Glasgow Permit Required to Construct by Private Contract ordinance (§ 520.130)
Chapter 520: Sidewalks and Retaining Walls
In short: Before the city engineer will set grade stakes for a privately contracted sidewalk, the builder must get a permit. Sidewalks built contrary to the chapter get no acceptance certificate and can be condemned by the Board of Aldermen, and the adjoining property owner pays to rebuild them to city specifications.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
The City Engineer, or other officer discharging the duties thereof, shall not be required to set grade stakes for any sidewalk to be constructed by private contract until a permit for same shall have been first obtained, nor shall be given a certificate of acceptance for any sidewalk which shall have been heretofore or any time hereafter be constructed contrary to the provisions of this Chapter, and all such sidewalks shall be subject to the condemnation by the Board of Aldermen, and the property along or in front of which said improvements are so constructed shall be liable for the cost of reconstruction of same in accordance with the City's specifications and on the established grade.
Official source: City of Glasgow official Code of Ordinances (online), § 520.130
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.