[Adopted 11-10-1975 by L.L. No. 5-1975 as Ch. 124, Art. I of the 1975 Code]
No person shall injure any pavement, sidewalk, crosswalk or sewer, or dig any area sewer or make any excavation in any public street, nor remove any earth or stone therefrom within the Village of Canton without permission in writing from the Street Commissioner and under such conditions as the Board of Trustees or the Street Commissioner may impose. The Board of Trustees may order any sewer or excavation constructed contrary to the provisions of this section to be filled up or altered at the expense of the person constructing same or at the expense of the owner of the adjoining lands.
Any person receiving a permit from the Street Commissioner to excavate or do any work in the streets of the village shall, after such work is done, replace the earth and pavement or sidewalk, if any, in as good condition as before the work was commenced. All storm drains or laterals connecting with storm drains and all connections with the sanitary sewer must be constructed in accordance with the ordinances of the village under the supervision of the Street Commissioner and in such a manner as to meet the approval of such Commissioner.
[Amended 9-19-2005 by L.L. No. 10-2005]
A. 
Those desirous of making permanent connections to the sanitary sewer system of the Village of Canton shall comply with the provisions set forth at § 259-137 of the Canton Village Code.
B. 
Those desirous of making permanent connections to the water system of the Village of Canton shall comply with the provisions set forth at § 318-2 of the Canton Village Code.
C. 
Liability for expenses.
(1) 
All work incident to the making of the connection, other than the actual connection itself (including, but not limited to, the digging of the trench and laying of pipe and backfill and the cost of relaying the road beneath which the connection is to be made), shall be at the sole expense of the property's owner. Any such work performed by the Village shall be billed to the owner of the property at which the connection is being made and shall be billed by the Village based upon time charges and cost of materials.
(2) 
At the time of making the application, the property's owner and/or applicant shall deposit with the Village Clerk the sum of $500 to be applied by the Village toward the cost of the work incident to the making of the connection. Any amount unexpended therefor shall, on the completion thereof, be returned to the property's owner. The property's owner shall be billed for any such cost incurred by the Village in excess of said $500, which excess amount shall be paid within 30 calendar days following notification of the said charge.
(3) 
If the full amount due the Village is not paid by such owner within 30 calendar days following notification of the said charge, then the Village Superintendent shall file a sworn statement with the Village Clerk showing the cost and expense incurred for the work, the date the work was done and the location of the property at or for the benefit of which said work was done. The recordation of such sworn statement shall constitute a lien on the property and shall remain in full force for the amount due in principal and interest, plus costs of court, if any, for collection until final payment has been made. Said costs and expenses shall be collected in the manner fixed by law for the collection of taxes. Sworn statements recorded in accord with the provisions hereof shall be prima facie evidence that all legal formalities have been complied with and that the work has been done properly and satisfactorily and shall be full notice to every person concerned that the amount of the statement, plus interest, constitutes a charge against the property designated or described in the statement and that the same is due and collectible as provided by law.
No person, persons, individual, company or corporation shall dig, excavate or otherwise do work within the public right-of-way, easement or where the village-owned water pipes, sewers or storm drains are located, except during the hours of a regular workday for village employees. No work within such areas shall proceed without first obtaining a proper permit from the Village Clerk. Proof of adequate insurance to cover any damage or injuries arising from such work must be filed at the same time the application is presented for the permit. Before the issuance of the permit referred to herein, clearance must be obtained from the department head directly concerned and evidence of such clearance shall be filed with the Village Clerk prior to the issuance by him of the proper permit. This distance from such mains or pipes will be set by the department head wherein power machinery such as shovels, backhoes, bulldozers, air hammers, etc., may be safely used. Any person, company or corporation doing any of the aforesaid work will be held liable for any damages resulting from said work to the pipes and mains, regardless of the question of negligence.
A. 
Whenever any public street within the village is in process of construction, repair or being opened for any purpose, it shall be the duty of the person performing the work or in charge of the same to place and maintain such sufficient guards about the construction or opening as to secure public safety until said street is ready for public use, and at all times during the night to keep lighted lanterns (showing a red light) not more than 20 feet apart upon or near said guards so as to give warning to all persons of such construction and danger. No person shall ride or drive any vehicle or animal upon any such street until the same is opened to the public.
B. 
When streets are in a bad or dangerous condition the Street Commissioner shall post conspicuously danger signs warning the drivers of vehicles of the conditions of said streets and to travel along such streets or avenues is at the driver's own risk.
