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
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