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University Heights, OH Code of Ordinances

CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OHIO

CERTIFICATION

ROSTER OF OFFICIALS (2023)

ADOPTING ORDINANCE

PRELIMINARY UNIT

CHARTER

PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE

PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE

PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE

PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE

PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE

CHAPTER 1020 Excavations

CHAPTER 1056 Shade Tree Assessments

CHAPTER 1060 Sidewalks, Driveways And Tree Lawns

1060.01 INSPECTION BY BUILDING COMMISSIONER AND/OR THE DIRECTOR OF

HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
1060.02 NOTICE TO OWNER OR OCCUPANT TO REPAIR.

1060.03 REPAIR BY OWNER OR OCCUPANT.

1060.04 MAINTENANCE OF EXTERIOR PROPERTY AREAS.

1060.05 DRIVEWAY PERMITS.

1060.06 DRIVEWAY SPECIFICATIONS.

1060.07 SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONCRETE WORK.

1060.08 SPECIFICATIONS FOR ASPHALTIC INSTALLATIONS.

1060.09 RESPONSIBILITY OF CONTRACTOR.

1060.10 SIDEWALK PERMITS.

1060.99 PENALTY.

CHAPTER 1064 Solid Waste Disposal

CHAPTER 1068 Specifications And Requirements for Sewers, Waterlines, Curbing, Paving and
Sidewalks

CHAPTER 1072 Trees, Hedges and Shrubbery

CHAPTER 1084 Weeds

PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE

PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE

PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE

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4. 1060.07 SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONCRETE WORK.

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1060.06 DRIVEWAY SPECIFICATIONS.