No person shall hinder or obstruct the construction or repair of any pavement, sidewalk, crosswalk, water lines, sewer or other public improvement within the village which shall be under any order of the Board of Trustees, Municipal Board, Planning Board or Street Commissioner, nor hinder or obstruct any person employed to perform such work by the above authorities upon any public street or place.
A. 
No person, firm or corporation shall place any materials for building or any other purpose upon any public street within the village without permission, in writing, from the Street Commissioner. Such permission shall not be for a longer period than three months, nor shall it authorize the obstruction of more than 1/3 of the sidewalk.
B. 
All persons to whom such permits are granted shall cause all said materials to be enclosed within such sufficient guards as to secure public safety and at all times during the night shall keep a red light upon said grounds in such a manner to give warning to all persons of the presence of said materials or rubbish.
C. 
All such building materials and rubbish arising therefrom shall be removed from any public street at the expiration of the time limit in the above-mentioned permit, or upon the revocation of said permit. Any such permit may be revoked without notice by the Board of Trustees or the Street Commissioner at any time.
Any person who shall dig any excavation within four feet of the line of any public street within the village shall erect sufficient barriers between such street and excavation as to secure public safety and at all times during the night shall keep red lights upon such barriers to give warning of such excavation. If such sufficient barriers are not erected within 24 hours after notice has been served for the erection of the same by the Street Commissioner or any other village official, a village official may then order the erection of such barrier at the expense of the person so in default.
No unauthorized person shall remove or interfere in any way with any lamps or other danger signals or any barriers erected for public safety or any monument or benchmark placed to locate the line of any public street, sidewalk, street grade, storm sewer grade or public improvement within the village.
[Amended 4-5-1982 by L.L. No. 2-1982]
A. 
Statement of purpose. The Village Board of the Village of Canton recognizes that the sidewalks now in existence in the Village of Canton were, for the most part, built many years ago and are in need of structural renovation. The Village Board has determined that the renovation of the existing sidewalks within the village is in the best interests of all of the citizens of the village and that the cost of such renovations should be borne by the community at large rather than the owners or occupants of property immediately adjoining the sidewalks. The Village Board, therefore, wishes to make the village responsible for the reconstruction of the existing sidewalks without otherwise altering the responsibility of developers and subdivision builders for the installation of proper sidewalks where appropriate prior to the dedication of the streets in new residential or commercial developments to the village. Furthermore, the Village Board does not intend to alter the responsibility of adjoining property owners or occupants to keep the sidewalks free and clear of obstructions, nor does the Village Board intend to affect the requirements and applicability of § 6-628 of the Village Law or § 6-620 of the Village Law or § 276-1 of the Village Code.
B. 
Sidewalks affected by this section. The provisions of this section of the Village Code shall apply only to sidewalks which are in or parallel to and adjoining the right-of-way of village streets.
C. 
Assumption of responsibility for sidewalk repair. Until such time as the Village Board of the Village of Canton adopts a resolution at a regular or special meeting of the Village Board declaring that the village is taking the responsibility for the reconstruction and structural maintenance of the public sidewalks specified in the resolution, every owner or occupant of property within the village is responsible for the proper construction and maintenance of the sidewalk in front of the property so owned or occupied, and the same shall be kept free from snow, ice, grass, weeds, rubbish or other obstructions. After the passage of a resolution declaring the village to be taking responsibility for the reconstruction and structural maintenance of certain sidewalks, the village shall be responsible for the construction and structural maintenance of the specified sidewalks, and the owner or occupant of the property in front of which the sidewalk passes shall thereafter be responsible only for the nonstructural maintenance of the sidewalk in front of the property so owned or occupied and shall keep the same free from snow, ice, grass, weeds, rubbish or other obstructions.
D. 
Cost of construction and maintenance. The cost of reconstruction or maintenance of the sidewalks undertaken by the village after the passage of a resolution described in Subsection C above shall be borne by the Village of Canton; provided, however, that nothing herein shall affect the applicability of § 6-620 of the Village Law of the State of New York to all of the sidewalks of the village, whether maintained by the village or by the adjoining owner or occupant.
E. 
New construction. Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the responsibility of any person, firm or corporation to construct, at his expense, such sidewalks as may be required in any subdivision or other residential or commercial development within the village for which building or other permits are issued after May 1, 1982.
F. 
Written notice of defects required. Nothing in this section shall be construed to waive or alter the requirement of service of the written notice of defect contained in § 276-1 of the Village Code or § 6-628 of the Village Law of the State of New York.
G. 
