HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 171 ~reecri~i~ the ~Linimum width o:ff cement walks ~o ~e
The Board of T~stees of the Oity of Bakersfiel~ do o~ain as
follows:
Section 1 .....
. N'o person shall make or const~ct or cause to be m~.de or con-
st~cted~, any sidewalk along or in fret of any property of which he
is the o~er, or of which he has the control without first obtaining
a permit from the Boa~ of T~stees so to do.
~ection ~ ....
~ny persom vio~ting the provisions of ~ection One of this
Ordin~ce shall be guilty of a ~s-demea~or and upon convi~im s~ll
be fined not less than tw~ty dolors and not more than One H~dreu
Do llars~.
In this o~inance the ph~sa~ "Ourb line" s~ll be used ~d
const~ed to mean a line in a street, avenue:,, lane or alleF, pa~ -
llet with the "property line"';· the phrase: "p~perty line"' shall be usea
aha const~ed to mean the division ~ne between a street, avenue, lane
or alley.., and the blocks, Sq~res-, or lots abutting on'such street,
avenue, lane or alley;; the pBrase "sid'~alk space" shall be useU.
const~ed to mean the space between saiU "prope~y line" a~ "curb line~
the p~se "~ree space"' s~ll be used and const~ed to mean as much
of the sidewalk s~ce next the curb l~e as the Boa~ of T~stees
maF in anywise dete~ne~; the phrase "=gras~ space"' shall be used
li~ as ~ho ~oa~ of T~s~ees ~7 in an~ise ~e~o~no~ The
"sidawal~-" shall be use~. and construe~ to mean the structure or i'm-
Provement: constituting the surface of ass much of the sidewalk space
as the Board of Trustees may specify;; the word "'roadway"' shall be used
· and construed to mean so much of the street, avenue,., lane a~ a. lley
as li:es between the curb lines thereof.
~ect ion~ 4- ....
": '~::1)~ On all streets or avenue~.. 60: feet t~. 70 feet Wide, 'each curb
l+.ne shall be 1S feet from its adjacent property line [except on "H"
Street, between the south curb line of CAlifornia Avenue-and the north
curb line of" l~al~ street)~' where they shall be 14 feet,
ES)) e~ all streets, avenues or lane~, 70 feet to 8B~ feet wide,
each curb line sb~ll be 14 feet from its adjacent property line.
~$)) On all streetm or avenues over 8§ feet wide, each curb line
shall b~. 17 feet from its adjacent property line.
(4)· On all alley~ ~ feet. wide each curb line shall be 6 feet
from its adjacent property line.
(.'5)) On all alley~ less than 3S feet~ in width, each curb line shall
be ~ fees from its adjacent property line.
~6) The raaiue: of all curb returns at the intersection of
street~, or streets and avenues shall be 7 feet.
(7) The radius:~of all curb returns at the intersection of alleys
with streets or avenues, shall b~ ~ feet.
(,8)) T'he .cross section of the surface grade Of all sidewalks shall
have· a uniform slope-downward of $ inches from the property line to
the curb line, except in alleys where the slope or~:6 foot walks shall
be 2".and ~ foot walk~, 1".
(,"~.) There shall be no sidewalks constructed, on any street or
avenue, less than 6 feet in width and When ih the opinion of the City
T rust e~:, ~-h~-~'~C ~n-v'efi~ ~fl~ ~-~r~tY~-i-r-~ ~-a-'"wi~d-e'~r' wa-lk--~h'ey-sh~i~e'e- '
, ignat~ the width at the time they grant the permit for laying sai~ walk.
~'ect ion § ......
~11 ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this or-
c~i~nance are hereby repealec~.
Section 6 ......
'This ordinance shall be in full force and effect ~om and after
its pasaage aha publication as required by law.
Passed aha adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Oity 'of Bak-
ersfield, on the~~day f- 1911.__n. 'by the
fol lowin~ vote:
AB S.P,N T //ff-~-'~---c~-~'~
President of the Board of Trustee~ of the O;ity
of Bakersfield,
Board of Trustees of the ~i~y of Bakersfielc~.