(a) All private driveways intersecting sidewalks in the City shall be constructed on a
level with the surface grade of the sidewalks so intersected unless a different method of
construction shall be recommended by the City Engineer.
(b) All private driveways when hard-surfaced shall be constructed and maintained
either with monolithic (one coat) concrete to the minimum thickness of four inches with
wire mesh, or six inches without wire mesh, mixed and cast according to the
specifications set forth in Section 1060.07, or shall be constructed and maintained with
asphalt, asphaltic material, or asphaltic or bituminum compound, mixed and laid
according to specifications set forth in Section 1060.08 provided, however, that no
asphalt, asphaltic material or asphaltic or bituminum compound shall be used for the
construction or maintenance of any public sidewalk or portions thereof.
(c) All private driveways within the limit of any public highway, that is, that portion of
the driveway commonly known as the apron, between the inside of the sidewalk and the
curb, shall be constructed of concrete as specified in Section 1060.07 and shall
terminate at the curb line, so flared on each side as to form a turn-out of not less than
four feet radius. The radius of the turn-out shall be increased in the instance of narrow or
heavily traveled streets as may be indicated by the prevailing conditions and as
determined and approved by the City Engineer.
(d) The sidewalk portion of the driveway except where it is impractical because of
existing construction, shall be pitched toward the curb at the rate of one-half inch to the
foot. The elevation of such sidewalk portion of the driveway except where existing
construction prohibits, shall be sufficiently higher than the curb to permit the tree lawn to
be sloped not less than three-quarters of an inch to the foot.
(Ord. 2002-23. Passed 6-17-2002; Ord. 2004-21. Passed 6-7-2004; Ord. 2022-34.
Passed 6-21-2022.)
1060.07 SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONCRETE WORK.
(a) Residential and Nonresidential Specifications. All concrete work, whether original
installation or repair work, shall be applicable to the construction of any residential
driveway and driveway apron, whether or not such is intended for public or private use,
for driveways within the limits of any public highway and for all public sidewalks in the
City, and shall meet and be governed by the specifications set forth herein.
(1) Any and all concrete used for any purposes shall:
A. Contain a cement content of six bag mix at 94 pounds per bag, of Portland
cement.
B. Have an air entrainment of6% to 8% at the time of pour.
C. Consist of sound coarse aggregate one inch or smaller required, and shall
meet with all Ohio Department of Transportation Construction and Material
Specifications publication in accordance with Section 703.02.
D. The sand used in concrete work shall be clean, sharp lake or bank sand,
containing less than 6% of loam or other foreign substances and shall be entirely free
from clay, shale or vegetation. All sand used shall be uniformly graded from that which
will pass a No.4 sieve to a No. 100 sieve, and at least one-third of the material shall be
retained upon a No. 30 sieve. Materials shall meet with all current Ohio Department of
Transportation Construction and Material Specifications publications then in effect.
E. Contain no more water than will permit a slump between a minimum of four
inches and a maximum of six inches.
F. Have a uniform thickness of four inches with mesh or six inches without mesh
in the private driveway and six inches with mesh or eight inches without mesh in the
driveway apron, and that portion of the public sidewalk crossed by such driveway, and
four and one-half inches in the public sidewalk.
(2) Curing; mixing; finishing.
A. Curing compound must be applied immediately after broom finishing without
damaging the surface according to manufacturer's recommendations.
B. Calcium or other admixtures shall not be added at the job site.
C. Minimum floating and finishing required. A broom finish shall be required.
Finishing must be delayed until water sheen (bleed water) has disappeared from the
surface.
(3) Base.
A. Base must be smooth and consist of undisturbed or compacted earth. A stone,
gravel, limestone screenings or nonsettling material approved by the Building
Commissioner may be used as a leveling course. Excavations or trenches under a drive
must be compacted or filled with a nonsettling material. The use of cinders is prohibited.
B. Subgrade or base shall be dampened if dry before pouring.
(4) Joints.
A. Control joints, whether hand-tooled or sawn, shall be to a depth of one-fourth
the thickness of the slab. The dimension of any control joint panel shall not exceed ten
feet.
B. Isolation joints shall be required where concrete abuts any structure, including
but not limited to, foundations, garage floors, stoops and paved streets.
(5) Time of Pour.
A. Where the temperature in the surrounding area is below 70°F., the maximum
allowable time from loading to pour shall be one and one-half hours.
B. Where the temperature in the surrounding area is above 70°F., the maximum
allowable time from loading to pour shall be one hour.
C. No concrete shall be poured between November 15 and April 30, without
applying a six inch cover or an approved blanket cover.
(6) Nonresidential Concrete Drive: Plant and Contractor's Report.
A. In any construction within the application of this chapter all suppliers shall, at