Sidewalk plow. The use by the Village of Canton of a sidewalk plow upon the sidewalks of the village shall not reduce or eliminate the responsibility of the property owner for the nonstructural maintenance of sidewalks, nor shall it be construed to be an assumption by the village of any responsibility or liability for injuries caused to persons or property arising from the use of sidewalks within the village.
H. 
Responsibility for intentional or negligent damage to sidewalks. The responsibility of the village to reconstruct and maintain sidewalks shall not extend to sidewalks damaged by any person, firm or corporation in the course of tree removal or construction, demolition, excavation or repair of buildings or real property adjacent to or upon which the sidewalk is located, nor shall the village's responsibility to repair or reconstruct sidewalks extend to damage to the sidewalks caused by negligence of any person, firm or corporation. Notwithstanding the passage of a resolution by the Village Board accepting the responsibility for the reconstruction and maintenance of any particular portion of sidewalks, the person, firm or corporation damaging the sidewalk and the owner or occupant of property adjacent to sidewalks damaged in the manner described in this subsection shall be responsible for the proper reconstruction of the damaged sidewalk. The failure of such persons to repair the sidewalks after receipt of the notice from the Village Clerk that such repair is required by reason of the actions described in this subsection shall constitute a violation of this article.
Every owner or occupant of any land or premises fronting upon or adjoining any street or highway within the Village of Canton shall keep the portion of the highway lying between the curb or gutter and the sidewalk free from weeds, ashes, refuse or other obstruction and shall keep the grass cut and, at all times, keep such space properly graded and grassed.
A. 
Every owner of any building or vacant lot within the village shall at all times keep all lateral sewers to such buildings or vacant lot in repair.
B. 
All lateral sewers are to be laid by the property owner or at the property owner's expense.
C. 
Persons desiring to make permanent connection of a lateral sewer to the main sewer of the Village of Canton shall pay the sum of $10 for the making of the tap and shall further pay the cost of labor and materials for making such tap, which labor and materials are furnished by the Village of Canton. At the time of making an application for tapping onto the sewer, the sum of $20 shall be deposited with the Village Clerk to be applied towards the cost and to be applied on the labor and materials furnished. No person or persons shall make any connection to the sewer system except the duly authorized representative of the Village of Canton.
No person shall place any merchandise or obstruction of any kind upon any sidewalk of the public streets of the village, except while actually engaged in loading or unloading goods, etc.
A. 
A permit must be secured from the Board of Trustees to construct a trapdoor or grate in the sidewalk.
B. 
A trapdoor or grate in the sidewalk must not be kept open at any time, except during the receiving and delivering of goods and during such time the same shall be surrounded by sufficient barriers as to secure public safety.
A. 
Cloth awnings must not project more than 10 feet from the building across the sidewalk and must be supported by an iron framework securely attached to said building in such a manner as to be at times safe and self-supporting and every part of such awning shall be at least seven feet from the sidewalk.
B. 
Snow, ice and other obstructions must not be allowed to accumulate upon said awning to endanger the public. Merchandise or articles of any kind must not be suspended from an awning projecting across a public sidewalk.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former § 16, Signs and banners, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 9-20-1982 by L.L. No. 5-1982. For current provisions see Ch. 264, Signs.
No person shall construct or maintain a gate that shall swing outward over any sidewalk in the village.
No person shall scatter ashes, wastepaper, handbills, circulars or rubbish or other materials in any public street or place within the village without permission from the Street Commissioner.
No person shall drive any vehicle or lead, ride or drive any animal along or upon any sidewalk intended for the use of pedestrians within the village, except that baby carriages and invalid chairs may be propelled along sidewalks, and except that snow plows, horse-drawn or otherwise propelled, may pass along the sidewalk for the purpose of freeing the walks from snow, ice, etc.
A. 
No building, structure or part thereof of any kind shall be moved upon or along any public street or place within the village without permission from the Board of Trustees.
B. 
The Board of Trustees may require a bond or undertaking from the person responsible for the moving of said building, etc., as a guarantee to the village against damages to the street, streets or otherwise.
A. 
All improved property within the village must be individually numbered according to its location within the Village of Canton.
B. 
If any property owner neglects or refuses to number his or her property the Board of Trustees, after a ten-day notice to such owner, may cause the property to be numbered and the cost of numbering shall be assessed against such property.
No person shall place or erect any post or posts within the streets of the village without the written consent of the Board of Trustees.
Any violation of this article shall constitute disorderly conduct and, upon conviction, the violator shall be fined not less than $5 nor more than $50 for each violation and conviction. In default of payment of such fine the person or persons convicted shall be imprisoned in the St. Lawrence County Jail.