HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD.3618.02-06-2006BILL NO. 05-271 ORDINANCE NO. �(�.��
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25 OF THE CITY
CODE RELATING TO SIDEWALKS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
ARTICLE (1). Section 25-78(b)(3), of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, relating to
"Nonresidential subdivision principles, standards and
procedures", reading as follows:
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(3) The commission may recommend or the
city council may require pedestrian
ways, sidewalks and fencing in a
nonresidential subdivision to provide
access to parks, schools, shopping
areas, or similar facilities, or as
otherwise necessary to insure the
public safety.
ishereby, ^:�ep algid in its entirety, and a new Section 25-
78(b)(3), relating to "Nonresidential subdivision principles,
standards and procedures", is hereby enacted in lieu, in words
and figures, to read as follows:
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(3) Installation of sidewalks shall be
required in all new nonresidential
subdivisions where lots will front a
public street and shall be constructed
in accordance with specifications of
the city. The commission may also
recommend or the city council may
require additional pedestrian ways and
fencing in a nonresidential subdivision
to provide access to parks, schools,
shopping areas, or similar facilities,
or as otherwise necessary to insure the
public safety.
ARTICLE (2). Section 25-79, of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, relating to "Blocks and
pedestrian ways", reading as follows:
Sec. 25-79. Blocks and pedestrian ways.
Block lengths shall not exceed one thousand five
hundred (1,500) feet, except as the city council deems
necessary to secure the efficient use of land or
desired features of street layout. The city council
may require pedestrian ways to provide access to
parks, schools, shopping areas, or similar facilities,
or where otherwise indicated to insure the public
safety. In the event that a pedestrian way is
required, not less than a ten -foot right-of-way shall
be set aside providing for a five -foot -wide and four -
inch -thick Portland cement pavement or other hard
surface approved by the city council.
is led in its entirety, and a new Section 25-79,
relating to "Blocks and pedestrian ways", is hereby enacted in
lieu, in words and figures, to read as follows:
Sec. 25-79. Blocks and pedestrian ways.
Block lengths shall not exceed one thousand five
hundred (1,500) feet, except as the city council deems
necessary to secure the efficient use of land or
desired features of street layout. The city council
may require pedestrian ways to provide access to
parks, schools, shopping areas, or similar facilities,
or where otherwise indicated to insure the public
safety. In the event that a pedestrian way is
required, it shall be constructed pursuant to
standards established by the city engineer.
ARTICLE (3). Section 25-88 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, relating to "Installation
of sidewalks", reading as follows:
Sec. 25-88. Installation of sidewalks.
Installation of sidewalks shall be required in all new
residential subdivisions where lots will front a
public street and shall be constructed in accordance
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with specifications of the city. In the absence of
applicable specifications, the minimum requirements
for sidewalks included in the improvement plans shall
be as follows:
(1) Residential sidewalks shall be of concrete,
four (4) feet wide and four (4) inches
thick, except in driveways where a six-inch
thickness shall be required.
(2) Nonresidential sidewalks shall be of
concrete, six (6) feet wide with tree wells,
and four (4) inches thick, except at
driveways where a seven-inch thickness shall
be required.
The installation of sidewalks shall be required as a
condition prior to the issuance of any occupancy
permit for any structure located in any subdivision
within which sidewalks are required.
is hereby.°rep"ealed in its entirety, and a new Section 25-88,
relating to "Installation of sidewalks", is hereby enacted in
lieu, in words and figures, to read as follows:
Sec. 25-88. Installation of sidewalks.
Installation of sidewalks shall be required in all new
residential subdivisions where lots will front a
public street and shall be constructed in accordance
with specifications of the city. The construction of
sidewalks shall be completed prior to the issuance of
any occupancy permit for any structure located in any
subdivision within which sidewalks are required.
Developer shall submit at the time the other
subdivision improvements are accepted by the city
council an escrow or bond equivalent to fifty percent
(500) of the cost of the installation of sidewalks
required for the subdivision. The term of the escrow
or bond shall not exceed five (5) years, starting with
the acceptance of the improvements by the city
council. All undeveloped lots shall be required to
have sidewalks installed prior to the expiration of
the escrow or bond. The developer may request a
partial release of the escrow or bond once per year as
sidewalks are installed.
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ARTICLE (4). If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held
invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct
and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions hereof.
ARTICLE (5). This Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this �l�l day of{�(��Lj
Gayle (IL) Conrad, City Clerk
eayBnudtson, 77ayor
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