The Mayor and Council shall have the power to:
A.
Establish and change from time to time the grade lines,
width and construction materials of any public way or part thereof.
B.
Grade, lay out, open, extend and make new public ways.
C.
Grade, straighten, widen, alter, improve or close
any existing public way or part thereof.
D.
Pave, surface, repave or resurface any public way
or part thereof.
The Mayor and Council shall have the power to:
A.
Establish and change from time to time the grade lines,
width and construction materials of any sidewalk, curb or gutter or
part thereof.
B.
Grade, lay out, construct, reconstruct, pave, repave,
repair, extend or otherwise alter the sidewalks along any public way
or part thereof; which work may consist of the construction and repair
of landscaping, drainage systems, various utility systems, including
the location or relocation of water, sewer, electric, telephone and
cable transmission lines, and street and sidewalk lights.
[Amended by Ord. No. 00-05]
C.
Install, repair and maintain curbs and/or gutters
along any public way or part thereof.
D.
Assess the cost of any projects under this section
on the abutting property owners in the manner provided in this article.
A.
The Mayor and Council shall have the power to require
and order the owner of any property abutting on any public way to
perform any projects under this chapter, at the owner's expense, according
to plans and specifications adopted by resolution of the Mayor and
Council and on file in the Town office. If, after due notice and hearing,
the owner fails to comply with the order within a reasonable time,
the Town may do the work, and the expenses thereof shall be a lien
on the property and shall draw interest after 30 days at the rate
of 1% per month or fraction thereof.
B.
An abutting property owner constructing a new building
or substantially improving an old building upon his property shall
be required, at his own expense, to provide sidewalks, curbs and gutters
meeting the plans and specifications adopted by the Mayor and Council;
provided, however, that exceptions may be granted in special cases
wherein the Mayor and Council determine that the public interest will
not be served by requiring strict adherence to the requirements of
this section. In no case shall any occupancy permit required by this
code be issued if there has not been compliance with this section.
A.
The cost of the work being charged shall be assessed
according to the front foot of apportionment or some other equitable
basis determined by the Mayor and Council. The Town shall contribute
to the cost of the curb and gutter an amount determined by resolution
by the Mayor and Council, which amount shall be reviewed as deemed
necessary.
B.
Payment and installments. Special assessments may
be made payable in annual or more frequent installments over such
period of time and in such manner as the Mayor and Council may decide.
C.
Billing and collection. All special assessments levied
under this section shall be billed and collected by the Town Clerk.
No public way, sidewalk, curb or gutter shall
be graded or the grade changed nor shall any other work be done with
respect thereto except in accordance with the plans and specifications
adopted by the Mayor and Council.
[Added by Ord. No. 00-05]
To carry out the street and sidewalk construction
and repairs authorized under the Charter and this article, Town employees,
its agents and assigns, shall have the right of entry for the purpose
of accomplishing said work, at all reasonable hours, upon any premises
in the Town which abuts a Town street or sidewalk.
[Amended 5-5-1994 by Ord. No. 94-4]
Violations of this article shall be punishable
as a municipal infraction. Violators shall be subject to a fine not
to exceed $100. Repeat offenders may be assessed a fine not to exceed
$200 for each offense.