Athens City Code

1. (1) The city manager or his or her designee shall determine the character and type of construction and materials to be used in the construction of council-initiated street improvements and shall determine whether any or all of the work shall be done by contract or by city force account.
2. (2) All streets shall be first approved by the planning commission and shall be sized according to their classification. All streets shall meet the subdivision regulation standards except for area accesses or council-initiated improvements. Building permits shall not be issued for property abutting area accesses or driveways until the street is improved to meet subdivision regulation standards.

(Code 1972, § 12-405; Code 1995, § 16-405)