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ORDINANCE NO. 955
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 608, SAID ORDINANCE KNOWN AS AN ORDINANCE
REGULATING, CONTROLLING, AND GOVERNING THE DEVELOPMENT OF STREETS, PRESCRIBING
REQUIREMENTS, ESTABLISHING PARKING AND SIDEWALK REQUIREMENTS, AND ESTABLISHING
A MASTER PLAN OF PRINCIPAL STREETS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS:
WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the City Countil of the City of
College Station, Texas that Section 5,6,8 and 9 of Ordinance No. 608 are
obsolete with respect to current costs and conditions within the city.
THEREFORE, it is ordered and ordained that Sections 5,6,8 and 9 of Ordinance
No. 608, be amended to read as follows:
SECTION 5. PRIORITY IN STREET CONSTRUCTION
In the established and platted part of the city, priority in street construction
will be established by the City Council, based on recommendations of the City
Manager and the City Engineer. Lenghths shall be one block or more, considering
drainage and availability of funds. Priority will be given petitions submitted
by property owners representing a percentage of the front footage of the property
on both sides of the street as established by policy of the City Council. The
City Council may, however, at its discretion, when a situation warrants, arrange
for the construction of certain streets, or parts of such, without a petition.
SECTION 6. ASSESSMENT FOR STREET CONSTRUCTION
In the established and platted part of the city, the paving cost to the
adjacent property owner shall be established by policy of the City Council.
For new subdivisions, see "Subdivision Regulations."
SECTION 8. PRIORITY IN SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION
In the established and platted part of the city, priority in sidewalk construction
will be established by the City Council, based on recommendations of the City Manager
and the City Engineer. Lengths shall be one block or more. First consideration
will be given to major streets, second consideration to minor streets; however,
no consideration will be given until petitioned by property owners representing
a percentage of the front footage of the property as established by policy of
the City Council, and funds are available. The Council may, however, at its
discretion, when a situation warrants, arrange for construction without a signed
petition.
SECTION 9. ASSESSMENT FOR SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION
In the established and platted part of the city, the assessment to the property
owner for the standard four foot sidewalk construction shall be established by
policy of the City Council.
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In new subdivisions, see "Subdivision Regulations".
The fact that Ordinance No. 901 is obsolete with respect to Section 3,
paragraph I creates an emergency and urgent public necessity and this
ordinance is hereby finally passed as an emergency ordinance on the date
of its introduction.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 3rd day of March, 1975.
ATTEST
City Secretary
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APPROVED
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