HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 012-87 PedestrHazPolicy RESOLUTION N0.12 -87
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
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 by the City Council of the City of
Dublin to establish a policy of the City of Dublin for Fiscal Year 1986-87
entitled "Annual Sidewalk Repair Program."
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of February, 1987.
AYES: Cm. Hegarty, Moffatt, Snyder, Vonheeder, and Mayor Jeffery
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
POLICY FOR THE CITY OF DUBLIN
for Fiscal Year 1986-87
ANNUAL SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM
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.
Responsibility:
Where it is apparent that the damage to improvements has been caused by natural
causes such as tree roots or utility trench settlement, 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 1986-87 and thereafter be reviewed
for extension, modification, or replacement.