[Amended 2-2-1976 by L.L. No. 1-1976]
It shall be unlawful for any person, persons,
associations or corporations to construct sidewalks or curbs within
the village without first obtaining a building permit from the Code
Enforcement Officer. Such permit shall indicate the street on which
the proposed work is to be located. At the completion of the work,
the contractor must procure approval from the Code Enforcement Officer
before the work can be accepted by the village.
No sidewalk shall be constructed, except upon
compliance with the following specifications:
A. Subgrading is to be excavated to a depth of six inches
below the grade of the completed surface as indicated by the Engineer.
B. The foundation is to be a six-inch bed of clean gravel,
sand or cinders; no ashes allowed.
C. The first course shall be five inches of concrete
composed of four parts of clean gravel, two parts sand and one part
cement with water enough to flush, and is to be well tamped before
the top course is applied.
D. The top course shall be one inch thick and consist
of two parts of clean sand to one of cement mixed to such consistency
as will not require tamping but can readily be flushed with a straight
edge. This wearing surface is to be spread over the first course immediately
after mixing and in no instance more than one hour after the first
course is placed.
E. If desired, the sidewalk may be constructed as one-inch
course consisting of four parts clean gravel, two parts sand and one
part cement.
F. Sidewalks are to have a slope of 1/4 inch to the foot
toward the curb. A one-quarter-inch sand joint shall be cut through
the entire depth of concrete every four feet. The inside and outside
edges of the walk are to be neatly rounded and trimmed. At the corners
of all streets the intersecting walks are to be extended to the curblines
of the respective streets.
No curb shall be constructed, except upon compliance
with the following specifications:
A. All curbs shall be at an elevation of 2 1/2 inches
below the inside edge of sidewalks, unless otherwise specified by
the Engineer.
B. The foundation is to be an eight-inch bed of gravel
or cinders.
C. The curb is to be 18 inches in depth, six inches wide
at the top and 7 1/2 inches wide at the bottom.
(1) The specifications governing sidewalk construction
shall also apply to the curbs. Corners are to be neatly rounded and
trimmed.
(2) A one-quarter-inch sand joint shall be cut through
the entire curb every eight feet.
D. The inside face of the curb shall be vertical.
The Mayor shall have the right to cancel and
revoke any building permit issued pursuant to the foregoing provisions
for good and sufficient cause or abuse of the privilege hereby granted.