§ 26-118. Distance from property lines.

(a)

All curblines on the west side of Second Street from the north line of Monmouth Street to the south line of B Street shall be ten feet from the abutting property line, and all curblines on the east side of Second Street from the north line of C Street to the south line of B Street shall be ten feet from the abutting property line and shall conform to the official grades of the street and shall be uniform as to material, dimensions and distances from the property lines along which they are built and shall be composed of cement concrete and shall be six inches at the top and eight inches at the bottom and 14 inches in height and depth; and the spaces between the curblines and the sidewalk shall be filled with earth on a level with the sidewalk and in the space may also be planted flowers and ornamental shrubbery for the purpose of beautifying the city.

(b)

All curblines on the west side of Second Street from the south line of Monmouth Street to the north line of E Street shall be ten feet from the property line abutting thereto, and all curblines on the east side of Second Street from the south line of C Street to the south line of E Street shall be ten feet from the abutting property line and shall conform to the official grade of the street and shall be uniform as to material, dimensions and distances from the property lines along which they are built and shall be composed of cement concrete and shall be eight inches at the bottom and six inches at the top and 14 inches in height and depth; and the spaces between the curblines and the sidewalk may be filled with earth on a level with the sidewalk and in the spaces may be planted shrubbery, ornamental, and flowers for the purpose of beautifying the city.

(c)

All curblines on B Street between First and Second Streets in the city shall be ten feet from the property line; and on E and D Streets in the city they shall be built 14 feet from the property lines abutting thereon and shall conform to the official grades of the streets and shall be uniform as to material, dimensions and distances from the property lines along which they are built and shall be composed of cement concrete and shall be eight inches at the bottom, six inches at the top and 14 inches in height and depth; and the spaces between the sidewalk and the curbline shall be filled in with earth to a level with the sidewalk and planted to rose bushes and ornamental shrubbery for the purpose of beautifying the city.

(d)

All curblines on Main Street shall be 14 feet from the abutting property lines. All curblines on Log Cabin and Walnut Streets shall be 14 feet from the abutting property lines. On Marsh Street the curblines on the west side thereof shall be ten feet from the abutting property lines and on the east side thereof the curblines shall be 14 feet from the abutting property lines thereto. All curblines on Polk, Williams, Picture, Boatlanding, Grand and Oak Streets shall be 14 feet from the abutting property lines, and all of such curblines shall be uniform as to materials, dimensions and distances from the property lines and shall conform to the official grades of the streets along which they are built and shall be constructed of cement concrete, and shall be six inches at the top and eight inches at the bottom and 14 inches in height and depth; and the space between the curblines and the sidewalks shall be filled with earth on a level with the sidewalks and shall be seeded to yard grass and kept well sprinkled during the dry season by the abutting property owners in front of their respective abutting property to keep the grass thereon green and may be set to rose bushes or other ornamental shrubbery for the purpose of beautifying the city, and such grass shall be kept mowed and shrubbery well trimmed.

(e)

All curblines in the city, on all streets lying south of E. A. Thorp's Town of Independence, west of Second Street, and south of E Street on east side of Second Street shall be 14 feet from the abutting property lines, and all such curblines shall be of uniform size and dimension, also as to materials used therein, and shall be concrete curblines and shall be 14 inches in height, eight inches wide at the bottom and six inches wide at the top; and the spaces between the sidewalk and such curblines shall be filled with earth on a level with the sidewalk and shall be seeded to yard grass and kept sprinkled during the dry season by the abutting property owners in front of their respective abutting property to keep the grass green thereon during such dry season, and may also be set to rose bushes or other ornamental shrubbery for the beautifying of the city; and such grass shall be kept mowed and shrubbery well trimmed at proper times and season; provided, however, C Street and E Street are excepted from the operations of this division.

(f)

All curblines in the city, on all streets lying south of E. A. Thorp's Town of Independence west of Second Street and south of E Street on east side of Second Street shall be 14 feet from the abutting property lines, excepting the curblines on Third Street between A and B Streets in the city, which shall be 18 feet from the abutting property lines; and all such curblines shall be of uniform size and dimensions, also as to lines, and shall be 14 inches in height, eight inches wide at the bottom and six inches wide at the top, and be of concrete material; and the spaces between the sidewalk and such curblines shall be filled with earth on a level with the sidewalk and shall be seeded to yard grass and kept sprinkled during the dry season in each year by the abutting property owners in front of their respective abutting property, and may also be set to rose bushes, or other ornamental shrubbery, for the purpose of beautifying the same, and such grass shall be kept mowed and the shrubbery well trimmed at proper times and seasons, provided, however, curblines on C Street shall be 18 feet from property lines abutting thereon.

(Prior Code, § 30.110; Code 2006, § 12.6.1)