34-2021 - Amend 903.09 Sidewalk Permit

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Placed on 1st reading & referred to HPD 10/4/21; 2nd reading 10/18/21 Bullock, Kepple, Li.tten, Nef ', ORDINANCE NO.34-2021 BY O'Malley, Rader, Shachner AN ORDINANCE to take effect January 1, 2022 to amend Section 903.09 Sidewalk Permit to update fees charged for issuing of a sidewalk permit and inspection. WHEREAS, the fee for a sidewalk permit is currently $25.00; WHEREAS, multiple Lakewood employees touch the sidewalk permit process in either issuing the permit or inspecting forms and the sidewalks after they are poured; WHEREAS,$25.00 is not sufficient to cover the cost of employee time associated with the issuance of a permit and the subsequent inspections; WHEREAS, Lakewood should increase the fee for a sidewalk permit to reflect its actual costs associated with the permit; now, therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. Effective January 1, 2022, Section 903.09 Sidewalk Permit of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, currently reading as follows: 903.09 SIDEWALK PERMIT. (a) For the propose of this section, "sidewalk" means that portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines, intended for the use of pedestrians. (b) No person shall break, deface, damage or destroy any sidewalks or curbing in or along the streets or public places of the City. (c) Before any person, other than a City contractor, officer or employee, shall make any opening or remove any sidewalk or curb in or along any of the streets, alleys, avenues or public grounds in the City, such person shall file with the Director of Public Works a written or printed application for a permit, setting forth and indicating thereon the location and extent of the opening in the sidewalk or curb desired to be opened up or removed, and the purpose and size of the opening to be made. Before any permit is granted, the applicant shall pay to the City a permit fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per address, after which payment the Director of Public Works may issue a permit, and the applicant may proceed to do the work. The foregoing shall not apply to sidewalks taken up to lay connections by persons duly authorized and required to make house connections, and to re- lay and replace pavements under their contract. (d) Nothing in this section is intended to supersede the provisions of Chapter 904. To the extent any part of this section conflicts with Chapter 904, Chapter 904 shall control over the conflicting part of this section. is hereby repealed.