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Town of Union, NY
Broome County
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[Adopted 6-5-1946; amended in its entirety 12-21-2011 by L.L. No. 13-2011]
All sidewalks constructed within the Town of Union outside the corporate limits of the Villages of Endicott and Johnson City shall be constructed in accordance with the following rules and regulations:
A. 
All sidewalks shall be built in accordance with standard sidewalk specifications, copies of which are on file with the Town Clerk and Director of Planning at the Town Office Building, 3111 East Main Street, Endwell, New York.
B. 
Any property owner may request a sidewalk along his premises.
C. 
When 51% of the property owners on the same side of the street request sidewalks, the construction of sidewalks for the entire block shall be mandatory. When requested, the Town shall act as agent for this construction, supplying the specifications, engineering and inspection services, engaging the contractor and acting as the collecting and remitting agent, which services may be chargeable to the property owners.
D. 
Engineering and inspection services relative to any new sidewalk construction shall be mandatory and such services shall be furnished by the Town of Union, which service may be chargeable to the property owner.
E. 
All requests for engineering service shall be in writing to the Town Board at least 10 days previous to the anticipated starting date, and in special cases where a complete block of sidewalk is being constructed the request for construction should be filed with the Town Clerk previous to May 1.
F. 
Property owners shall engage only responsible contractors who have the necessary machinery and equipment for such purpose.
G. 
Inspection during construction shall be made by the Town Engineer.
H. 
Payment shall be made by the property owner direct to the contractor, except in special cases the Town may act as receiving agent for the contractor.
Any person, firm, association or corporation who or which shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine of not more than $250 or imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both.