No person shall erect or maintain any trap door
or gate in any of the sidewalks within the Village without written
permission from the Board of Trustees, and no trap door or gate in
any of the sidewalks within the Village shall be kept open at any
time except during the receiving and delivery of goods and during
such time the same shall be surrounded by sufficient barriers as to
secure public safety.
No person shall construct or maintain a gate
that shall swing outward over any sidewalk in the Village.
[Amended 8-9-1999 by L.L. No. 11-1999]
Awnings may be constructed in front of any building
in the Village to project over the sidewalk not to exceed 10 feet,
provided such awnings are supported by a wire framework securely attached
to such building in such a manner as to be at all times safe and self-supporting,
and provided that every part of such awning shall be at least seven
feet from the surface of the sidewalk. Every owner or occupant of
any building within the Village shall at all times keep the awnings
in front of such building free from snow, ice or other obstructions.
No person shall suspend from any awning or over any sidewalk any merchandise
or article of any kind. No wooden awnings shall hereafter be constructed
within the Village.
[Amended 12-11-2017 by L.L. No. 3-2017]
Every owner, occupant or person in charge of
any building or real property within the Village shall keep the sidewalk
contiguous to such building or real property free from grass, weeds,
rubbish or other obstructions and shall at all times keep such sidewalk
in a clean condition. If any person shall neglect or refuse to comply
with the requirements of this section, the Board of Trustees shall
cause all necessary work to be done at the expense of the person in
default, and, if payment is not made by such person or persons, the
same shall be assessed against the land upon the next tax roll of
the Village. The owner and occupant shall be jointly and severally
responsible for compliance with the provisions of this chapter as
to cleaning sidewalks. Said responsibility shall include liability
for injuries that result from failure to clean sidewalks.