The code of the city of Charlottesville, Virginia containing the Charter as amended and re-enacted as a whole (approved March 14, 1908), the constitutional and legislative provisions of the state relating to cities, and the general ordinances of the city enacted as a whole August 6th, 1909, in effect September 1st, 1909 |
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 | CHAPTER XIV. The code of the city of Charlottesville, Virginia |  |
Sec. 163. Vaults and coal-holes.
All vaults and coal-holes under any sidewalk in the city shall
conform to the following requirements:
(a) No such vault or coal-hole shall extend beyond the inner
line of the curb stone.
(b) The outer wall nearest the carriage way shall be of good
building stone laid with good cement; the side walls shall be of
good hard brick or building stone laid in cement mortar; the top
shall be formed of large flat stones, concrete, or iron plates, or
arched with stone or hard brick, with the crown of the arch not
less than one foot below the surface of the pavement.
(c) Any opening into the sidewalk shall be located not more
than ten inches from the curbstone and shall not exceed eighteen
inches in diameter, and shall be covered with a substantial iron
plate with a rough surface placed flush with the pavement.
(d) Such vaults or coal-holes hereafter constructed shall be
in accordance with plans first approved by the City Engineer as
conforming to this section.
The owner or occupant of any building, the vault or coal-hole
to which does not conform to this section, or the owner, user or
lessor of any such vault or coal-hole, who shall, after notification
by the Mayor, fail or refuse to comply with its provisions, shall
be fined $5 for each day such violation continues. Any person violating
the other provisions of this section shall be fined $5 for
each offense.
| CHAPTER XIV. The code of the city of Charlottesville, Virginia | |