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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - MC-84-303 - 05/07/1984 - SCO require curbs and sidewalksORDINANCE NO. MC-84-303 AN ORDINANCE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF McHENRY, MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section VIII-(E)8 of the Subdivision Control Ordinance of the City of McHenry relating to Design Standards for Sidewalks be and the same is hereby amended by deleting therefrom the first sentence thereof, to -wit: "Sidewalks shall be provided to serve the following areas:" and also by adding the following provision thereto as and for paragraph (e) thereof: "(e) In order to enable persons using wheel chairs to travel freely and without assistance, at each cross -walk a ramp with non -slip surface shall be built into the curb so that the sidewalk and street blend to a common level. Such ramp shall not have a slope greater than 1 inch rise per 12 inch length. Where, because of surrounding buildings or other restrictions, it is impossible to conform the slope with this requirement, the ramp shall contain a slope with asshallow a rise as possible under the circum- stances. In all ramps there shall be a gradual rounding at the bottom of the slope." SECTION 2. Chapter 21 of the Municipal Code, City of McHenry, Illinois, be and the same is hereby amended by adding thereto the following provision as and for Section 21-22 thereof: "All new curbs and all existing curbs which are part of any reconstruction which are contiguous to any highway shall comply with this section. In order to enable persons using wheel chairs to travel freely and without assistance, at each cross -walk a ramp with non -slip surface shall be built into the curb so that the sidewalk and street blend to a common level. Such ramp shall not have a slope greater than 1 inch rise per 12 inch length. Where, because of surrounding buildings or other rest- rictions, it is impossible to conform the slope with this requirement, the ramp shall contain a slope with asshallow a rise as possible under the circum- stances. In all ramps there shall be a gradual rounding at the bottom of the slope." SECTION 3. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this ordinance shall be fined not less than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense committed on each day during, or.on which, a violation occurs or continues. SECTION 4. All ordinances, or parts thereof, in conflict with the terms and provisions hereof, be and the same are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be published in pamphlet form by and under the authority of the corporate authorities of the City of McHenry, Illinois. SECTION 6. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form, as provided by law. PASSED this 7th day of May , 1984. AYES: Bolger, Busse, Datz, McClatchey, Smith, Snell, Serritella N A Y S : None ABSTAINED: None ABSENT: Nolan NOT VOTING: None APPROVED this 7th day of May , 1984. ATTEST: I T �YC L �ER K MAYOR -2-