CITY OF YAMHILL

                                                        ORDINANCE NO.   O-464 

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 2, LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS, CHAPTER 2.16, SECTION 2.16.030, SUBSECTION 2.16.030(B), SIDEWALK REGULATIONS, OF THE YAMHILL MUNICIPAL CODE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

WHEREAS, the City of Yamhill has recognized the need for standardization and implementation of sidewalk ordinances in the city; and

WHEREAS, it is important to the City that the costs of growth and conformity are equitably shared; NOW THEREFORE;

THE CITY OF YAMHILL ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1.   Yamhill Municipal Code Chapter 2.16 Section 2.16.030, Sidewalk Regulations, is hereby amended to read as follows:

2.16.030  Requirement to Install sidewalk.

(A)       It is hereby made the duty of every property owner whose property abuts upon any street that has been improved with hard-surface pavement, or along any street, the grade of which has been established and which has been improved by the installation of curbs at grade, to construct a concrete sidewalk conforming to the regulations of the City prior to an occupancy permit being issued for new construction/development; or within 180 days from the completion of any remodeling, as described in definition in Section 2.16.010; or within 180 days from the completion of any outbuilding as described in definition in Section 2.16.010; of any structure located upon the property of such owner.

(B)       It is hereby made the duty of every property owner whose property abuts upon any street that has been improved with hard-surface pavement or along any street, the grade of which has been established and which has been improved by the installation of curbs at grade, to construct a concrete sidewalk conforming to the regulations of the City, within 180 days from receipt of a notice from the City, that either:

(1)        Installation of fifty percent of the sidewalks, of all street frontage,  have been completed within the block, on the property owner's side of the street;

(2)        That installation of sidewalks have been installed on both properties immediately adjacent to, and within the same block as the property owner; or

(3)        That installation of sidewalks have been completed on one hundred percent of all street frontage, on the same side of the street, in the blocks immediately adjacent to both ends of the property owner's block.  (Ord. 403, '2, 1994; Ord. 432, '1(part), 1998; Ord. O-444, '2, 1998)

SECTION 2.   This Ordinance hereby amends Yamhill Municipal Code Chapter 2.16, Sidewalk Regulations.  All remaining portions of Yamhill Municipal Code, Title 2, Local Improvements, are hereby reaffirmed in their entirety.

SECTION 3.   This Ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public

 peace, health and safety of the City of Yamhill, Oregon, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon passage.

INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED by the City of Yamhill Council and signed by me in authentication of its passage this 12th       day of   December         , 2001.

CITY OF YAMHILL, OREGON

FIRST READING:        12/12/01 

SECOND READING:       12/12/01 

By:                                                                                                                                                       Charles P Mitchell II

Mayor - City of Yamhill

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By:                                                                                                                                                                   Sandi Wodarczak

City Recorder/Treasurer