the time of loading for delivery to a user, complete a form entitled "Nonresidential
Concrete Drive: Plant and Contractor's Report, Part I" which shall state:
1. Delivery destination;
2. Size of load;
3. Concrete mix;
 4. Air entrainment;
5. Amount of water added at plant;
6. Admixture added;
7. Amount of calcium chloride added;
8. Time of truck loading.
B. In any construction within the application of this chapter the contractor or his
agent shall complete a form entitled "Residential/Nonresidential Concrete Drive: Plant
and Contractor's Report, Part II" which shall state:
1. Address or sublot number of pour location;
2. Time of arrival;
3. Time of pour;
4. Name of builder or user;
5. Name of cement contractor or user;
6. Amount of water added at the job site;
7. Area temperature at time of pour;
8. Curing compound used and type.
C. An original and two copies of the Report shall be signed by the individuals
completing the report. The above persons, by affixing their signatures to this report,
warrant that the statements contained therein are true, under penalty of law. The original
shall be sent to the Building Commissioner, a copy sent to the builder and a copy
retained by the supplier.
(b) Specific Requirements.
(1) All concrete used shall be subject to a strength test, if ordered by the Building
Commissioner, such test to be made by a reputable laboratory selected by the
Commissioner. If such test is required, three test cylinders, six inches in diameter and
twelve inches high, shall be made as described in "Standard Method of Making and
Storing Compression Test Specimens of Concrete in the Field", A.S.T.M. Designation C
31-33 for testing in accordance with "Standard Methods of Making Compression Tests of
Concrete", A.S.T.M. Designation C 39-33; three such cylinders shall be used to
adequately perform the required seven-day test, and three cylinders to adequately
perform the 28-day test. The resulting compression strength must not be less than 2,500
pounds per square inch in seven days and not less than 4,000 pounds per square inch
in 28 days. Strength tests may be utilized for the purpose of checking on quality of
materials used and method of mixing. If any tests fall below the standard of
specifications set forth herein, the Building Commissioner may, at his or her discretion,
order the contractor to discontinue the use of any cement, sand or stone being used in
the concrete, and to supply other grades of materials which will produce the standard
strength as specified above. The costs of all such tests shall be at the expense of the
contractor.
(2) Excavation of subgrade shall be made to the depth necessary to permit the
required thickness of ballast and thickness of concrete for the specified installation. The
contractor shall remove all spongy material, roots, shale, loam and earth, and all
material excavated shall be removed from the premises by the contractor. Any fill
necessary to level shall meet the specifications of this chapter and shall be compacted
uniformly as may be approved by the Building Commissioner or his or her inspector.
(3) No broken concrete may be used as a part of the bed unless the excavation is
carried deep enough to permit the use of such broken material below the required
thickness of finished concrete, as required by this chapter. Ballast under concrete
sidewalk shall have a thickness or depth after rolling of three inches, under residential
driveway aprons and that portion of the public sidewalk crossed by such driveways of
four inches, and under commercial driveways and that portion of the public sidewalk
crossed by such driveways of six inches.
(4) Concrete shall be thoroughly mixed before being deposited in clean, steel forms
adequately braced to prevent distortion from the specified dimensions. Steel forms shall
be used on all straight sections of sidewalk. Wood forms shall not be used except for
single sections of five feet or less, for special curved sections or for such special work as
may require wood forms and permission therefor is given by the Building Commissioner.
All forms used, whether steel or wood, shall not be permitted to become warped or
twisted, shall be subject to the approval of the Building Commissioner or his or her
inspector, and shall be of a size sufficient to produce an installation of the required
thickness. All forms shall be kept clean and free from defects and shall be coated with a
suitable oil before filling with concrete.
(5) Foundation beds shall be sprinkled immediately prior to the pouring of the
concrete, which when mixed shall be rapidly deposited in the forms; any concrete not in
final position within 30 minutes after completion of the mixing must be discarded. Under
no circumstances may concrete that has partially set be used, and the remixing of such
materials is specifically prohibited. Concrete shall be deposited between bulkheads to a
uniform thickness and to the full depth and width of the form; any irregular or sloping
surfaces shall be avoided. Concrete after being placed or poured shall be thoroughly
tamped and consolidated so that none of the limestone appears on the surface, and it
shall be thoroughly compacted and brought to the proper pitch and grade with a templet
or straight edge.
(6) Immediately prior to finishing the surface, the concrete shall be cut into slabs not
longer than ten feet on anyone side. Control joints, whether hand-tooled or sawn, shall
be to a depth of one-fourth the thickness of the slab. Approved expansion joints shall be
