It is the responsibility of residential property owners within the City of Hillsboro to maintain pedestrian sidewalks adjacent to their properties in a manner safe for pedestrian use.
Recognizing this responsibility, the City of Hillsboro may occasionally budget funds for certain repairs and/or replacement of pedestrian sidewalks including the construction of ramps for the disabled. These funds are not to be used for adding sidewalks where none existed before.
The following guidelines shall be followed in the administration of this program:
(A) Property owners desiring to participate in the cost-sharing program shall notify the City Inspector, who will furnish the property owner an application containing the date of application, the property owner’s name, the estimated square footage of applicable sidewalk repairs, the street address of repairs, the estimated total cost of repairs, and the estimated cost to both the City and property owner.
(B) On a first-come, first-serve basis, the City will reimburse the cost of the concrete for the replacement of a deteriorated sidewalk. The owner of the subject’s adjacent property will be responsible for the cost of the labor and for any costs of required excavation, shoring of under-sidewalk structures, and filling and compaction of underground structures. The property owner shall be responsible for timely payment for contracted services and shall be responsible for approved costs by the City upon completion of construction and payment to the contractor. Concrete must be purchased from the City’s concrete supplier who has the low bid for that period of time.
(C) All new sidewalk shall be a minimum of four inches in thickness and shall be four feet wide or match the existing sidewalk width, and shall include wire mesh.
(D) The City shall pay all costs to construct curb ramps for access by the disabled at street corners at which adjacent sidewalk is being replaced.
(E) The City shall pay all costs of curb replacement or repairs adjacent to sidewalks subject to replacement, as determined necessary by the City.
(F) The time limit for the work to be completed will be three months. If the sidewalk is not completed in the above specified time, the City will move to the next person on the list.
(G) The City Council may designate specific residential target areas or neighborhoods in which City funding participation applies.
(H) The maximum amount of City funding applicable toward any sidewalk repairs on a single tract shall not exceed 100 feet, provided that the City may additionally fund all costs of handicapped ramp construction at approved street intersections at which related sidewalk improvements are scheduled.
(I) After completion, the City Inspector will inspect the sidewalk to assure all City regulations are met before reimbursement is approved.
(J) It is not the intention of this policy to conflict in any way with City Ordinance 818 which establishes the procedures of sidewalk construction.
(K) The City Council may at its discretion, allow departure from the guidelines, as conditions warrant.