A. 
Duty of owner or occupant. The owner, tenant or occupant of every building, lot or parcel of land within the village shall keep the sidewalks in front of or adjoining such premises free and clear of snow and ice and shall remove snow and ice from such sidewalks to a width of at least three feet within 18 hours after the fall of snow shall cease. In case snow and ice on any such sidewalks are so congealed that they cannot be removed, such owner, tenant or occupant shall, within a reasonable time after the same shall form or occur, cause such snow and ice to be strewn with sand, ashes or other material in such a manner as to enable a person to walk thereon with safety. Failure of the owner or occupant to remove snow and ice in accordance with this § 155-10A shall subject the owner of such building, lot or parcel of land to liability for any personal injuries sustained as a result of such failure.
[Amended 5-24-1999 by L.L. No. 7-1999]
B. 
Removal by village. In case the sidewalks in front of or adjoining any building, lot or parcel of land shall not be cleared or cleaned of snow and ice or strewn with sand, ashes or other materials, as provided in Subsection A of this section before the expiration of the time limited for cleaning or strewing the same, then the village may proceed to so clear or strew such sidewalks, and the cost and expense of doing such work on the sidewalks in front of or adjoining such premises shall be ascertained and a report thereof shall be filed with the Village Clerk.
C. 
Assessment on adjoining property. The cost of cleaning or sanding the sidewalks by the village pursuant to Subsection B of this section, as the same shall appear from the report on file with the Village Clerk, together with a charge of 50% thereof to cover costs of supervision and administration, shall be a lien upon the premises adjoining such sidewalks so reported to have been cleaned or sanded. If such cost is not paid on or before the first day of April next following, the Village Board of Trustees shall levy the amount thereof as a part of the tax to be collected upon the premises against which such cost shall be a lien. The same shall be included in the completed tax roll and collected as part of the taxes against such premises.
[Amended 6-10-1991 by L.L. No. 5-1991]
Persons owning or occupying business or industrial establishments within the village shall keep sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking areas, gutters and other areas adjacent to or in front of their establishment free of garbage, refuse, rubbish or litter. These aforesaid areas shall be swept clean before 10:00 a.m. each business day. Landscaped areas shall be cleaned once a day. All materials so removed and the sweepings shall be deposited in waste receptacles.
A. 
Definition. For the purpose of this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:
RECONSTRUCTION
An operation involving the removal and replacement of sidewalks having an area in excess of 100 square feet.
B. 
Sidewalks to conform to specifications. All sidewalks hereafter constructed or reconstructed within the limits of the village shall conform to the specifications set forth in this section and such additional requirements as may be required by the Superintendent of Public Works.
C. 
Permit required; application. Before proceeding with the construction or reconstruction of any sidewalk, the owner of the property along which the sidewalk is to be built shall make application therefor to the Superintendent of Public Works. There shall be a fee for such application as set forth by resolution of the Village Board of Trustees in the Master Fee Schedule, which may be amended from time to time. Further, there shall be a security deposit to be deposited with the village, which amount shall be set forth by resolution of the Village Board of Trustees in the Master Fee Schedule, which may be amended from time to time. Upon certification from the Superintendent of Public Works that such permittee has duly performed the terms and conditions of such construction or reconstruction specifications, the village will refund the security deposit, less expenses incurred by the village directly related to the project.
[Amended 5-23-1994 by L.L. No. 12-1994]
D. 
Issuance of permit; contents. After determining that the plans for the proposed construction or reconstruction are in conformity with the terms of the specifications of this section and in compliance with such village rules or local laws as may be applicable thereto, the Superintendent of Public Works shall issue the permit required by Subsection C. This permit shall set forth the general features of the work proposed, together with such special instructions as may be properly applicable thereto.
E. 
Exception. Patching and repairing of sidewalks having an area of less than 100 square feet may be made in conformity with the type and kind of sidewalk previously existing.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsections F through N, regarding construction specifications, which immediately followed this subsection, were deleted 4-28-1997 by L.L. No. 4-1997.
A. 
Owner liability. Each owner of realty must keep the public sidewalks located on his or her property or on abutting publicly owned property in good repair and in a safe condition for pedestrians at all times. Failure of the owner of realty to maintain the sidewalks in good repair and in a safe condition shall subject the owner of such realty to liability for any personal injuries sustained as a result of such failure.
[Amended 5-24-1999 by L.L. No. 7-1999]
B. 
Notification. If the village decides any sidewalk requires repair, it shall serve written notice of such decision upon the owner requiring him or her to repair such sidewalk within 30 days thereof. Where two or more persons are owners, service upon one of them shall be service on all.
C. 
Owner repairs. If the owner repairs the sidewalk, it shall be done at his or her own expense and in accordance with the specifications in this article and rules and regulations of the village.
D. 
Village repairs. If the owner does not repair such sidewalk within the time required by such notice, the village shall make such repairs or cause them to be made and shall file a certificate of said expense with the Village Treasurer at which time said certified expense will become due and owing by the owner. Such expense may be collected in an action at law or assessed upon the adjoining land. Such assessments shall be made and taxes levied as provided by the Village Law.
E. 
Assumption of cost or portion thereof by village. Prior to any fiscal year, the Village Board of Trustees may decide that the village will assume a specific part of the cost of all such sidewalk repairs undertaken by the village during the next fiscal year. In no event will the village assume more than 50% of such cost, except that any damage to said sidewalks caused by the village shall be repaired by the village at no expense to the owner. If, however, the village determines that the repairs are necessitated by the action of the property owner or his or her agents, the village shall require the property owner to bear the entire cost of the repairs.
[Added 4-28-1997 by L.L. No. 4-1997]
A violation of this article shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500, imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.