used on each side of the driveway where it passes through the public sidewalk.
(7) Finishing of the work shall immediately follow the placing and compacting of the
concrete after the water sheen has disappeared from the surface. The least amount of
finishing should be done; water shall not be added to the surface. All surfaces shall be
free from depressions or inequalities. The application of dry cement to hasten drying of
the surface is specifically prohibited.
 (8) In rainy weather, concrete shall be protected as soon as it is finished, and in hot
or dry weather, the concrete shall be properly cured with an approved curing compound,
as per manufacturer's specifications. No concrete shall be poured between November
15 and April 30 without applying a six-inch straw cover or an approved blanket cover.
(9) Prepared strips of bitumen and fiber or mineral aggregate shall be placed in
concrete installations at intervals of at least 40 feet, and shall also be placed at all points
where the work abuts curbing or a lateral sidewalk, and along the line of a building
where the work is laid full width from the curb to a building or other structures. Similar
joints shall be placed around all water meter covers, gas boxes, hydrants, lamp tankards
or other fixed objects projecting through the installation. All such strips shall be one
fourth of an inch in thickness, except for transverse joints when the temperature is below
70°F., in which event the strips shall be one-half of an inch in thickness. The top of the
strip shall be cut off flush with the top of the concrete.
(10) While the above specifications are based on the use of "ready mix" concrete, it
will be permissible to mix the concrete at the site of installation, provided an inspector is
present and further provided the concrete is mixed in a mechanical batch-type mixer
operated for two minutes at the rate of 12 to 18 revolutions per minute. Mixing by hand in
a box or on a platform is prohibited. Not more than five gallons of water shall be used
per sack of cement and all quantities of sand and aggregate shall be measured before
placing in the mixer. Proportions shall be governed by the specifications set forth in this
chapter.
(11) Concrete installations regulated by the requirements of this chapter shall have
the following thickness or depth when used for the following purposes:
A. Public sidewalks, except that portion crossed by a driveway, shall have a
thickness of four and one-half inches, with a sand ballast of three inches;
B. That portion of private residential driveways within the limits of any public
highway (commonly called driveway aprons), and including that portion of the public
sidewalk crossed by such driveways, and a private driveway not within the limits of a
public highway, shall have a thickness of six inches with a sand ballast of four inches;
and
C. Private commercial driveways within the limits of any public highway, and
including that portion of the public sidewalk crossed by such driveways, shall have a
thickness of eight inches or as may be required by the Engineer, with a sand ballast of
six inches. Sand ballast shall be thoroughly tamped. The foregoing specifications are the
minimum requirements, and any installation which fails to meet such specifications will
be considered as faulty and will be condemned and required to be replaced.
Determination of such measurements shall be made after the sand ballast has been
thoroughly compressed or compacted in place.
(12) The contractor shall use all due precautions to protect, and shall follow, stakes
and working lines approved by the Building Commissioner. All work shall be carried on
and material placed so as to offer the least possible obstruction to vehicular or
pedestrian traffic. Barricades and red lights shall be maintained by the contractor for
such period as may be required.
 (13) No water may be used from City mains by a private contractor unless
permission shall be granted and provision made for the method of measurement and
payment for water used.
(14) Upon completion of any work, the area adjacent thereto shall be cleaned of all
waste material, excavated dirt, etc., which the contractor shall remove to the nearest
dump.
(15) No truck washout and/or excess, left over, unusable concrete shall be washed
into any private or public sewer system.
(Ord. 2004-21. Passed 6-7-2004; Ord. 2022-34. Passed 6-21-2022.)
1060.08 SPECIFICATIONS FOR ASPHALTIC INSTALLATIONS.
(a) The base for all asphaltic installations shall be six inches in finished depth, and
such base shall be of limestone ranging from two inches to one-half inch screen, and all
loads delivered shall be of uniform mix without segregation of sizes. This material shall
be evenly spread over the rolled subgrade, and thoroughly consolidated with a power
roller of at least five tons weight. Voids shall be filled with fine screenings after the initial
rolling and the surface sprayed with water during the final roller operation. The finished
top of the base shall be uniform in surface and shall show no loose aggregates.
(b) An alternate base may be made by using portland cement concrete four inches in
depth. Such concrete shall be composed of one part cement, two and one-half parts
sand and four parts limestone. Only enough water shall be used to provide workability of
the mix and the material shall be hand-tamped in place on the rolled subgrade. A
covering of burlap or heavy paper shall be left on for a period of at least six days before
applying the two-inch asphalt surface.
(c) When the base has thoroughly dried to the satisfaction of the Building
