1565 ORD REGULATING AND CONTROLLING CONSTRUCITON, REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS AND REMOVAL OF CONCRETE SIDEWALKS, ETCORDINANCE NO. 1565 ~
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING AND CONTROLLING THE CONSTRUCZiON,
R.EPAIRS, ALTERATIONS AND THE REMOVAL OF CONCR.ETE SIDEWALKS,
CONCRETE CURBSs CONCRETE GUTTERS, CONCRETE CURB AND GUTTERS,
AND CONCRETE DRIVEWAYS, WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAYS OF THE PUB-
LIC STREETS AND ALLEYS OF THE CITY OF PARIS; ESTABLISHING
STANDARD SECTIQNS AND SPECIFICATIONS; PROVIDIlVG FOR APPEALS;
ESTABLISHING A PENALTY; ESTABLISHING A PER.MIT FEE; AND REPEAL-
IIVG ORDINANCE NO. 286 AND 1288 OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, EN-
TITLED 'AN ORDINANCE REGULA TING THE CONSTRUCTION OF SIDE-
WALKS ; AND 'AN ORDINANCE REGULATING AND CONTROLLING THE
BUILDING AND LAYING OF CURBS AND GUTTERS'; RESPECTIVELY.
BE IT OR.DAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS:
Section I: Permits Required
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, to build, construct,
lay, alter, remove, demolish, repair or rebuild any section or portion, of a
concrete sidewalk, concrete curb, concrete gutter, concrete curb and gutter,
and concrete driveway, within the boundaries of the right-of-way of any public
street or alley within the corporate limits of the City of Paris, without first
obtaining a permit and paying the fee for same, from the City Engineer of the
City of Paris, in conformity with the provisions of this Qrdinance.
Section II: Engineering
It shall be the duty of the City Engineer to forthwith establish the align-
ment and grade for each Section of construction for which a permit is issued.
No type of construction covered in this Ordina.nce will be built, constructed,
altered, or reconstructed, except on alignment and grade so esta.blished,
Section III: Materials
(a) Cement: Cement sha.ll be sta,ndard Portland Cement conforming to
ASTM Designation C74-39 or later revisions.
(b) Aggregates: Concrete aggregates shall consist of natural washed and
screened sand, and washed and acreened gravel or clean crushed
stone, conforming to sta.ndard specifications for concrete aggregate
ASTM Designation C33-39 or later revisions. Aggregates shall be
well graded from coarse to finey and when tested by laboratory
methods, shall conform to the following requirements:
Fine Aggregate Coarse Aggregate
Passing 1-1/21sieve - - - - 100°Jo
Passing 1"sieve 90 - 100%
Passing 1/21'sieve - - - - 25 - 60°jo
Passing 1/411 sieve 100% - - - -
Pa,ssing No. 4 sieve 95 - 100% 0- 10°jo
Pa,ssing No. 16 sieve 45 - 800/o
Passing No. 50 sieve 10 - 30%
Passing No. 100 sieve 5- 150/o - _ - _
Pa.saing No. 200 mesh - not more 3%
Fine aggregates shall be free from clay lumps and other foreign matter
objectionable to good concrete materials.
(c) Reinforcement Steel; If called for in the proposal, reinforcing
steel for concrete driveways sha.ll conform to requirements as
outlined in ASTM Specification A305-50 or later revisions.
(d) Expansion Joints; Expansion joint filler shall be premoulded mater-
ial, thickness of one-half (1/2) inch, of said character that it will
not be deformed or damaged by ordinary handling during hot or
cold weather. Material shall be pre-formed bituminous fiber ma-
terial, A. S. S. H. O. Designation M59-42, latest revisions or equal.
Section IV: Equipment
The mixing of concrete shall be done in a ba.tch mixer approved by the
City Engineer.
Section V:
Concrete Mixture
For sidewalks the concrete mixture shall be a minimum of 2500 pounds per
Square Inch at 28 days (or a 1:2 1/2:5 mix) - curbs, gutters, curb and gutters
and driveways shall be a minimum of 3, 000 pounds per Sq. inch at 28 days (or
1:2:4 Mix). The m ixing time for all concrete shall be a minimum of one (1)
minute after all ingredients have been placed in the mixer. The maximum
slump for concrete for curbs shall be four (4) inches and for gutters, side-
walks and driveways, three (3) inches.
Section VI: Form s
Forms shall be of wood or metal, of a section satiafactory to the City
Engineer, straight, free from warp, and of the depth equal to the thickness of
the finished product. The forms shall be securely staked to alignment and
grade, and maintained in a true position during the depositing of the concrete.
