VILLAGE OF CAPITAN
ORDINANCE 2008-____
AN ORDINANCE THAT WILL REVISE PUBLIC WAYS AND PROPERTY
WHEREAS, The Village of Capitan is a New Mexico municipality; and
WHEREAS, The Governing Body of the Village of Capitan is charged with
making laws to insure the efficient operation of the Village; and
WHEREAS, The Governing Body of the Village of Capitan acted in regular
session on October 7, 2008 to approve the replacement of Title 7 –
Public Ways and Property, Chapter 1, Section 7-1-2 with the following:
Section 7-1-2: Curb Cuts to Existing Curbs:
B. Request Procedure: An owner of real property may
request a curb cut to provide access to
that property through the following procedure:
1. The property owner/representative shall contact
the Village Street Department Supervisor at the Village Hall. The
supervisor and property owner/ representative will go to the site and
decided what work will be needed to be done to provide access to the
property.
2. The street supervisor will prepare an estimate of
the work to be done and contact the owner/representative of
the property for approval to do the work. The cost of the curb
cut will cover the price of the needed materials and the labor to do
the curb cuts. If the estimate is accepted by the property
owner/representative, the fees will be paid in full and a work order
will be issued to the Street Department to do the curb cuts.
3. The property owner/representative, at his sole
expense, may hire a licensed contractor to saw-cut the existing curb
and re-pour to State Highway Specifications Section 609. The
property owner will contact the village street department supervisor
for approval before commencing the work. Upon completion of the curb
cut and re-pour, the Village Street Supervisor shall perform a final
inspection to determine if the work complies with State Highway
Specifications Section 609. If the Village Street Supervisor
determines that the curb cut and re-pour do not comply with State
Highway Specifications Section 609, the owner of the real property
shall bring the curb cut and re-pour into compliance with those
specifications before the property may be used.
Village of Capitan
Ordinance 2008-____
An Ordinance that will revise Public Ways and Property
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NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Governing Body of the Village of
Capitan to replace the existing Title 7 – Public Ways and Property,
Chapter 1 Section 7-1-2 of the Municipal Code with the above Curb Cuts
to Existing Curbs.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED THIS 7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2008.
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Sammy Hammons,
Mayor
(SEAL)
ATTEST:
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Kay Strickland, Village Clerk