Specifications for concrete sidewalks.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 50-103
in effect§ 50-103. - Specifications for concrete sidewalks.
(a) When excavating for concrete sidewalks, the ground shall be brought up to a subgrade of not less than six inches below the finished grade of the walk. The subgrade shall be thoroughly tamped if necessary to afford a solid foundation. A course of concrete not less than four inches deep shall be placed upon a two-inch sand cushion. The concrete shall be composed of workable Portland cement concrete having a compressive strength of 3,500 pounds per square inch. The concrete shall be tamped in suitable forms not less than four inches in depth. Expansion joints ½ inch in thickness shall be placed every 25 feet and where new work abuts existing sidewalks and curbs. A transverse contraction joint is to be made every 25 square feet of sidewalk.
(b) The Portland cement used in the sidewalk construction shall conform to the standard specifications of the American Society for Testing Materials, Serial D Designation C9-26, and all subsequent amendments and revisions. Sidewalks shall have a wooden float finish true to line and grade and shall bear thereon the imprint of the name of the person constructing the same. All sidewalks shall be not less than five feet in width, except where permission is obtained from the Director.
(Code 1970, § 32-46; Code 1980, § 50-103)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH50STSI_ARTIIIOTPRRECORESICUDR_DIV1GE_S50-103SPCOSIFetched: 10/28/2026