East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1960-07-28

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ty, health and safety and TO
the usual daily operation of
municipal department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE l,
ORDAINED by the Commission
of the City of East Cleveland
Ohio, four-fifths of all member
elected thereto concurring.
SECTION 1: That all side
walks and driveways hereafte
constructed, reconstructed, re
placed, altered or repaired il
dedicated streets within the cor
porate limits of the City of Eas
Cleveland shall conform to tn,
following requirements. For tn,
purpose of this ordinance al
paved areas between the curl
line and the property line il
dedicated streets shall be con
sidered as sidewalk or driveway
(a) Width. Sidewalks shall bt
at least four (4) feet wide or
streets forty (40) feet or les:
in width and at least five (5)
feet wide on streets over forty
(40) feet in width.
(b) Alignment. The property
edge of sidewalks shall be laic
on the property line abutting anc
fronting upon the street.
(c) Grades. The grade of side.
walks and driveways shall have
a slope towards the curb of three.
eighths (as) of an inch per foot
from the property line to the
established grade of the top OF
the curb, except that driveway
aprons may have a sleeper slope
in the treelawn or curblawn area
in order to meet the lowered
curb at the driveway apron. AL
paved or unpaved treelawns OF
curblawns shall slope uniformly
from the grade at the edge OF
the sidewalk nearest to the curb
to the grade at the top of the
curb.
Id Materials - Thickness -
Specifications. All sidewalks and
driveways shall be constructed
in accordance with the specifica-
tions on file in the office of the
City Manager. All sidewalks
shall be at least two and one
half (21a) inches thick if con-
structed of stone and at least
four (4) inches thick if. con-
structed of concrete. All drive
ways, including that portion of
driveways across sidewalks, shall
be at least four (4) inches thick
if constructed of stone and six
(6) inches thick if constructed
of concrete. Materials other than
stone or concrete proposed to be
used for sidewalks or driveways
and the thickness of such side
walks or driveways shall be ap-
proved and established by the
City Manager or his duly author
lied representative.
(e) Exceptions. Notwithstand-
ing the foregoing requirements,
the City Manager or his duly
authorized representative shall
have authority to modify the
provisions of subsections (b) and
(c) herein whenever in his judg-
ment the existing grades, struc.
lures, paintings or other condi.
tions render it impracticable, un-
economical or unsafe to enforce
strict aherence to such require
SECTION 2: Whenever the
condition of any sidewalk, drive
way, treelawn or curblawn in a
dedicated street in the City OF
East Cleveland does not con-
form to the requirements OF
Section l Of this ordinance OF
there exist any distractions OF
nuisances therein, the City may
proceed to correct such con-
ditions and may charge and
assess the cost thereof against
the owners of the abutting prop
arty. If such cost is to be charged
and assessed against the owners
of the abutting property, the
proceedings shall conform to the
provisions of the Revised Code
of the State of Ohio governing
the construction and care OF
sidewalks.
SECTION 3: Wherever a
paved sidewalk or driveway is
constructed or maintained Oh
private property but contiguous
to the sidewalk in a dedicated
street, and is designed to be
used or is used by the general
public, such paved sidewalk or
driveway shall be constructed
and maintained at such elevation
grade and surface conditions as
will not, in the opinion of the
City Manager, constitute a haz-
ard of nuisance.
SECTION a: No person, firm
or corporation shall construct
alter, repair, remove
or replace any sidewalk or drive
way in dedicated streets in the
City of East Cleveland without
having first obtained a permit
from the City Manager. Such
construction reconstruction, al
teration, repair, removal or re-
placement shall conform in all
respects with the provisions OF
this ordinance.
SECTION A: No person, firm
Or corporation shall construct, re-
construct, alter, repair, remove
or replace any sidewalk or drive
way in dedicated streets in the
City of East Cleveland without
having first obtained a permit
from the City Manager. Such
construction, reconstruction, al
teration, repair, removal or re-
placement shall conform in all
respects with the provisions OF
this ordinance.
SECTION 8: Whoever vio-