§ 49-84. Responsibility.  


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  • (a)

    The owner of a land area to be developed or redeveloped shall provide the right-of-way for all streets required by the manager of public works, not to exceed sixty (60) feet in width for a street adjacent to the land area and not to exceed one hundred twenty (120) feet in width for a street within the land area.

    (b)

    The owner of a land area to be developed or redeveloped shall provide the sidewalks, curb and gutter, and pavement for all streets required by the manager of public works, but the pavement width not to exceed twenty-two (22) feet in width for a street adjacent to the land area and not to exceed forty-four (44) feet in width for a street within the land area, both dimensions measured from the face of the curb.

    (c)

    The fact that a street has been previously constructed in whole or in part shall not prohibit the manager of public works from requiring additional right-of-way or pavement or requiring the curb and gutter or sidewalk to be placed in a different location if necessary to meet the standards in effect at the time a land area is developed or redeveloped.

    (d)

    The owner of a land area to be developed or redeveloped shall participate in the cost of street lighting along all streets required by the manager of public works, except for streets on which the lighting is not required by the standards adopted by the manager of public works.

    (e)

    Nothing in the limitations described in this section nor in the standards adopted by the manager of public works shall preclude the provision of wider rights-of-way, sidewalks or pavement or more street lights at the option of the owner of the land area to be developed or redeveloped or at the cost of the city.

(Code 1950, § 343.4)