HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 018-94 PedestrianHaz RESOLUTION NO. 18-94
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 of the City of Dublin for Fiscal Year 1993-94 entitled
"Annual Sidewalk Repair Program."
PASSED, APPROVED A~D ADOPTED this 14th day of February, 1994.
AYES: Councilmembers Burton, Houston and Howard
NOES: Councilmember Moffatt and Mayor Snyder
ABSENT: None
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POLICY FOR ~HE CItY O~ DUBLIN
ANNUAL SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM
for Fiscal Year 1993-1994
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 hazard as identified by the City Engineer, or his
representative, these improvements shall be replaced.
ResDonsibilitV:
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
repair, together with reasonable administrative costs, shall become a lien against
the property.
Time Limit of Policy:
This policy shall be in effect for the Fiscal Year 1993-94 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 1993-94 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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