Chapter 12.12
SIDEWALK – CONSTRUCTION1
Sections:
12.12.010 Uniform specifications adopted.
12.12.020 Permit application – Order when.
12.12.030 Supervision – Crosswalk installation.
12.12.040 Alteration of improvements on public property.
12.12.010 Uniform specifications adopted.
Cement sidewalks hereafter constructed within the city shall conform to such specifications as may be prescribed by the street commissioner, or by the city council. The city council has adopted, as of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, uniform specifications for such sidewalks, which specifications are on file in the office of the city clerk-treasurer, and are made a part of this chapter by reference. The street commissioner, however, may by written permit authorize change from such specifications in such cases as he may deem advisable. [Ord. 300 § 1, 1939; Ord. 61 § 2, 1910.]
12.12.020 Permit application – Order when.
A. Any person, company or corporation, property owner or agent having charge of same, desiring to build sidewalks or a sidewalk within the corporate limits of the city, shall apply to the mayor or chief of police, for a permit to build such walk or walks, and on the same being granted, the applicant shall agree to comply with the regulations and provisions of this chapter, and the council shall cause a grade to be established for such walk or walks. The applicant shall state the number of lineal feet of walk he or she wishes to put in place, and the street or streets on which he or she desires to build such walk or walks, and such application shall be in writing.
B. When the city council deems it necessary to build any sidewalk in any part of the city, it is authorized and empowered to issue an order to the owner or agent of abutting property of proposed sidewalk to build the same within a limited time to be specified in the order, and in case of failure on the part of any such owner or agent to comply with such order, the city council is authorized and empowered, and it shall cause such sidewalk or walks to be built and assess the cost of same to the abutting property together with all incidental expense that may be incurred in the building of such walk or walks and collecting the same. [Ord. 61 § 3, 1910.]
12.12.030 Supervision – Crosswalk installation.
A. The building of all sidewalks authorized by this chapter shall be under the supervision of the chief of police or a person otherwise appointed by the mayor or the council.
B. Where sidewalks are built in line to either side of a street or alley, the city shall put in suitable crosswalks connecting such sidewalk. All sidewalks shall be of such width as specified in the order provided by LMC 12.12.020(B), or as shall be accepted by the city council. [Ord. 61 § 4, 1910.]
12.12.040 Alteration of improvements on public property.
It shall be unlawful to add any color, texture or ornamentation or otherwise alter the customary and standard ingredients for construction of concrete curbs, gutters and sidewalks or other improvements on public property in the city without the approval of the public works director and, without the approval of the design review board if the project is subject to the design review board jurisdiction. In the event of any violation of this section, the city may remove said violating improvements and bill the adjacent property owner. In the event the costs of such removal are not paid within 30 days, the city may file a lien against the adjacent real property and foreclose the lien in accordance with the lien foreclosure statutes of the state of Washington. [Ord. 1134 § 1, 2000.]
For statutory provisions regarding sidewalk construction and regulation in cities, see RCW 35.21.220; for provisions regarding liability of abutting property owners, see RCW 35.69.020 and 35.70.020; for authority to set specifications, see Chapter 35.70 RCW.
Editor’s note: The term “marshal” has been editorially amended to “chief of police” per city’s request.