§ 62-2. Street construction and improvements.

(a)

Authorization of improvements. Improvements of any streets within the city may be authorized in either of the following ways:

(1)

Council resolution. Whenever the improvement of any street or part thereof shall be deemed necessary by the city council, a resolution stating the nature and location of the proposed improvement shall be declared and published once a week for three consecutive weeks in the newspaper in which the county sheriff's advertisements are published. If the owners of a majority of the lineal feet of frontage of the land abutting on the proposed improvement do not, within 15 days after the last day of publication of such resolution, file with the city clerk/treasurer a written protest against such improvement, contracts for the work to be done shall be entered into and assessments and liens shall be fixed in accordance with the provisions of O.C.G.A. § 36-39-1 et seq.

(2)

Petition by property owners. If the owners of a majority of the lineal feet of frontage of the land liable to assessment for such improvement shall petition the city council for such improvement citing O.C.G.A. § 36-39-1 et seq., and designating by general description the improvement to be undertaken and the street or streets or part thereof to be improved, it shall thereupon be the duty of the city council to proceed, in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 36-39-1 et seq., to cause such improvements to be made. In such cases, the city council resolution, as specified in subsection (a) of this section, shall not be required.

(b)

Permit required. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct or lay any pavement for or on any public street, sidewalk, curb, alley, or other public way, or to repair the pavement, without having first obtained a permit from the city clerk/treasurer in the manner specified in this article.

(c)

Bond. Each applicant for a permit to construct or improve any pavement on any public street, sidewalk, curb, alley, or other public way, shall be required to file a bond in sufficient amount with surety to be approved by the city council, conditioned to indemnify the city for any loss or damage caused by, or resulting from, the work undertaken.

(d)

Specifications.

(1)

Generally. All street and sidewalk pavements and all curbing shall be laid in conformity with the specifications established or approved, from time to time, by the city council.

(2)

Curb ramping. The standard for construction of curbs on each side of any city street, or any connecting street or road for which curbs have been prescribed, shall be not less than one ramp per lineal block giving on the coursewalks at intersections. Such ramps shall be at least 40 inches wide and so constructed as to allow reasonable access to the crosswalk for physically handicapped persons.

(e)

Barricades. Any person, firm, or corporation laying or repairing any pavement on a street, sidewalk, or other public way or place, shall maintain suitable barricades to prevent injury to any person or vehicle by reason of the work, which barricades shall be protected by a light at nighttime.

(Code 1982, § 13-102)