Item 3 - Ordinance Concerning Public Improvements

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ATTACHMENT A 7.365 Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Ramp Standards. Sidewalk construction shall provide an accessible pedestrian circulation system that includes access ramps for street crossings compliant with Title II of the Americans with Disability Act and in accordance with city specifications established by the city engineer. (a) Applications for privately engineered public improvements shall include the design and construction of ADA access ramps within and adjacent to the development site. (b) The developer shall either complete the construction of the ADA access ramps prior to placing the project on warranty or enter into an agreement with the city and deposit funds with the city engineer to cover the cost of construction and inspection, plus contingency, of the ramps within the time limit established by the city engineer. If the ramps are not constructed during the warranty period, the city engineer may draw on these funds to complete the work. (c) Property owners of corner lots and lots perpendicular to and facing t-intersections shall construct ADA access ramps as part of their sidewalk construction. Section 23. Section 7.370 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide: 7.370 Sidewalks - Owners to Fill Ground Between Curb and Sidewalk . It shall be the duty of all property owners to fill and maintain with earth, soil, brick, gravel, clay, loam, cinders, mulching material or Portland cement concrete, but not asphaltic concrete, the space between the curb and sidewalk in front of their property and to the curb line of the street at the intersections to a level and grade with the curb and sidewalk unless an approved stormwater facility is constructed between the curb and sidewalk. Subject to sections 4.832 and 4.833 of this code, and sections 7.635 to 7.650, a ground cover or tree may be used[ provided it is approved in writing by the city manager or the manager's designee]. Section 24. Subsections (1) and (2) of Section 7.385 of the Eugene Code, 1971 are amended to provide: 7.385 Building Construction - Sidewalk and Driveway Approach Permit Required . (1) Concurrent with the issuance of a building permit for the construction of a [dwelling or business] structure or an addition to a [dwelling or business] structure, the owner, builder or contractor to whom the building permit is issued shall obtain a sidewalk and driveway approach construction permit for the construction of a sidewalk within the Ordinance - 18