Chapter 12.05
GENERAL PROVISIONS1
Sections:
12.05.010 Superintendent of streets – Duties.
12.05.020 Depth of water lines, sewer pipes, gas mains, etc., in streets.
12.05.030 Merchandise, etc., on sidewalks.
12.05.040 Depositing certain liquids and substances on pavement.
12.05.050 Awnings within fire limits – Material, prohibited.
12.05.060 Awnings within fire limits – Exceptions.
12.05.070 Grass, weeds, etc., along sidewalks and alleys.
12.05.010 Superintendent of streets – Duties.
The superintendent of streets shall have superintendence of all street work and jurisdiction over all streets and alleys of the city. He shall see that all improvements made on the streets and alleys of the city comply with the official grade, as established by the city council. He shall have power and it shall be his duty to keep open all streets of the city; to sprinkle or cause to be sprinkled such streets as he is ordered to have sprinkled by the council; to cause all streets, sidewalks, alleys and squares and other public highways or places within the city to be kept clear from all obstructions; and, he shall report at each regular meeting of the city council of his actions, expenses and improvements made for the month last passed and make any recommendations to the city council of necessary improvements for the ensuing month with the estimated expense thereof. [Code 1959 § 2.1; prior code § 13-1].
12.05.020 Depth of water lines, sewer pipes, gas mains, etc., in streets.
All water lines, gas mains, sewer pipes and other underground conduits shall be installed at least 30 inches underground when installed within or under city streets, alleys or other public property, except that upon written request, and after inspection, the superintendent of streets may grant permission in writing for a variance of the requirements herein established. [Code 1959 § 16.1; prior code § 13-2].
12.05.030 Merchandise, etc., on sidewalks.
No person shall place or set out for exhibition, or maintain or allow any goods, wares, merchandise, boxes, barrels, sacks, casks or other containers, scales, hand trucks or any other article on any sidewalk in the city; provided, however, any person may, while receiving or delivering goods, wares or merchandise, permit the same to remain on the sidewalk for a period of one hour on that portion of the sidewalk in front of the building into which same is being received or from which same is being delivered lying between the gutter and a line drawn parallel thereto upon the sidewalk four feet from the gutter. [Code 1959 § 16.2; prior code § 13-3].
12.05.040 Depositing certain liquids and substances on pavement.
No person shall drain, place, let fall, drip, leak or deposit, or cause or permit to be drained, placed, let fall, dripped, leaked, or deposited, whether from a vehicle or otherwise, in or upon any public street, road, avenue, alley, way or other public place within the city, any filthy water, liquid or substance; or any water, liquid or substance from any sink or hopper; or any water or other liquid or substance containing salt, or other chemicals or content which may or does stain, discolor, mar or soften or in any other manner injure any paving, pavement or surface, or other public improvement existing in or upon any such public street, road, avenue, alley, highway or other public place. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the temporary deposit of any such items or materials in course of lawful transport or other lawful handling when the same are enclosed in a suitable body, box or receptacle which effectively prevents the same from coming in contact with the pavement, paving or surface of, or any other improvement in, such public street, road, avenue, alley, highway or other public place. [Code 1959 § 11.15; prior code § 13-4].
12.05.050 Awnings within fire limits – Material, prohibited.
No person shall erect or cause to be erected, or maintain or cause to be maintained, within the fire limits of the city, any awning constructed of wood or metal which shall project over any sidewalk, except as permitted by WMC 12.05.060. [Code 1959 § 16.3; prior code § 13-5].
12.05.060 Awnings within fire limits – Exceptions.
Every awning or covering erected, constructed or maintained over any sidewalk or portion thereof, within the fire limits of the city, shall be made of canvas on a metal frame, which frame shall be attached to a building and shall be capable of being readily raised and lowered. When such awning is raised, the same shall fold flat against or into the building to which it is attached. When such awning is lowered no part thereof shall be less than 10 feet above the sidewalk and such awning shall not extend over more than two-thirds of the width of the sidewalk. [Code 1959 § 16.4; prior code § 13-6].
Cross references—Sign height, WMC 15.45.260(2).
12.05.070 Grass, weeds, etc., along sidewalks and alleys.
It is unlawful for any person having the control, occupancy, possession or ownership of any lot of land within the city to permit or allow the sidewalk in front of the lot of land or that half of the alley adjacent thereto to become obstructed by weeds, grass or other vegetable growth in such manner as to impede travel thereon or menace the public safety in the matter of fire. [Code 1959 § 16.5; prior code § 13-7].
Cross reference—Weed removal from property, Chapter 8.05 WMC, Article III.
Cross references—Special gas tax street improvement fund, WMC 2.20.070; closing streets in event of riot, WMC 9.05.220; traffic regulations, WMC Title 10; building numbering, Chapter 12.10 WMC; subdivisions, WMC Title 17.