HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 167-99 Ped Hazards PolicyRESOLUTION NO. 167 - 99
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE REPAIR OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
DEEMED TO BE PEDESTRIAN HAZARDS
(CITY-FUNDED REPAIR PROGRAM)
WHEREAS, public improvements such as curbs, gutters, driveways, and sidewalks sometimes
become damaged due to natural and man-made causes; and
WHEREAS, these damaged improvements sometimes become tripping hazards to pedestrian
traffic; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of safety to have these hazards eliminated;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin establishes a
policy (Exhibit A) of the City of Dublin for Fiscal Year 1999-2000 entitled "Annual Sidewalk Safety
Repair Program".
PAS SED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of September, 1999.
AYES:
Councilmembers Howard, McCormick, Zika, Vice Mayor Lockhart and Mayor
Houston
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
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EXHIBIT A
POLICY FOR THE CITY OF DUBLIN
ANNUAL SIDEWALK SAFETY REPAIR PROGRAM
Fiscal Year 1999-2000
It is the policy of the City of Dublin to cauSe repairs to be made to certain public improvements for the
safety of the general public under the following guidelines.
Improvements Included:
Public improvements included under this program shall be limited to those improvements which may
constitute a potential tripping hazard to pedestrian traffic such as curbs, gutters, driveways, and sidewalks.
Need:
Where these improvements have settled, heaved and/or cracked and offset such as to represent a tripping
hazards as identified by the City Engineer, or his representative, these improvements shall be replaced.
Responsibility:
Where it is apparent that the damage to improvements has been caused by natural causes such as tree
roots, utility trench settlement, or soil heaving, the City of Dublin will pay for the cost of repair.
Where it is apparent that the property owner fronting the damaged improvement has caused the damage,
such as driving vehicles into a side yard, the property owner shall be responsible for the repair. The City
Engineer shall establish a procedure whereby the property owner will be notified of the needed repair, and
if not done in a specified reasonable time, he shall cause the repair to be made and the cost of the repair,
together with reasonable administrative costs, shall become a lien against the property.
Time Limit of Policy:
This policy shall be in effect for Fiscal Year 1999-2000 and thereafter be reviewed for extension,
modification, or replacement.
Legal Responsibility:
The, City of Dublin, in adopting this policy, does so as an accommodation to property owners who find
it difficult to hire their own contractors to make these necessary sidewalk repairs. The City will let one
contract for the 1999-2000 Fiscal Year and repair those defective sidewalks which have been brought to
the attention of the City by the property owners (or others) and that have an offset of over three quarters
inch (3/4") measured vertically. The existence of this program does not abrogate the responsibility of the
property owners to maintain their frontage improvements in a safe manner under Section 5610 of the
California Streets and Highways Code.
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