Ordinances-1996-209

CITY OF TIFFIN ORDINANCE NO. 1996- 09' AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR SIDEWALKS REGARDING CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, AND RESPONSIBILITY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIFFIN, IOWA: Section 1. Purpose : To provide regulations for the construction, repair, maintenance, and , responsibility of permanent sidewalks for the public health, safety, comfort, convenience, and general welfare of the people of Tiffin, Iowa. Section 2. Definition: Unless otherwise expressly stated or the context indicates a different intention, the clearly term " Sidewalks" for the purpose of this following shall, ordinance, have the following meaning: all permanent public walks in business, residential or suburban area in the any city. Section 3. Maintenance Responsibility: A. Abutting property owners shall be responsible for maintaining any sidewalks outside the lot and property lines and inside the curb lines or traveled portion of the public street. B. Sidewalks will be considered properly maintained if free of hazardous conditions . they are safe and any Hazardous Conditions" include, but are not limited to, the following conditions : 1. Vertical separations equal to three- fourths ( 3/ 4) - inch or more; 2. Horizontal separations equal to three- fourths ( 3/ 4) inch or more; 3. Holes or depressions equal to three- fourths 3/ 4) inch or more; 4. Spalling over fifty percent ( 50%) of a single square of the sidewalk with one or more depressions equal to one- half ( 1/ 2) inch or more; 5. over less than fifty percent ( 50%) of a Spalling