Forms shall be clean and oiled before pouring of the concrete.
Section VII: Mixing and Placing
Before the pouring of any concrete the forms will be checked for align-
ment and grade by the City Engineer. The concrete will be placed between the
forms to the depth specified, spaded and ta.mped until thoroughly compacted,
and the morta,r entirely covers the exposed surface. Expansion joints will be
placed where new concrete connects to any old concrete surface or curb.
Spacing of expansion joints will be at points not exceeding fifteen (15) feet and
will not extend above the final grade of the finished structure.
Section VIII: Finishing
Finishing shall either be by hand or machine. Hand finishing shall include
the floating with a wooden float, the top of the surface until a slight excess of
sand appears. On sidewalks, same will be marked off in four (41) foot sections
by the use of jointing tool. On curb, gutters, and curb and gutters, a trowel
finish will be made, followed by a brush finish. Expansion joints will be cut to
the grade of the finished product, and an edger run on both sides. Sidewalks
or driveways will not be finished where the surface will be slicko
Section IX: Curing
An approved curing compound will be applied to the finished product, in
accordance with the City Engineer's instructions.
Section Xe Sub-grade
If the subgrade is composed of either clay or gumbow, a one and one-half
(1 1/2) inch sand cushion will be used if, in the opinion of the City Engineer, it
is necessary.
Section XI: Sidewalks
Sidewalks in residential areas shall be four (4) feet in width and in business
areas a minimum of six (6) feet in width. All sidewalks shall have a cross
slope of one-quarter (1/4) inch per one (1) foot of width, toward the street and
on a grade corresponding to the top of curb elevation. The property side of
the walk will be located one (1) foot inside the street right-of-way, unless
otherwise approved by the City Engineer. Parkways will be provided in resi-
dential areas, with a minimum slope of one-quarter (1/4) inch and a maximum
slope of one (1) inch to the foot of width. Minimum thickness for aidewalks
will be four (4) inchea except where walks cross driveway approaches, which
will be six (6) inchea thick. The walk will be poured in one course unless
otherwise authorized by the Gity Engineer.
Section XII: Driveways.
All driveway approaches shall be a minimum of six (b) inchea thick, includ-
ing the sidewalk area. Approved reinforcing steel can be used if so desired,
or if called for in the proposal. The concrete will be poured in one course but
a'Idust coat" of dry cement (1 part): and sand (2 parts) will be permitted if so
desired. The maximum length of a driveway for residential purposee will be
twenty (20) feet for a double driveway and 15 feet for a single driveway. For
business purposes, a maximum length of a driveway will be forty (40) feet. An
access and outlet driveway will be permitted if same is aeparated with an
Island in the curb and walkway lines.
Section XIIL* Valley Gutters
Valley gutters will be constructed of 3, 000 pounds per Sq. inch, 28 days
test concrete, and shall be a minimum of six (6) inches thick. The width of
the valley gutter will be a minimum of eight (8) feet and will be constructed in
accordance wi1h the sta.ndard typical section, as approved by the City Engineer.
Section XIV: Concrete Gurbs, Concrete Gutters and Concrete Curb and Gutters:
(a) Standard Section: The thickness of the gutter section will be six (6)
inchea, the thickness of the curb section will be six (6) inches from the point
where the gutter line tangent intersects the curb face ta.ngent to the back of the
curb section. The curb face shall have a one (1) inch batter, so tha.t the top of
the curb shall measure five (5) inches from the point where the curb face tan-
gent meets the top plane of the curb to the back of the curb section. The
height of the curb section shall be twelve (12) inches at the back. The face of
the curb section shall have an arc at the top, the radius of which is two and
one-half (2 1/2) inches, and an arc with a three (3) inch radius shall be con-
structed at the point where the curb face meets the top of the gutter section.
The bottom of the curb and gutter section sha.ll be constructed perpendicular to
the bottom of the curb section for a dista.nce of six (6) inches, and the remain-
ing portion of the bottoxn of such section shall be tilted so that the lip of the
gutter section will be one (1) inch higher tha.n the point where the gutter line
tangent intersects the curb face ta.ngent. The overall width of the curb and
gutter section shall be twenty-four (24) inches. If the gutter is poured sepa-
rately from driveways the overall width will also be twenty-four (24) inches, If
curbs are poured separately, the overall widths will be eight (8) inches at the
base and six (6) inches at the top.
