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Haslet council approves ordinance amendments clarifying sidewalk responsibilities
Summary
The Haslet City Council unanimously approved amendments to the subdivision and zoning ordinances to consolidate sidewalk rules, specify maintenance responsibilities and set a 5-foot new-sidewalk standard. The changes clarify when property owners, HOAs or the city are responsible and require permits and inspections for repairs in the right-of-way.
Haslet City Council on Jan. 13 unanimously approved amendments to the city’s subdivision and zoning ordinances that consolidate sidewalk requirements, clarify who is responsible for maintenance and set standards for new sidewalks.
The measure, drafted to remove inconsistencies across ordinances, assigns maintenance responsibility to property owners for the sidewalks adjacent to their homes. “Most of this is the property owner who is responsible for their sidewalks just because since they're put in with their house, with…
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