James Llamas, please consider posting a link to this issue and canvassing for more "votes" at southgate.nextdoor.com

Case Closed
Service Request Resolved

Sec. 40-85. Performance of work by city at request of property owner.

Any property owner or his duly authorized agent, who shall desire the city to construct for him any sidewalk, driveway, curb or gutter, or to reconstruct, or repair or regrade the same, shall have the right to petition the city council therefore, asking that such work be performed at the cost and expense of the petitioner, offering to defray all costs of advertising for bids, if any, letting contract and cost of grading, constructing and finishing, and designate the terms upon which he can pay.

This case is not resolved. It should stay open. Is developer required to build sidewalk or not? 311 response does not make sense: "Sec. 40-85. Performance of work by city at request of property owner" has nothing to do with this issue.

Your request to Houston 311 has been accepted. Your service request ID is 22215

Case Closed
Service Request Resolved

Sec. 40-85. Performance of work by city at request of property owner.

Any property owner or his duly authorized agent, who shall desire the city to construct for him any sidewalk, driveway, curb or gutter, or to reconstruct, or repair or regrade the same, shall have the right to petition the city council therefore, asking that such work be performed at the cost and expense of the petitioner, offering to defray all costs of advertising for bids, if any, letting contract and cost of grading, constructing and finishing, and designate the terms upon which he can pay.

This issue is not closed.

I am not petitioning the city to build a sidewalk. I am asking why the city is not enforcing the building code which reads:

3110.4.4 Sidewalks. When required by Section 10.06D of the IDM, public sidewalks shall
be constructed in accordance the applicable Public Works drawing number, for the specified
location and site conditions.

Section 10.06 of the IDM reads:

D. Sidewalks and Accessibility Ramps:
1. Accessibility ramps shall be constructed at all intersections.
2. Ramps, approaches and sidewalks shall be comply with ADA and TAS requirements.
3. Approved sidewalk/ramp details are shown in the City’s Standard Details. Use of
these details are specific to certain field conditions such as ramp direction, driveway
crossings, crosswalk locations and the location of the sidewalk with respect to the
curb.
4. Where use of standard sidewalk/ramp details is not possible due to field conditions,
engineer shall submit proposed design drawings to City Engineer for approval.
Design drawings shall include site field survey conditions.

Clearly this development - which is about to finish construction - is not in compliance and we would like to know why.

Your request to Houston 311 has been accepted. Your service request ID is 22215

Case Closed
Service Request Resolved

Sec. 40-85. Performance of work by city at request of property owner.

Any property owner or his duly authorized agent, who shall desire the city to construct for him any sidewalk, driveway, curb or gutter, or to reconstruct, or repair or regrade the same, shall have the right to petition the city council therefore, asking that such work be performed at the cost and expense of the petitioner, offering to defray all costs of advertising for bids, if any, letting contract and cost of grading, constructing and finishing, and designate the terms upon which he can pay.

Mr. Llamas is quite correct.

This issue is not closed.

I am not petitioning the city to build a sidewalk. I am asking why the city is not enforcing the building code which reads:

3110.4.4 Sidewalks. When required by Section 10.06D of the IDM, public sidewalks shall
be constructed in accordance the applicable Public Works drawing number, for the specified
location and site conditions.

Section 10.06 of the IDM reads:

D. Sidewalks and Accessibility Ramps:
1. Accessibility ramps shall be constructed at all intersections.
2. Ramps, approaches and sidewalks shall be comply with ADA and TAS requirements.
3. Approved sidewalk/ramp details are shown in the City’s Standard Details. Use of
these details are specific to certain field conditions such as ramp direction, driveway
crossings, crosswalk locations and the location of the sidewalk with respect to the
curb.
4. Where use of standard sidewalk/ramp details is not possible due to field conditions,
engineer shall submit proposed design drawings to City Engineer for approval.
Design drawings shall include site field survey conditions.

