replaced along an entire block, the provisions of Subsection A(1) shall apply.
B.
All sidewalks and pedestrianways must be constructed
of concrete. Construction with any other material must be approved
by the Town Board.
(1)
The subgrade shall be free from all organic matter,
of a uniform grade, well compacted and well drained. Any soft or mucky
spots shall be removed and filled with sand, gravel or other similar
material.
(2)
The surface of the subgrade shall be at or above the
adjacent finished surface grade.
(3)
Where possible there shall be four inches of compacted
granular fill with a maximum size of one inch. However, in all cases
there shall be a minimum of four inches of cement.
(4)
The subgrade, where possible, shall extend 12 inches
beyond the cement slab edge.
(5)
There shall be no more than a four-inch slump.
(6)
Cement mix should be between 520 and 560 pounds per
cubic yard (six bags - 564 pounds).
(7)
There should be approximately 6% air entrainment.
(8)
The surface shall be slightly textured with a broom
or other appropriate device to prevent a slippery surface when wet.
(9)
Construction joints must be at minimum intervals of
every six feet. Sidewalks over 10 feet wide shall have a contraction
joint down the center. The contraction joint should be 1/4 to 1/5
of the slab thickness.
(10)
Any panels formed by control joints shall not
have a length/width ratio of more than 1.5 to one.
(11)
Expansion joints extending the full depth of
the slab or below it shall be located at potential points of stress
where the concrete meets rigid or relatively fixed objects, such as
a building, curb, manhole, fireplug, parking meter, post, etc. The
material used shall be no less than 1/4 inch thick.
(12)
Final cleanup shall consist of removal of all
concrete, rubble, excess fill, and any and all foreign material resulting
from the sidewalk construction. Cleanup shall be completed within
24 hours after the forms have been removed.
C.
Maintenance. The owner of property abutting on any
sidewalk shall, without notice and at all times, keep such abutting
sidewalks clean and free of snow and ice and shall not deposit or
place any sweepings or debris or other foreign matter upon the same.
D.
Curb ramping. The standard for construction of curbs
and sidewalks on each side or one side of any street or road within
the Town or any connecting highway or Town road for which curbs and
sidewalks have been prescribed by the Town Board having jurisdiction
thereover shall include curb ramping providing access to crosswalks
at intersections and other designated locations. Curb ramping includes
the curb opening, the ramp and that part of the sidewalk or apron
leading to and adjacent to the curb opening. Any person constructing
new curbs or sidewalks or replacing curbs and sidewalks within five
feet of a legal crosswalk in any Town street or road shall comply
with the standards of curb ramping under § 66.0909, Wis.
Stats.
A.
A curb and gutter shall be installed when a street
is improved with permanent paving assessed to abutting properties,
unless the Town Board determines that the general welfare and safety
of the public do not require curb and gutter after considering the
characteristics of the neighborhood, including but not limited to
the area drainage system, soil conditions and street width.
(1)
The preparation of foundation shall include removal
of trees, roots, stumps, concrete or asphalt driveway approaches,
existing curb and gutter or other physical objects which would prohibit
the construction of this masonry structure.
(2)
The foundation or material underlying the proposed
curb and gutter shall be compacted thoroughly and finished to a firm,
true surface.
(3)
All fills shall be installed in six-inch layers of
suitable materials approved by the Town Board and each layer thoroughly
compacted to at least 95% of the maximum density at optimum moisture.
(4)
Forms shall be made of wood or metal and shall be
straight and of sufficient strength to resist springing, tipping or
other displacement during the process of depositing and consolidating
the concrete. The forms shall be of the full depth of the required
curb, gutter or combination curb and gutter sections and shall be
of such design as to permit secure fastening. All forms shall be cleaned
thoroughly and oiled before the concrete is placed against them.
(5)
The following conditions in relation to the setting
of form shall be met unless approval otherwise is obtained from the
Town Board:
(6)
Concrete curb, gutter and combination curb and gutter
shall be securely anchored to the adjoining pavement by placing of
specified tie bars. Steel separators of a section conforming to the
true contour of the curb face shall so far as practicable be placed
in curb, gutter or combination curb and gutter directly opposite all
construction or contraction joints in abutting concrete pavement.
The spacing of intermediate separator joints shall be such that each
monolithic section of curb, gutter or combination curb and gutter
will be not less than six feet nor greater than approximately 20 feet
in length. The concrete shall be deposited to the proper depths, thoroughly
consolidated, spaded against the forms and struck off and finished
to the required section. Separators shall be removed as soon as practicable
after the concrete has been struck off, consolidated and set sufficiently
to preserve the width and shape of the joint.
(7)
The face surfaces of the curb and gutter or combination
curb and gutter shall be thoroughly troweled and brushed. Unless otherwise
provided, the back edge of the curbs, the edge of the gutter adjacent
to the pavement and edges adjacent to expansion joints or contraction
joints formed by separator plates shall be rounded with an edger of
one-fourth-inch radius.
(8)
Expansion joints shall be placed in the curb, gutter
and combination curb and gutter directly opposite the expansion joints
in abutting pavement, and, unless otherwise provided, such joints
shall be of the same type and thickness as the joints in the pavement.
Joints shall be set at right angles to the face and top of the curb
and at right angles to the flow line and surface of gutters. At street
intersections a three-fourths-inch expansion joint shall be placed
in the curb, gutter and combination curb and gutter where the tangent
and radial curb and gutter meet, at midblock where the block length
exceeds 40 feet or at four-hundred-foot intervals. The joint shall
fit snugly against the subgrade and shall extend upward to an elevation
of 1/4 inch below filler and shall conform to the true contour of
the curb and gutter section.
(9)
All expansion, contraction and contact joints shall
be cleaned thoroughly of all temporary filler, dirt, water and other
foreign material and sealed with a hot poured elastic material. The
exposed surface shall be finished smooth and even.
(10)
All concrete surface shall be sealed by spraying
on it a uniform coating of curing material in such a manner as to
provide a continuous water-impermeable film on the entire concrete
surface.
(11)
After the curb and gutter have been cured and
the forms are removed, the spaces along the back of the curb, between
the curb and existing sidewalk or between the curb and the street
property line, if sidewalk is not existing, shall be backfilled with
materials satisfactory with the Town Board.
(12)
Final cleanup shall consist of removal of all
concrete rubble, excess fill, and any and all foreign material resulting
from the curb and gutter construction.
B.
Maintenance. The abutting property owner is responsible
for all maintenance of curbs and gutters.
C.
Cost of construction. The cost of constructing or
repairing curbs and gutters will be assessed to the abutting property
owner.
A.
Cost. Whenever curbing has been installed and a parkway
provided between the sidewalk and the curb, such parkway area shall
be improved by the owner of the premises abutting thereon.
B.
Maintenance. Whenever curbing has been installed and
a parkway provided between the sidewalk and the curb, such parkway
area shall be maintained by the owner of the premises abutting thereon
at such grade in such condition so as to provide adequate drainage
of the sidewalk and parkway area.
Any person found to be in violation of any provision of this article shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-3 of this Code, and each day's failure to comply with any provision shall constitute a separate violation (§ 66.0109, Wis. Stats.).
