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INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN Borgmeyer
ORDINANCE NO. 8232
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON REQUIRING THE CONSTRUCTION
OF SIDEWALKS FOR ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON,
MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS :
Section 1. All new construction of residences, duplexes,
apartment houses, commercial buildings of every kind and
description, and any other structures , shall include plans and
there shall be constructed a sidewalk along that portion of the
land abutting any city street.
Section 2. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued to
any owner or contractor until said sidewalk is constructed and
approved by the Building Department.
Section 3 . All sidewalks shall be constructed of portland
cement concrete and shall have a brush or broom finish. The
sidewalk shall be minimum of four (4) feet wide and a minimum o
four (4) inches thick.
Section 4. So far as practical, the sidewalk shall be
constructed parallel to the street, on public right of way, a
minimum of two (2) feet from the curb line, and the maximum
distance from the curb shall be the property owner's property
line nearest the street. The sidewalk shall connect to existing
sidewalks on adjacent properties.
Section 5. The City Planning Department may authorize a
deviation from the requirements as listed in Section 4, where
terrain features may warrant such deviation.
Section C . The requirements established within this
ordinance shall not apply in the following cases :
A. Where development has occurred, as of the effective
date of this ordinance, on fifty (50%) percent or
more of the frontage on one side of a street between
two intersecting streets, sidewalks shall not be re-
quired along the remaining frontage on that side of
the street. However, sidewalks shall be required
even though a block is currently more than fifty (50%)
percent developed if any continuous undeveloped front-
age in this block totals 300 feet or more as of the
effective date of this ordinance.
B. Where, by exceptional topographical conditions, the strict
application of this ordinance would result in an extreme
hardship upon the owner of said property.
Section 7 . This ordinance shall apply and be in full
,- force and effect for all new construction for which a building
permit has not been issued prior to the date this ordinance
is passed and approved.
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INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN
ORDINANCE NO. ,5a 3
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON REQUIRING THE CONSTRUCTION
OF SIDEWALKS FOR ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON,
MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS :
Section 1. All new construction of residences, duplexes,
apartment houses, commercial buildings of every kind and
description, and any other structures, shall include plans and
there shall be constructed a sidewalk along that portion of the
land abutting any city street.
Section 2. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued to
any owner or contractor until said sidewalk is constructed and
approved by the Building Department.
Section 3. All sidewalks shall be constructed of portland
cement concrete and shall have a brush or broom finish. The
sidewalk shall. be a minimum of four (4) feet wide and a minimum of
four (4) inches .thick.
Section 4. So far as practical, the sidewalk shall be
constructed parallel to the street, on public right of way, a
minimum of two (2) feet from the curb line, and the maximum
distance from the curb shall be the property owner's property line
nearest the street. The sidewalk shall connect to existing
sidewalks on adjacent properties.
Section 5. The City Planning Department may authorize a
deviation from the requirements as listed in Section 4, where
terrain features may warrant such deviation.
Section 6. The requirements established within this
ordinance shall not apply in the following cases;
A. Where development has occured on fifty (50) per cent or more
of the frontage on one side of a street between two inter-
secting streets, or within a continuous distance of st*
hundred (67 feet, whichever is less .
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Where, by exceptional topographical conditions, the strict
application of this ordinance would result in an extreme
hardship upon the owner of said property.
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Section 7. This ordinance shall apply and be in full force
and effect for all new construction for which a building permit has
not been issued prior to the date this ordinance is passed and
Oak approved.
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City Clerk
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