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ORDINANCE NO. B -2009
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AN ORDINANCE establishing standards for the construction and maintenance of residential
streets, curbs, gutters, and sidewalks, and for the maintenance thereof.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. That all construction and maintenance of residential streets,
curbs and gutters, and sidewalks shall be under the supervision of the City Engineer and
shall be done in accordance with the plans and specifications provided by said City
Engineer.
Section 2. That cement concrete pavement or asphaltic concrete pavement
with cement concrete curbs and gutters shall be considered a permanent type of pavement,
and the City will maintain it indefinitely. The minimum width, right of way permitting,
ahall be 32 feet face to face of curbs.
Section 3. That twoshot asphaltic penetration pavement, not including curbs
and gutters, shall be considered as a stage in the ultimate development of the permanent
type of pavement referred to in Section 2 hereinabove, and the City Will maintain it for
a period of 5 years. As to such type of pavement, the minumum width, right of . way per-
mitting, shall be 30 feet not including curbs and gutters. However, at such time as
curbs and gutters are installed and there is added asphaltic concrete overlay, it shall
be considered a permanent -type pavement, and in such event the City will maintain it in-
definitely.
Section 4. That the City assumes no responsibility for the construction or
maintenance of residential streets, curbs and gutters, and sidewalks which do not comply
with the standards set forth herei _ bov .
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Section 5. That sidewalks, where installed, shall be constructed of cement
concrete at least 4 feet in width and shall be located either adjacent to the curb or
with the outer edge of the walk two feet from the property line, and all sidewalks shall
be consistent in each block.
111 Section 6. That on new construction or improvements on officially design-
ated arterial streets the property owners shall be assessed on the basis of a 32 -foot
residential street. Additional costs due to excess width shall be,borne by the City.
Section 7. That full right of way must be available before streets will be
constructed, and the construction of half -width streets shall not be permitted.
Section 8. That the attached Engineer's Drawing No. 13 -81 is incorporated
herein by reference and made a part of this ordinance.
Section 9. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days
after its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law and the City
Charter.
' BY THE CITY COMMISSION, signed and approved this 25th day of March
1957.
ATTEST: J. A. SMITH ( SEA L ) JOE K. ALDERSON
CITY CLERK MAYOR
MI I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true, full and correct copy of Ordinance
No. B -2009 entitled "AN ORDINANCE establishing standards for the construction and main-
tenance of residential streets, curbs, gutters, and• sidewalks, and for the maintenance
thereof." as passed on the 25th day of March, 1957, and that the same has been publish-
ed as required by law.
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