Clearly this development - which is about to finish construction - is not in compliance and we would like to know why.

Enforce the sidewalk ordinance. The property owner/developer MUST build a sidewalk as to code.

Your request to Houston 311 has been accepted. Your service request ID is 22215

Case Closed
Service Request Resolved

Sec. 40-85. Performance of work by city at request of property owner.

Any property owner or his duly authorized agent, who shall desire the city to construct for him any sidewalk, driveway, curb or gutter, or to reconstruct, or repair or regrade the same, shall have the right to petition the city council therefore, asking that such work be performed at the cost and expense of the petitioner, offering to defray all costs of advertising for bids, if any, letting contract and cost of grading, constructing and finishing, and designate the terms upon which he can pay.

Is the city really closing this complaint? Do we understand the issue correctly? Why does city keep closing complaint with the nonsense comment? The city needs to enforce the ordinance to require the developer to build the sidewalk or explain why they granted a variance.

Your request to Houston 311 has been accepted. Your service request ID is 22215

Case Closed
Service Request Resolved

Sec. 40-85. Performance of work by city at request of property owner.

Any property owner or his duly authorized agent, who shall desire the city to construct for him any sidewalk, driveway, curb or gutter, or to reconstruct, or repair or regrade the same, shall have the right to petition the city council therefore, asking that such work be performed at the cost and expense of the petitioner, offering to defray all costs of advertising for bids, if any, letting contract and cost of grading, constructing and finishing, and designate the terms upon which he can pay.

No one is petitioning the city to build anything. This is a question of building code enforcement. Please do not try to close this case and cite that irrelevant passage again.

Your request to Houston 311 has been accepted. Your service request ID is 22215

Case Closed
Service Request Resolved

Sec. 40-85. Performance of work by city at request of property owner.

Any property owner or his duly authorized agent, who shall desire the city to construct for him any sidewalk, driveway, curb or gutter, or to reconstruct, or repair or regrade the same, shall have the right to petition the city council therefore, asking that such work be performed at the cost and expense of the petitioner, offering to defray all costs of advertising for bids, if any, letting contract and cost of grading, constructing and finishing, and designate the terms upon which he can pay.

THIS IS NOT FIXED. I don't desire the city to construct anything for me. I desire for the city to enforce the building code, which requires this developer to build sidewalks.

Your request to Houston 311 has been accepted. Your service request ID is 22215

Case Closed
Service Request Resolved

Sec. 40-85. Performance of work by city at request of property owner.

Any property owner or his duly authorized agent, who shall desire the city to construct for him any sidewalk, driveway, curb or gutter, or to reconstruct, or repair or regrade the same, shall have the right to petition the city council therefore, asking that such work be performed at the cost and expense of the petitioner, offering to defray all costs of advertising for bids, if any, letting contract and cost of grading, constructing and finishing, and designate the terms upon which he can pay.

This issue isn't closed. Please no more nonsense response from city.

Your request to Houston 311 has been accepted. Your service request ID is 22215

Case Closed
Service Request Resolved

Sec. 40-85. Performance of work by city at request of property owner.

Any property owner or his duly authorized agent, who shall desire the city to construct for him any sidewalk, driveway, curb or gutter, or to reconstruct, or repair or regrade the same, shall have the right to petition the city council therefore, asking that such work be performed at the cost and expense of the petitioner, offering to defray all costs of advertising for bids, if any, letting contract and cost of grading, constructing and finishing, and designate the terms upon which he can pay.

DO NOT CLOSE THIS CASE. The owner needs to be made to put in sidewalks. This system is gamed by the city workers. My guess it's to improve the stats presented to the Mayor.

This issue is not closed. Unless the developer has recieved a variance, he is in violation of his permit and must build sidewalks.

