Chapter 12.08
STREET GRADES
Sections:
12.08.020 Street intersections.
12.08.010 Datum plane use.
All grades for streets and sidewalks within the city shall be referred to and established from a common reference or datum plane, which grade shall be defined as zero, and above which all elevations shall be given in feet and decimals of a foot. (Prior code §17.2).
12.08.020 Street intersections.
Grades shall be established at all street intersections, and at such points between as may be advisable. The lesser grade shall be defined as meaning the grade of the curbline. At street intersections each curb shall be carried around the corner on a level until opposite the property line in either direction, and the grade established at such corner shall be understood as referring to the length of these level portions. The gradeline of the curb shall be an unbroken line between adjacent points on the curb when the grade thereof has been established. (Prior code §17.3).
12.08.030 Sidewalk slope.
Sidewalks shall slope up ward and away from the curb at the rate of one quarter of an inch for every foot of width. (Prior code §17.4).