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AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL AND REPLACE THE CITY OF GAHANNA CODIFIED ORDINANCES CHAPTER 903 - SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND RENEWAL; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
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WHEREAS, on July 24, 2023, City Council adopted ORD-0054-2023, an ordinance to repeal and replace code Section 521.06 - Construction, Repair, and Replacement of Sidewalks, Integral Approaches/Aprons and Related Areas and to repeal and replace Chapter 903 - Sidewalk Construction; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Engineering proposes the repeal and replacement of the City of Gahanna Codified Ordinances Chapter 903 - Sidewalk Construction, Maintenance, and Renewal; and
WHEREAS, the major revisions identified by the Department of Engineering include as follows: changing the definition for sidewalks to pedestrian facilities; aligning the definition of major development/redevelopment with Chapter 1117.07 - Development Plan; and clarifying when new or renewed pedestrian facilities will be required; and
WHEREAS, the Administration requests passage of the Ordinance as an emergency measure immediately necessary for the preservation of public peace, property, health, safety, and welfare; to wit: alignment with code sections recently adopted for Chapter Section 1117.10(e)(1)A - Required Improvements.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GAHANNA, COUNTY OF FRANKLIN, STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That Chapter 903 - Sidewalk Construction, Maintenance, and Renewal is hereby repealed and Chapter 903 - Construction, Maintenance, and Renewal of Pedestrian Facilities, as set forth in EXHIBIT A, attached hereto and made a part herein, is hereby enacted.
Section 2. That for the reasons set forth in the preamble above, this Ordinance is declared an emergency measure which shall be in full force and effect immediately upon passage by this Council and on the date of signature of approval by the Mayor.