Your request to Houston 311 has been accepted. Your service request ID is 22215

Folks it looks like the 311 system is broken. When I called they said they had no record of the original complaint from 11/13, the followup, or responses that I assumed came from 311. Anyway, they took the complaint over the phone, and forwarded it to building code office (832-394-9000) and issued service request number 01197961. I also followed up with email. They said to check back in a couple days for response...

Thanks for doing that, Justin. I'm writing an email to our council person, as well.

Case Closed
Service Request Resolved

Sec. 40-85. Performance of work by city at request of property owner.

Any property owner or his duly authorized agent, who shall desire the city to construct for him any sidewalk, driveway, curb or gutter, or to reconstruct, or repair or regrade the same, shall have the right to petition the city council therefore, asking that such work be performed at the cost and expense of the petitioner, offering to defray all costs of advertising for bids, if any, letting contract and cost of grading, constructing and finishing, and designate the terms upon which he can pay.

A variance was granted for the Sheridan side but denied for the McClendon side. This developer is required to build a sidewalk.

Your request to Houston 311 has been accepted. Your service request ID is 22215

Case Closed
Service Request Resolved

Sec. 40-85. Performance of work by city at request of property owner.

Any property owner or his duly authorized agent, who shall desire the city to construct for him any sidewalk, driveway, curb or gutter, or to reconstruct, or repair or regrade the same, shall have the right to petition the city council therefore, asking that such work be performed at the cost and expense of the petitioner, offering to defray all costs of advertising for bids, if any, letting contract and cost of grading, constructing and finishing, and designate the terms upon which he can pay.

James:
1. What justification did city give give for granting variance for Sheridan sidewalk?
2. What does city plan to do to enforce the McClendon sidewalk construction?
3. Did city explain why the 311 responses here on this website are nonsense?

From an email from PWE:

"For the 1900 blocks of Sheridan (1951, 1955 Sheridan), a sidewalk variance was approved due to existing trees along the street. For 2015, 2017 McClendon Street, the variance was denied and a 5’ wide sidewalk is required w/ an ADA compliant ramp at the intersection."

My follow-up:

"1) What is the procedure for enforcement of the sidewalk requirement for 2015 and 2017? The sidewlak and ramp have not been constructed even though construction on the residences appears nearly complete.

2) On what basis was it determined that existing landscaping precluded the inclusion of a sidewalk along Sheridan? The only preexisting vegitation is a single crepe myrtle that does not appear to be in the way of a sidewalk located a few feet back from the curb and that should probably be removed anyway because it obscures the stop sign and street signs."

And in response to my follow-up questions:

"1. The inspectors have been notified and will inform those on site of the 5’ sidewalk requirement on McClendon Street.

2. From photos submitted by the contractors, there are existing protected trees along Sheridan Road that prevent a continuous sidewalk. Acknowledging the existing vegetation for the property in question, there are also existing trees further down the street that would prevent a continuous sidewalk by neighboring property owners."

Still not resolved. No more irrelevant responses, please.

Your request to Houston 311 has been accepted. Your service request ID is 22215

Case Closed
Service Request Resolved

Sec. 40-85. Performance of work by city at request of property owner.

Any property owner or his duly authorized agent, who shall desire the city to construct for him any sidewalk, driveway, curb or gutter, or to reconstruct, or repair or regrade the same, shall have the right to petition the city council therefore, asking that such work be performed at the cost and expense of the petitioner, offering to defray all costs of advertising for bids, if any, letting contract and cost of grading, constructing and finishing, and designate the terms upon which he can pay.

James:

Q: "What is the procedure for enforcement?"
A: "Inspectors will inform those on the site of the requirement"

You asked a fair question. The city didn't answer it. The procedure should be to enforce the permit they developer was granted. What happens if builder sells, goes out of business etc? Does city hold a bond that they can enforce? Did city erroneously grant certificate of occupancy before the developer was done?

That was just the McClendon sidewalk. Does Sheridan really have protected trees that prevent a sidewalk?

The whole thing just seems sloppy to me and the city responses not assuring...