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 Kirksville
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 21. STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
 Article II. CONSTRUCTION

  § 21-29. Sidewalks.  

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  • Sidewalk specifications:

    (1)

    Sidewalks in the city right-of-way shall be a minimum of five (5) feet wide and four (4) inches thick. Sidewalks that cross a driveway or alley shall be a minimum of six (6) inches thick.

    (2)

    Sidewalks shall have control joints a minimum of every five (5) feet or at a distance equal to the width of the sidewalk. Control joints shall be a depth of one-third ( 1/3 ) the depth of the thickness of the sidewalk.

    (3)

    Sidewalks will be constructed on a subgrade compacted to the same specified density of the applicable subgrade for street construction. Large rocks, boulders, and tree roots shall be removed to a depth of six (6) inches below the bottom of the proposed concrete and the space filled with suitable materials.

    (4)

    All sidewalks shall have reinforcements installed in all concrete. Reinforcements shall be a minimum of #3 rebar (three-eighths-inch diameter bar) no more than twenty-four (24) inches on center. If using fiber mesh in the concrete mix, the rebar reinforcement may be placed at no more than forty-two-inch centers. Sidewalks shall have the option of using a six-inch by six-inch welded wire mesh of ten (10) gauge steel, minimum, for reinforcement.

    (5)

    Expansion joint material shall be placed every fifty (50) feet, at property lines, and between any new and existing concrete.

    (6)

    Sidewalks shall be constructed of air entrained Class A concrete. Concrete for sidewalks shall have a maximum slump of four (4) inches. Concrete shall have a minimum compressive strength of four thousand (4,000) psi within twenty-eight (28) days of placement. Air content shall be no less the five (5) percent or more than seven (7) percent.

    (7)

    All public sidewalks shall conform to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards for handicap accessibility.

    Exceptions: Existing sidewalks in the city right-of-way that are four (4) feet wide may be replaced with four (4) feet wide sidewalks that meet the required ADA standards.

(Code 1974, § 21-11; Ord. No. 12280, § 1, 5-7-2018)