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Committee backs simplified sidewalk‑maintenance code and faster repairs
Summary
Delaware City staff proposed changes to city code (section 909) to streamline sidewalk repairs, emphasize city responsibility for tree‑ and ramp‑related damage, and shorten response times; committee voted to send the ordinance to council.
The Delaware City Public Works & Public Utilities Committee voted on Sept. 23 to recommend city council adopt a streamlined sidewalk‑maintenance ordinance that aligns the city’s procedures with current practice and federal accessibility guidelines.
Public Works Director Bill Perino told the committee the city’s prior Safe Walks program repaired roughly 14,000 sidewalk sections during an earlier comprehensive sweep. Staff said the code change to section 909 would formalize a simpler, more flexible process: when the city inspects a sidewalk that is the city’s responsibility, staff will arrange repairs; when the abutting property owner is responsible, staff will provide information, allow an appeal to the committee, and…
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