§ 12-80-14. Generally.

A.

The owner or operator of every railroad, the tracks of which cross a street of the city at a grade, shall be and is required to lay and maintain a suitable crossing at the street so crossed, such crossing to be paved with a standard crossing in a manner and of such materials as shall be approved by the city engineer, for the full width of the street from curbline to curbline and extending between rails and two feet on either side of the rails, the crossing material to be laid flush with the surface of the track rails so as to at all times afford a good and safe crossing; provided that, where any existing crossing in the opinion of the city engineer is of suitable material and safe and satisfactory, such owner or operator of the railroad track shall be permitted to maintain such crossing until the same shall require extensive repairs or rebuilding, when the same shall be rebuilt as herein provided; and, provided, further, that, the city engineer shall have the power to designate the crossings of streets where little traffic exists, and when so designated, it shall not be necessary to install such standard crossings, but the same shall be paved with other material and in a manner satisfactory to the city engineer. Wherever more than one track crosses a street and the nearest rails of the tracks are less than 15 feet apart, the paving required shall extend between the tracks as well as between the rails and two feet outside of the outermost rails.

B.

The owner or operator of every railroad shall also lay and provide sidewalks of asphalt or concrete, which shall be approved by the city engineer, to be laid between the curblines and street right-of-way lines for the full width of the right-of-way; and provided further, that the city engineer shall have power to designate crossings with little pedestrian traffic, and when so designated, it shall not be necessary to lay such sidewalks.

(Code 1967, § 34-7; Code 1985, § 31-26; Ord. No. 1426, § 3, 9-5-1972; Ord. No. 3588, § 1, 9-2-1986)