Placentia Municipal Code Art. II Construction of Sidewalks, Curbs, Driveways and Gutters

For the purposes of this article, "sidewalk" means the space nearest the property line which is ordinarily used by pedestrians to walk on.

(Prior code § 22-2)

The width and location of sidewalks and parkings in the streets of the city are fixed as set forth in this article.

(Prior code § 22-3)

Any person desiring to construct or reconstruct any sidewalk, curb, curb return, gutter, pavement or driveway, or desiring to cut any such curb, curb return, gutter or sidewalk in or upon any public street, alley or public place in the city shall, before entering upon such construction or causing the same to be made, file with the public works director a written application, showing the nature and exact location of the construction proposed to be made and the name of the person who shall perform the same.

(Prior code § 22-4)

Upon receipt of an application filed pursuant to Section 14.04.040, the public works director shall issue a permit authorizing the construction of such work or improvement, subject to the same being located and constructed in conformity with the applicable rules, regulations and specifications of the city and upon there having been paid to the city the fees as established by city council resolution.

(Prior code § 22-5; Ord. 71-O-126 § 1, 1971; Ord. O-2007-07 § 16, 2007)

No person shall construct or have constructed any sidewalk, curb, curb return, gutter or driveway in or upon any public street, alley or public place in the city, unless the same, during the progress of such construction, shall be inspected by the public works director, or his agent or representative; and, for the purpose of providing such inspection, the person desiring to have such inspection made shall notify the public works director of his desire for such inspection not less than forty-eight hours in advance of the time fixed for the commencement of such work.

(Prior code § 22-6)

All sidewalks constructed and any sidewalks reconstructed in the city shall be not less than five feet in width and shall be located in the street immediately adjacent to and measured from the property line of the property adjoining the side of the street in which the sidewalk is to be located. Such sidewalks shall be constructed in conformity with specifications adopted and in force in the city relating to and regulating the construction thereof.

(Prior code § 22-7)

The parking width on streets in the city shall be as follows:

(1) In streets not over forty feet in width, no parking shall be required. The sidewalk and curb thereon shall be joined;

(2) In streets of over forty feet in width, there shall be a parking space between the five-foot space required for the sidewalk and the curb, which curb shall be located ten feet from the property line measured from the inside face of the curb; provided, however, that the foregoing requirements shall not prohibit the construction of sidewalks pursuant to specifications and requirements of the city between such outside sidewalk line and the curbline, if the property owner so desires.

(Prior code § 22-8)