[Adopted 8-23-1976 as L.L. No. 12-1976 (Ch. 70, Art. XIII,
of the 1968 Code of the Village of Lindenhurst)]
The Village Board may from time to time, by
resolution, require the repair of sidewalks and curbs along streets,
roads and highways in the Village of Lindenhurst at the expense of
the abutting owners or otherwise upon such notice and pursuant to
the authority or requirements of § 4-412 of the Village
Law of the State of New York.
No sidewalk shall be constructed or permitted
to be constructed, reconstructed or repaired along any street, road
or highway in the Village of Lindenhurst unless such construction
shall be of concrete and conform to the lines and grades furnished
by the Village and in conformity with all of the specifications and
requirements established by rules and regulations of the Village Board.
[Added 6-16-1992 as L.L.
No. 2-1992]
No sidewalk shall be removed or altered except
by written permission of the Village Board.
A.Â
Whenever the Village Board adopts an order or orders
directing the owners of the respective lots or parcels of land in
front of which it is desired that sidewalks or curbs be relaid or
repaired to construct the same in accordance with this article, the
Village Board shall specify the place, manner and time within which
such repair shall be done, which time shall not be less than 48 hours.
B.Â
The Village Administrator Clerk shall publish a notice
thereof in the official Village newspaper at least twice, the first
publication of which shall be at least 15 days before the time specified
for the completion of the work, or he shall serve a copy of such notice,
by registered or certified mail, upon the owner or owners of the land
in front of which it is desired that such repair shall be done, as
indicated by the latest assessment roll of the Village of Lindenhurst.
Whenever a notice or notices referred to in § 158-34 hereof has been or have been served upon such owner or owners of the respective lots and parcels of land in front of which it is desired that sidewalks or curbs be relaid or repaired and such owner or owners, occupant or occupants shall not cause the repair to be made to the sidewalk or curb as required by the notice, the Village shall cause the repair to be made as required by the notice.
The Village shall be reimbursed for the cost of building, relaying or repairing any sidewalk when made as provided in § 158-35 hereof by the owner or owners of the respective lots and parcels of land in front of which such repair was made, by assessment upon and collection from the lots or parcels of land termed benefited by such repair, so much of the actual and complete cost upon and from each such lot or lots as shall be in just proportion to the amount of benefit which the improvements shall confer upon the same and collected by adding the amount of the charge upon the following year's Village taxes, although the assessment may be paid prior to that time if so desired.