Commissioner, the two-inch asphalt wearing surface may be laid. On the foundation, as
heretofore required, there shall be laid the bituminous concrete wearing surface, which
shall consist of a mineral aggregate mixed with bituminous cement and laid as
hereinafter specified. This wearing surface shall have a thickness of two inches after
thorough compression with a roller weighing at least five tons.
(d) The mineral aggregate shall consist of a mixture of broken stone and sand to
which in some cases may be added a small quantity of stone dust or portland cement.
Any sound, durable stone such as trap rock, blue limestone, or granite, usually
considered suitable for macadam surface, may be used. The stone must be broken as
nearly cubical as practicable and shall not show distinct planes of cleavage or crystalline
faces and shall not crush or split under the roller when being consolidated in the
installation. For the wearing surface the stone shall vary in size from that passing a one
and one-fourth inch screen to that held on a one-fourth inch screen. The dust or fine
screenings shall be removed from the stone if excessive and irregular in quantity. The
sand shall be similar in character to that commonly used in sheet asphalt mixtures. It
shall be hardgrained and moderately sharp, free from loam or other foreign material and
vary in size from that passing a one-fourth inch screen to dust passing a 200 mesh
screen. There shall not be over 5% passing the 200 mesh screen and not over 30% on
the ten mesh screen. The dust which may be added to the mixture shall be either
portland cement or finely ground limestone. Not over 4% by weight shall be added to any
bituminous concrete mixture and a screening of the combined aggregate should not be
over 6% of 200 mesh material.
(e) The proportions of the various ingredients composing the bituminous concrete
shall be approximately three parts of stone to two parts of sand, to which shall then be
added bituminous cement sufficient so that from 7% to 10% by weight of the mixture
shall be bitumen soluble in carbon disulphide.
(f) The mineral aggregate shall, before mixing with the bituminous cement, be dried
and heated in driers of approved type in which the material does not come in contact
with fire or flames. The driers shall be of the revolving type, agitating and turning the
material during the process of drying. When the aggregate is thoroughly dried and
heated to a temperature from 250 degrees to 355 degrees Fahrenheit, depending upon
the climatic conditions and the bituminous cement used, it shall be immediately, before
being cooled or exposed to moisture, mixed in a box known as the "pug type" with the
hot bituminous cement, as hereinafter specified. If stone dust is used, such material shall
be introduced directly into the mixer without passing through the drier.
(g) The asphaltic cement used as the binding material shall be prepared from refined
oils having asphaltic base. The material shall be prepared with asphaltic petroleum oils,
to produce the required consistency. The asphalt shall be homogeneous, free from
water, and shall not foam when heated to 175 degrees Centigrade. Such asphalt shall
meet the following requirements:
(1) Specific gravity 25°C., not less than 1.01
(2) Flash point, not less than 175°C.
(3) Softening point 40° - 55°C.
(4) Penetration 25°C. 100 gr. 5 sec. 80 - 90
(5) Loss at 163°C. 5 hours 1% maximum
(6) Penetration residue, 25°C. 100 gr. 5 sec. at least 55
(7) Total bitumen, at least 99.5
(8) Organic, insoluble 0.2 max.
The contractor must certify in writing to the Building Commissioner or his or her
inspector, the character of the asphalt and the source of supply which he or she
contemplates using, prior to beginning the work.
(h) The mixture shall be spread by shoveling into place on the foundation and leveling
with heated metal rakes so that when compressed by a self-propelled roller weighing at
least five tons, it shall be two inches in thickness with surface even and true to grade.
Along the curb and around manholes, meter boxes and other obstructions where the
roller cannot reach, the compression shall be obtained by hot iron tampers. As soon as
the temperature will permit, the mixture shall be rolled and the rolling continued
lengthwise and diagonally until all roller marks have disappeared and the surface gives
indication of no further compressibility. When a joint is necessary, the material shall be
trimmed to a rough feather edge, painted with asphaltic cement, and the hot material
then raked over the joint and thoroughly tamped and rolled. The process of laying must
be continuous throughout each day's operation to avoid unnecessary joints or lack of
cohesion between the different batches delivered and installed.
(i) As soon as possible after the rolling of the mixture is finished and while the surface
is still warm and clean a coat of pure asphalt cement, heated to a temperature of from
280 degrees to 320 degrees Fahrenheit shall be spread over the surface and evenly
distributed with rubber squeegees or roofing mops. Only sufficient material shall be used
to flush the surface voids without leaving an excess. Immediately over this cement
application a top dressing of torpedo sand or fine gravel, free from dust, which must be
thoroughly dried and heated shall be spread and rolled into the surface. A small excess
of gravel may be left to be worn in or away by traffic.
(Ord. 2022-34. Passed 6-21-2022.)

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