§ 14-13. Street construction and improvements.

(a)

Council resolution. Whenever the improvement of any street or part thereof shall be deemed necessary by the Mayor and City Council, a resolution stating the nature and location of the proposed improvement shall be declared and published once a week for three consecutive weeks in the newspaper in which the County Sheriff's advertisements are published. If the owners of a majority of the lineal feet of frontage of the lands abutting on the proposed improvement do not, within 15 days after the last day of publication of such resolution, file with the City Clerk a written protest against such improvement, contracts for the work to be done shall be entered into and assessments and liens shall be fixed in accordance with the provisions of O.C.G.A. § 36-39-1 et seq.

(b)

Permit required. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct or lay any pavement for or on any public street, sidewalk, curb, alley, or other public way or to repair the same, without having first obtained a permit from the Building Inspection Department in the manner specified in this chapter.

(c)

Specifications. All street and sidewalk pavements and all curbing shall be laid in conformity with the specifications established or approved from time to time by the Mayor and City Council.

(d)

Curb ramping. The standard for construction of curbs on each side of any City street, or any connecting street or road for which curbs have been prescribed, shall be not less than one ramp per lineal block descending to the crosswalks at intersections. Such ramps shall be at least 40 inches wide and so constructed as to allow reasonable access to the crosswalk for persons with disabilities.

(e)

Barricades. Any person laying or repairing any pavement on a street, sidewalk or other public place shall maintain suitable barricades to prevent injury to any person or vehicle by reason of the work, which barricades shall be protected by a light at nighttime.

(f)

Bond. Each applicant for a permit to construct or improve any payment on any public street, sidewalk, curb, alley, or other public way shall be required to file a bond in the amount fixed by the City Council, with surety to be approved by the City Council, conditioned to indemnify the City for any loss or damage caused by, or resulting from, the work undertaken.

(Code 1978, § 15-12)