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Ord 1987 6/18/1962 ORDINANCE NO. gcc. AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION CONSTRUCTING A BUILDING ON ANY LOT OR LOTS ABUTTING ON A CITY STREET, TO CONSTRUCT A SIDEWALK ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFICATIONS ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS AND ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY ENGINEER; AND PROVIDING THAT A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT THE SIDEWALK MUST BE OBTAINED FROM THE CITY ENGINEER; AND PRO;= VIDING FOR EXCEPTIONS TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. ,�r� BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS. SECTION 1. Any person, firm or corporation constructing a building or buildings for any purpose on a lot or lots abutting on a city street shall construct a sidewalk in accordance with the specifications adopted by the City of Wichita Fails and on file in the office of the City Engineer. SECTION 11. That no person, firm or corporation shall construct' reconstruct, alter, remove or replace any sidewalk or driveway on any public property, within the City of Wichita Falls, without first obtaining from the City Engineer a permit to do so, and all such persons shall construct, reconstruct, alter, repair, remove or replace said sidewalks or driveways, under the supervision of the City Engineer and in accordance with the spe cifications hereinbefore pro- vided for, or such other specifications as may be prepared by the City Engineer, and adopted by the governing body. SECTION 111. Any person, firm or corporation may apply to the Building Inspector for an exception to Section 1 provided that the exception is for one of the following reasons: 1) The building to be constructed is in an area in which there are existing buildings on the same street which do not have sidewalks built in conjunction with the existing buildings. 2) The building to be constructed is in an area in which the safety of children and pedestrians does not require the construction of sidewalks. 3) The average lot size in a block is twenty thousand (20,000) square feet or more, provided the safety of children and pedestrians does not require the construction of sidewalks. SECTION 1V. Any person, firm or corporation requesting an exception based on Section 111 above shall first present said request to the Building Inspector of the City of Wichita Falls who shall have the authority to grant or deny said exception and provided that any person dissatisfied with the decision of the Building Inspector shall have the right to appeal said decision to the City Planning Board, whose decision shall be subject to review and approval by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls. SECTION V. The Building Inspector shall not issue a permit for the construction of any buildings on any lot or lots abutting on a city street unless there shall also be presented an application for the construction of a sidewalk in conjunction with said building or an exception to the building of a 'sidewalk, as set out in Section iV above. The Building Inspector shall not issue a certificate of occupancy for any building on any lot or lots abutting on a city street until a sidewalk in conjunction with said building meeting the approval of the City Engineer shall have been completed or an exception granted to the building of a sidewalk, as set out in Section 1V above. SECTION Vi, The fact that there are no mandatory provisions for the construction of sidewalks within the City of Wichita Falls and the fact that the safety of children and other people within the City of Wichita Falls requires that provisions be made for sidewalks creates an emergency is hereby declared to exist and by reason thereof, this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after the date of its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS /d day of ' 1962. 407 Aa :fit& 1 i J M- or ATTEST: a , ,,,,,z - A ty Clerk PREPARED BY: City Attorney 3-LEGAL. ORDINANCE NO. 1987 AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING ANY, PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION ,CONSTRUCTING A BUILDING ON ANY j(ic LOT OR LOTS ABUTTING ON A CITY STREET,TO CONSTRUCT A SIDEWALK- ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFICATIONS ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS AND ON FILE IN THE OFFICE! OF THE CITY ENGINEER; AND PRO-I VIDING THAT A PERMIT TO CON-1 STRUCT THE SIDEWALK MUST BE 013 TAINED FROM THE CITY ENGINEER; AND PROVIDING FOR EXCEPTIONS TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF SIDE-1 WALKS; AND DECLARING AN EMER- GENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD' OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF f WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS. SECTION 1. Any person, firm or cor.-1 poration constructing a building or build- . ings for any purpose on a lot or lots abutting on a city street shall construct a sidewalk in accordance with the speci- fications adopted by the City of Wichita Falls and on file in the office of the City 1 Engineer. SECTION II. That no person, firm or corporation shall construct, reconstruct, alter, remove or replace any sidewalk or driveway on any public property, within the City of Wichita Falls, without first abstaining from the City.Engineer a per- mit to do so, and all such persons shall construct, reconstruct, alter, repair, re- move or replace said sidewalks or drive-' ways, under the supervision of the City Engineer and in accordance with the spec-; ifications herein before provided for, or such other specifications as may be pre- pared by the City Engineer, and adopted by the governing body. SECTION III. Any person, firm or cor- poration may apply to the Building In-' spector for an exception to Section I pro- vided that the exception is for one of the, 'following reasons: (1) The building to be constructed is in an area in which there are existing buildings on the same street which do not have sidewalks built in conjunction with the existing buildings. (2) The building to be constructed is in an area in which the safety of chil- dren and pedestrians does not require the construction of sidewalks. (3) The average lot size in a block is twenty thousand (20,000) square.feet or more,provided the safety of children and pedestrians does not require the construe-" iton of sidewalks SECTION IV. Any person, firm or cor- poration requesting an exception based on Section III above shall first present said, request to the Building Inspector of the, City of Wichita Falls who shall•have the authority to grant or deny said exception and provided that any person dissatisfied with the decision of the Building Inspector shall have the right to appeal said decis- iion to the City Planning Board,whose de- cision shall be subject to review and ap- I proval by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls. �!; SECTION V. The Building Inspector II shall not issue a permit for the con-1 struction of any buildings on any lot or I lots abutting on a city street unless there -shall also be presented an application fork! Ithe construction of a sidewalk in conjunc- tion with said building or an exception to the building of a sidewalk,as set out in Section IV above. The Building Inspector shall not issue a certificate of occupancy for any building on any lot or lots abut- ting on a city street until a sidewalk in conjunction with said building meeting the approval of the City Engineer shall have been completed or an exception granted to the building of a sidewalk, as set out in Section IV above. SECTION VI.The fact that there are no mandatory provisions for the construction of sidewalks within the City of Wichita Falls and the fact that the safety of chil- dren and other people within the City of Wichita Falls requires that provisions be (made for sidewalks creates an emergency is hereby declared to exist and by reason [thereof,-this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after the date of its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 18 day if June, 1962. John J. Gavin, Mayor. AT- TEST: A. L. Fitts, City Clerk. PRE- PARED BY: H. P. Hodge, City Attor- I ney.