[Adopted 3-12-1937]
No person, firm, corporation and/or its agents
shall be permitted to construct, repair, alter or reconstruct sidewalks
without first securing a permit from the Town Superintendent of Highways
and complying with the conditions and specifications hereinafter set
forth.
[Amended 3-12-1986 by L.L. No. 4-1986]
This article shall cover and apply to all streets
and highways in the Town of Rotterdam.
A.
The street side, that is, the inside edge of the walk,
is to be exactly five feet, measured from the back of the curb; or
5 1/2 feet, measured from the face of the curb.
B.
Construction is to be of portland cement, washed sand
and washed No. 2 gravel mixed to a proportion of 1:2:4, or one bag
of cement, two cubic feet of washed sand and four cubic feet of washed
No. 2 gravel.
C.
The reconstruction and repair of said sidewalks shall
be made in good and workmanlike manner, and no deviation from the
above specifications will be permitted.
Portland cement, washed sand and washed No.
2 gravel are to be the standard materials used, mixed to the aforementioned
proportions of 1:2:4 or, namely, one bag of cement, two cubic feet
of washed sand and four cubic feet of washed No. 2 gravel.
The grade of the street or inside edge of the
sidewalk is to be exactly 1 1/4 inches above the curb immediately
adjacent to it; whereas, the outside edge of the walk closest to the
property line is to be 2 1/2 inches above that point in the curb directly
adjacent to it.
A.
The standard width of the sidewalk is to be exactly
five feet, thereby making the street side of the walk five feet from
the back of the curb, and the property line side of walk is to be
one foot from the aforementioned property line.
B.
The thickness of said sidewalk or sidewalks is to
be in no case less than four inches, but may be thicker if the property
owner or contractor desires to make it so.
C.
Telephone poles. The center of telephone poles shall
be located two feet from back of curb or 2 1/2 feet from the face
of the curb.
Permits to construct, reconstruct or repair
sidewalks shall be issued by Superintendent of Highways of the Town
of Rotterdam. A permit, when so issued, shall be valid for 30 days.
No charge shall be made for such permit. The permit may be revoked
by the Superintendent of Highways for cause and/or failure to comply
with specifications hereinbefore set forth. Revocation of the permit
may be made orally or in writing. In the event that the permit is
revoked, it shall be unlawful for the person holding said permit,
the owner of premises and/or his agents and employees to continue
with the construction, reconstruction or repair of the sidewalks.
Notice shall be given to the Superintendent of Highways by the owner
or his contractor of commencement of work. The Superintendent of Highways
shall, within 48 hours from receipt of said notice, make an inspection
of said work. Disputes as to grades, thickness of concrete, workmanship
and proper manner of construction of sidewalks shall be decided by
the Town Engineer. His decision shall be final unless the party aggrieved
shall, within 10 days after the Engineer's decision, apply to the
Town Board to review the same. No construction, repair or reconstruction
of sidewalks shall be carried on after revocation of permit or pending
the decision of the Town Engineer or the Town Board. The decision
of the Town Board shall be final. Violations of this article shall
be prosecuted by the Superintendent of Highways. No concrete shall
be mixed or prepared on the street surface or curbing and such mixing
or preparing concrete on the street surface or curbing is hereby declared
a violation of this article.
[Amended 3-12-1986 by L.L. No. 4-1986]
Any violation of this article shall be punishable
by a fine not to exceed $250 or imprisonment for a term not to exceed
15 days, or both.
