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,.~..>.. _....~ d4 v...rr _..,. Ordinance No . 94 - 58 903.99 PENALTY. Whoever violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Any such violation shall constitute a separate offense on each successive day continued." BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY AMENDED, AND AS AMENDID, SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS: Page 2 "903.01 PERMIT REQUIRED; FEES. No person, except in cases of undedicated subdivisions or in streets where special assessments are to be made, shall install, construct or replace sidewalks in or on any public street or highway or other public property without first obtaining a permit to do so from the Service Director. The Service Director shall demand and receive a fee of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each five hundred (500) square feet or fraction thereof of sidewalk before the issuance of any such permit. This amount is necessary to defray the costs of administration and inspection to insure conformance of the work to City specifications. If construction is commenced prior to obtaining the permit, the fee shall be Sixty Dollars ($60.00) for each five hundred (500) square feet, or fraction thereof of sidewalk. No portion of the fee shall be refundable. 903.02 CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS. The following standards regarding the construction or reconstruction of sidewalks within the City are hereby established: (a) On local residential streets, sidewalks shall be located in the public right-of-way so that the inner line is approximately one foot from the property line. On corner lots, each sidewalk shall be extended to the curb. In one-family and multi-family residential developments, industrial developments and business developments, walks shall be not less than five (5) feet wide. (b) Sidewalks shall be constructed of concrete four (4) inches thick, except that where they are crossed by driveways, they shall not be less than six (6) inches thick. Moreover, all sidewalks shall be in accordance with other City standards for construction. (c) Sidewalks shall be constructed for all new buildings or residences along the entire right-of-way line of the parcel. The Service Director may waive this requirement if less than one-fourth of the existing buildings or residences on the street have a sidewalk in front of their parcel of land.