HomeMy WebLinkAboutCHAPTER #43 AN ORDINANCE Prescribing the ~ethod of, and Regulating the
Laying, Grading, Constructing and Hardsurfacing oi~ Sidewalks~ Curbs,
Streets, an~ the Laying el' Storm Sewers in any o£ the Streets or
Alleys oiTM the City off Sebastian, Florida; Regulating the Making
Excavations in any Street or Alley off said City; Prescri'bing Penalties
i'or any Violation oi' this Ordinance and i'or other Purposes.
Be It Ordained by the ~{ayor and City Council oi' the City
Sebastian, Florida:
Sec. l. That i'rom and af'ter the passage oi~ this ordinance
no sidewal~, street or curb shall be laid, graded, paved or hard-
suri'aced and no storm sewers shall 'be laic over any of the streets
or alleys o£ said City until tt~e same has been authorized by reso-
lution regularly passed '0y the City Council off the City el' Sebastian~
Florida.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that it shall be unlawful
for any person in said City to ma].~e any excavation i'or any purpose
on or across any street or alley oi' saic[ City, Whet'her the same be
paved or not, until the same i~as been expressly authorized by reso-
lution oI' the City Council cz' said City.
Sec. 3. That when-the City ~ouncil shall, by resolution,
authorize the laying, grading, paving or hardsurfacing cZ' any
street or alley or any sidewalk, or any curb on any street or
alley, or the laying oi' any storm sewer, in said City, by any
person, the s~-m~e . shall 'Ce done only accorGing to plans and
speci-,'lcazions approved by, and under tae direct supervision cz,
zne City Engineer cz ss. ia City oi- Sebastian, and the decision of
sai~ Engineer on any' question relative to such work shall be final
and s[~all g'overn all actions therein an~ any violation oi' the
directions of said City Engineer shall constitute a violation of
this ordinance and ~e punished accordingly.
Sec. ~. Be it further ordained that from an~ after
p~ssage of this ordinance, it shall be unlawful for any person,
£irm or corporation to continue any work in connection with the
laying, grading, paving or hardsurfacing of any sidewalk, street
or curb, or the laying of any storm sewer, over any of the streets
or alleys of said City until and unless such person, firm or corpor-
ation shall be authorized by a resolution regularly passed by the
City Council of the City o£ Sebastian, Florida, to' so proceed;
and that after such person, firm or corporation shall have been
authorized by resolution regularly passed by the City Council of
said City of Sebastian, to continue such work already begun prior
to the passage of this ordinance, the same shall be done only
according to plans and speci£ications approved by, and under the
direct supervision o£, the City Engineer of said City of Sebastian;
and the decision of said Engineer on any question relative to such
work shall be final and shall govern all actions therein; and any
violztion of the directions of said City Engineer shall constitute
a violation of this ordinance and be punished accordingly.
Sec. 5. That any person, firm or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punished by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars or ~y
imprisonment not exceeding sixty days or by both such fine and imprison-
ment at the discretion oi~ the Court trying the of£ender.
Sec. ~. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
$ec. y. This ordinance shall be in full i~orce and effect
immediately upon its passage ~nd approval by the Nayor, or upon its
pa~sag~ .wi-~hout such approval.
Li_hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly passed
by the' City Council the .~ ~
City Clerk
day of August, 1927.
President City Council
TO: The ~ayor o£ the City of Sebastian, Florida.
I hereby certify that the £oregoing ordinance was
duly passed by the City Council on the ~ ~
1927.
day of August,
City Clerk
Approved by me this
day of August, 1927.