§ 740.104. Petition of property owners for laying of curbs, gutters or sidewalks.
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The Director of Public Works shall issue a permit for the laying and construction
of curbs, gutters and sidewalks on a parcel of property or a street when petitioned
to do so by the property owners owning at least 60 percent of the total front footage
fronting on the street or portion of a street. The permit shall require the work to
be done by the City or by contract, as determined by the Director, and in strict accord
with plans and specifications approved by him. The standard charge to the property
owner shall be $12 for each linear foot of curb and gutter fronting his property.
The standard charge to the property owner for sidewalk shall be $12 for each linear
foot of sidewalk five feet wide fronting his property, regardless of thickness. Charges
for each linear foot for sidewalks of widths other than five feet shall be computed
on the basis of actual width in feet times $12 for each linear foot divided by five.
The standard charges shall be considered to include all of the petitioner's liability
for charges incident to the construction and shall be applicable to construction under
this Section subsequent to January 1, 1990. If the actual cost to the City is less
than that computed by the standard charges, as revealed by cost records if done by
the City or bid prices if done by contract, the property owners will be assessed the
lower cost on a
pro rata
front-foot rate. In no event will an assessment to a property owner exceed the standard
charges stated above. The Director shall annually review the adequacy of the standard
charges and recommend changes to the Council as may appear appropriate. The entire
cost of the work with interest at the rate of eight percent per annum from the date
of completion of the work shall be a lien superior to all liens (except liens for
taxes) and shall be assessed against the property in proportion to the frontage of
each parcel of property on the street upon which the work is done.
