Ordinance 1735ORDINANCE 1735
AMENDING - THE ALAMEDA
MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING
SECTIONS 5-251 THROUGH 5.2511;
REPEALING SECTIONS 5-2512 AND
5- 2513; AND AMENDING SECTION
5 -241 THEREOF, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF
PUBLIC SIDEWALKS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA:
Section 1. Sections 5 -251 through
5 -2511 of the Alameda Municipal Code
are hereby amended to read:
Sec. 5.251. Concrete Sidewalk,
Parkway, Curb, Gutter And
Driveway. No person shall cons-
truct any concrete sidewalk, park -
way, curb, gutter or driveway in the
City without conforming to the
Provisions of this article.
Seca 5 -252. Manner Of Construc-
tion. No person shall construct or
repair any concrete work within the
street right- of -wav in the City of
Alameda in any manner other than
in accordance with the specifica-
tions therefore adopted or which
may from time to time be adopted
by the City Council'
Sec. 5 -253. Establishing Grade Of
Sidewalks. The official surface
grade of all public sidewalks in the
City shall rise from the official curb
grade at curb line at a uniform
grade of one - quarter of an inch to
the foot, to the private property
lines.
Sec. 5 -254. General Width And
Location Of Sidewalks. The width
of every sidewalk must be not less
than five feet in width on each side
of the street. The location shall be
adjacent to the property line except
where previously established
alignment exists.
Seca 5 -255. Width And Grade Of
Concrete Sidewalks. Where the of-
ficial width of sidewalk is greater
than twelve feet the concrete
sidewalk portion shall be not less
than six feet in width except
through special permission of the
City Council.
Where the official width of
sidewalk is twelve feet or less,
concrete sidewalk shall be not less
than five feet in width.
The sidewalk shall have a slope
toward the top of the curb of one -
fourth inch to one foot.
Sec. 5 -256. Work To Be Cons-
tructed According To The Lines
And Grades Of Superintendent Of
Streets. The entire work shall be
laid and constructed to the lines and
grades as set by the Superintendent
of Streets.
Sec. 5 -257. Kind Of Concrete. All
concrete shall be Class "B" and
shall meet the requirements of
Section 90 of the Standard
Specifications of the State of
California. The combined
aggregate grading shall be one and
one -half inch maximum unless
otherwise permitted by the
Superintendent of Streets. If it is
found necessary to increase the
slump of the concrete at the site of
the work, it shall be done only by
the addition of 16 pounds of cement
(1 /6 sack) per gal Ion of water. Such
addition shall be made only with the
Permission of a representative of
the Superintendent of Streets and in
his presence.
All concrete with exposed sur-
faces such as sidewalk,' parkway,
curb; gutter and driveway shall be
colored by adding to the mix a
proportionate. : amount of
lampblack, such proportion to be
determined by the Superintendent
of Streets.
Sec. 5 -258. Saw Cutting Required.
In areas where existing concrete is
to be removed a power driven
pavement saw shal l be used to cut
existing concrete sidewalk, curb,
and gutter where it is necessary.
Kerf shall be a minimum of one and
one -half inches and straight, and if
two cuts are made they shall be
parallel. The kerf shall be deep
enough to permit 'complete
breakage, of existing concrete
without ragged edges.
Sec. 5-259. Manner Of Construc-
tion. All concrete shall be placed in
accordance` with Section 73 of the
Standard Specifications of the State
of California, and in accordance
with the Standard Plan for curb,
gutter,, sidewalk and driveway as
set forth; by the Engineering
Department of the City of Alameda.
All edges of concrete shall be
edged with a cement edger of the
size of 2 3 /4" in width and 3/16"
radius. All joints or grooves that
are required by the Superintendent
of Streets shall be marked with
cement_groovers or joiners 4" in
width and having a groove 3A" wide
at the top and a depth of 1 /4" to 1 /2 ".
All new or previously existing
concrete surfaces shall be left neat,
clean, and free from concrete drip -
pings. The person accomplishing
the work shall be responsible for
preventing vandals or others from
disfiguring or defacing the finished
surfaces. Any new concrete sur-
faces disfigured shall be replaced.
Sec. 5 -2510. Thickness Of
Concrete. Sidewalk shall beat least
three inches in thickness. Sections
of sidewalk designated as residen-
tial or commercial driveway shall
be four inches or six inches respec-
tively of Portland cement concrete.
Sec. 5 -2511. Curing Of Concrete.
All exposed surfaces shal I be cured
to the satisfaction of the Superin-
tendent of Streets by use of a clear
or translucent curing compound
applied to the fresh concrete by
means of spray equipment.
Section 2. Sections 5 -2512 and 5 -2513 of
the Alameda Municipal Code are
hereby repealed.
Section 3. Section 5 -241 of the
Alameda Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read:
Alameda City Ordinances Ordinance No, 1 7 ' 5
New Series
Sec. 5.241. Permit To Construct
Or Repair Concrete Sidewalk,
Parkway, Curb, Gutter Or
Driveway. No person shall cons-
truct, alter, or repair any concrete
sidewalk, parkway, curb, gutter or
driveway in said City without hav-
ing first obtained permission
therefor from the Superintendent of
Streets.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be in
full force and effect from and after the
expiration of thirty (30) days from the
date of its final passage.
TERRY LA CROIX, JR.
Presiding Officer
of the Council
Attest:
ETHEL M. PITT
City Clerk
I, the undersigned, hereby certify
that the foregoing Ordinance was duly
and regularly adopted and passed by
the Council of the City of Alameda in
regular meeting assembled on the 17th
day of September, 1974, by the follow-
ing vote, to wit:.
AYES: Councilmen Beckam, Corica,
Hurwitz, McCall and President La
Croix, Jr., (5).
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of said City this 18th day of
September, 1974.
(SEAL)
ETHEL M, PITT
City Clerk of the
City of Alameda
Legal No. 772 — Publish: Sept. 20,
1974.