(b) Alternate Section: The standard curbs, gutters, and curb and gutter
section described in Section XIV(a), shall not, and may not be applicable to the
building, construction, or reconstruction of any section of curb, gutter, or curb
and gutter combination to be built on tha.t side of a street in any block on which
there was heretofore built and that exista on such side of such street any sec-
tion of concrete curb, concrete gutter or concrete curb and gutter, the section,
form and design of which does not conform to that established and provided in
said Section XIV(a), and in such instance, any such section of concrete curb,
concrete gutter or concrete curb and gutter, shall and must be built, con-
structed, or reconstructed in accordance, or in conformity with the form and
design of such existing structure section, on auch existing curb, gutter, or
curb and gutter section on such side of such street and block thereof.
Section XV: Sidewalks, Curb, Gutters, Curb and Gutters, and Driveways,
Replacements
When a permit has been issued for the removal, or demolishment of an
existing concrete curb, concrete gutter, concrete curb and gutter, or concrete
driveway, for any purpose, same will be replaced in accordance with this or-
dinance, meeting all requirements for new construction, unless authorization
by the City Council has been given to eliminate same.
5ection XVI: Frost Protection
No concrete shall be poured when the air temperature is below 40 degrees
F. unless the aggregates and water are heated to produce a temperature of
not less than 60 degrees F. and not more than 90 degrees F. at the time the
pouring is done, and unless adequate provisions are made for maintaining pro-
tection against freezing of the concrete for at least seven (7) days imniediately
following the pouring thereof. No concrete will be poured on frozen sub-grade.
Section XVII: Barricades and Warning Signs
The holder of the approved permit shall provide, erect and maintain, all
necessary barricades, suita.ble and sufficient red lights, or flares, and danger
signals, on all work under construction or repair, and on all materials, equip-
ment, and forms used in construction or repairs, from sundown to sunrise each
day, and every day that the construction or repair, or materials and forms are
a hazard to the Public safety. The holder of the permit shall indemnify the
City of Paris against all real or asserted injury to persons or property, arising
out of, or accruing from the construction or repairs, or any oDndition attendant
upon such construction or repair work,
Section XVIII: Fees
A fee of two ($2. 00) dollars will be cha,rged for each permit issued under
this ordinance.
Section XIX: Bonds
No person, firm, or corporation, or any of its agents, will be eligible for
a permit to work within the right-of-way of the Public streets or alleys of the
City of Paris, under conditions of this ordinance, unless said person, firm, or
corporation, or its agents, ha.ve on file in the office of the City Engineer, a
bond in the sum of one thousand ($1, 000. 00) dollars, payable to the Gity of
Paris, Lamar County, Texas, iasued by a Surety Company, approved by the
City Attorney for the City of Paris, and licensed to operate in the Sta,te of
Texas, which bond shall condition that the party so bonded will fulfill all the
requirements of this ordinance.
Section XXo Appeal
Any person, firm or corporation, aggravated or affected by any decision at
all of any Administrative affice of the City of Paris, acting under and by virtue
of the provisions of this ordinance, may appeal to the City Council of the City
of Paris by filing with the Officer from whom the appeal is taken, and with the
City Clerk of the City of Paris, a notice of appeal, in writing, specifying the
grounds thereof. Such appeal shall sta.y all proceedings in the furtherance of
the action appealed from, until the next regular meeting of the City Council,
unless such appeal is ta,ken up for consideration by said Council before such
regular meeting. When in its judgment, the City Council decides that said
appeal involves an application for special exception to the regulations of this
ordinance, and it is further of the opinion that the Public convenience and
welfare will not be substantially or permanently injured, it shall, subject to
appropriate conditions and safeguards, authorize special exceptiona to the re-
gulations and provisions of this ordinance.
Section XXIt Conflicting Clause
No provision of this ordinance shall be held to repeal another ordinance
except onea noted, or any provision thereof, except where in direct conflict
herewith, and the provisions of this ordinance shall be held cumulative of
other ordinances, with reference to matters conta.ined herein, except in cases
of conflict, if any, in which event the provisions of this ordinance shall pre-
va il.
Section XXII: Safety Clause
If any section, paragraph, sub-division cla,use, phrase or provision of this
ordinance shall be adjudged inva.lid, or shall be held unconstitutional, the same
shall not affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole, or any part or pro-
vision thereof, other than the part or provietions that so decided to be invalid
or unconstitutional.
Section XXIII: Penalty
Any person, firm or corporation, who shall violate any of the provisions of
this ordinance, or who shall fail to comply therewith, or with any of the require-
ments of the same, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall
be fined not more than two hundred ($200.00) dollars.
Section XXN: E ffective Date
This ordinance shall become effective on the 25th da.y of October, A. D, ,
1961.
Pa.ssed and adopted this 9th da.y of October, A. D., 1961.
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