Cross-Lot Paths as Sidewalks: Initial OK
Cross-lot walkways that aren’t located on the side of a street will likely be defined as “sidewalks” in the city of Ann Arbor – based on the initial approval of an ordinance change by the Ann Arbor city council on Oct. 7, 2013.
Elements of the ordinance change would: (1) allow such cross-lot paths to be repaired with funds from the city’s sidewalk repair millage; and (2) not trigger the winter maintenance requirement for adjacent property owners.
Under the city’s current ordinances, if an existing walkway meets the definition of a “sidewalk,” then the city bears responsibility for its repair for the duration of the sidewalk repair millage – which was approved by voters in November 2011 for a five-year period. But … [Full Story]