HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 10-050 ORDINANCE NO. 10-050
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24,
SECTION 24-15, SIDEWALKS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; AND
PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
THAT Chapter 24, Section 24-15, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont, be
and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 24-15. Sidewalks.
A certificate of occupancy and/or compliance for a lot shall not be issued
until the sidewalk requirements for that lot are met.When platting, sidewalks
shall be installed before the final plat may be filed or a bond or cash payment
as allowed by Section 24-26(a) or (b) may be provided that guarantees the
sidewalk will be installed within two (2) years of the final plat. A building
permit includes the construction of any sidewalk that may be required for that
lot. Sidewalks with a minimum width of four (4) feet shall be constructed
under the following conditions:
1. Residential:
(a) To complete an existing sidewalk system.
(b) Within new subdivisions.
(c) On all arterial and collector streets.
(d) On all"safe school routes". "Safe school routes"shall be those
which have been developed and designated by the Planning
and Zoning Commission with necessary assistance from the
Transportation Division and appropriate affected school
authorities.
2. Commercial and Industrial:
(a) To complete an existing sidewalk system.
(b) Within new subdivisions.
(c) On all arterial and collector streets.
(d) On all"safe school routes." "Safe school routes"shall be those
which have been developed and designated by the Planning
and Zoning Commission with necessary assistance from the
Transportation Division and appropriate affected school
authorities.
3. The Planning Commission may grant a waiver to the sidewalk
requirement if the applicant can prove that there is an engineering
reason for not installing a sidewalk.
Section 2.
That, in all other respects, the use of the property herein above described shall be
subject to all of the applicable regulations contained in Chapter 30 of the Code of
Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas, as amended.
Section 3.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause of phrase of this ordinance, or the
application of same to a particular set of persons or circumstances, should for any reason
be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this
ordinance, and to such end, the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are
declared to be severable.
Section 4.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the
extent of the conflict only.
Section 5.
That any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction,
be punished, as provided in Section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 29th day of
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