APPENDIX D: STREETS & SIDEWALKS
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Overview of Street and Sidewalk Ordinances
This document serves as an alphabetical index of streets and sidewalks within the jurisdiction, detailing specific ordinances related to their opening, improving, extending, vacating, or adopting. It provides a historical record of municipal actions taken regarding public infrastructure.
Key Categories of Action
The document lists various types of municipal actions applied to different streets:
- Opening: Establishing new streets (e. g. , Alpha Street, Ann Street).
- Improving: Upgrading or maintaining existing streets (e. g. , Alton Street, Beech Street).
- Extending: Lengthening existing streets (e. g. , Caroline Street, Cherry Street).
- Vacating: Officially closing or removing a street from the public map (e. g. , Bolton Street, Hemlock Street).
- Adopting: Accepting responsibility for a street (e. g. , Ann Street, Pine Street).
- Correcting: Fixing errors in street descriptions or boundaries (e. g. , Cherry Street, Prave Street).
- Temporary Closing: Short-term closures (e. g. , Locust Street).
Notable Recent Ordinances and Amendments
The latter part of the document lists recent amendments to broader traffic and sidewalk regulations, rather than specific street names:
- Sidewalk Regulations: Multiple ordinances (602, 605, 607, 643, 646, 655) address standards for repair, required sidewalks, and prohibitions on grass/weeds.
- Traffic Ordinances: Amendments include making the 100 block of Spruce Street one-way (625), adding stop signs at specific intersections like Cherry and Prave Streets (642), and comprehensive traffic ordinance updates (627).
- Vacations: Recent vacations include an unnamed alley parallel to New Germany Road (594), Hemlock Street (611), and a portion of Reddinger Street (634).
- Tree Regulations: Ordinance 591 adopted new regulations for planting and maintaining street trees.
Specific Street Examples
- Cherry Street: Has a long history of actions including opening, improving, extending (connecting to Prave Street), and correcting descriptions.
- Crawford Street: Features numerous improving ordinances and the acceptance of Maple Springs Court west.
- High Street: Has many improving ordinances dating back to the early 1900s.
- Locust Street: Includes a temporary closing ordinance (444) and an opening ordinance (358).
Date Range
The ordinances listed span from the early 20th century (e. g. , 1903, 1906) to recent years (2022), indicating a continuous record of municipal infrastructure management.