[Adopted 3-28-1960 by Ord. No. 7.5 of the Unified Code of Ordinances of 1960 (Ch. 73 of the 1968 Code)]
A.
No person being the owner or occupant of any real
estate or premises in the Village shall suffer the sidewalk or sidewalks
adjacent to and in front of the same to become out of repair or in
an unsafe and dangerous condition.
B.
In the event of a violation of the provisions of this
section, in addition to whatever remedies may be available to the
Village pursuant to law, the following procedure may be instituted:
[Added 9-27-1976 by L.L. No. 28-1976]
(1)
A notice, in writing, may be sent by the Clerk to
the owner of the property immediately adjoining said sidewalk or upon
which property said sidewalk is located.
(2)
Said notice shall be mailed by certified mail, return
receipt requested.
(3)
Said notice shall provide that the owner shall make
repairs to the sidewalk in question within 48 hours after delivery
of said notice.
(4)
Said notice shall describe the area and approximate
location of the sidewalk concerned.
(5)
Service of said notice upon the owner of record as
shown on the rolls of the Receiver of Taxes of the Village upon the
date of mailing such notice shall be proper and sufficient.
(6)
Said notice shall require that the sidewalks be repaired,
in accordance with the established grade line and with the specifications
set forth in this article, to the satisfaction of the Superintendent
of Public Works, that all such work be performed in a good and workmanlike
manner and that materials be of standard grade and free from defects.
(7)
In the event that the owner of the property concerned
shall fail to perform the work required by said notice in the manner
set forth therein, within the time specified, the Board of Trustees
may cause the sidewalk concerned to be repaired and made safe and
the cost thereof shall be assessed against the property concerned.
(8)
In the event that the Village shall perform said work,
entry upon private property by Village employees for the purpose of
doing said work shall be lawful.
No person shall construct or cause or permit
to be constructed a curb or sidewalk of cement, concrete, stone, brick
or other similar substance on any street, highway or other public
place within the Village of Patchogue without first obtaining from
the Board of Trustees of said Village the proper grade for such curb
or sidewalk.
It shall be the duty of a person desiring to
construct such curb or sidewalk to make a written application therefor
to the Board of Trustees of the said Village, designating the street,
avenue, highway or public place upon which such curb or sidewalk is
to be constructed.
The width of sidewalks in the Village of Patchogue
shall be as follows: On all four-rod streets or avenues, curblines
shall be 23 feet from the center line of said four-rod street or avenue,
except that on Main Street, from Ocean Avenue to the easternmost limit
of the Village, curblines shall be 21 feet from the center line of
said Main Street. On all sixty-foot streets or avenues, curblines
shall be 21 feet from the center line of said street or avenue. On
all three-rod streets or avenues, curblines shall be 16 3/4 feet
from the center line of said street or avenue. On Church Street, sidewalks
shall be seven feet in width measured from the property lines. On
Gerard Street, sidewalks shall be four feet in width measured from
the property lines.
[Amended 3-22-2010 by L.L. No. 6-2010]
Concrete sidewalks and driveway aprons in the
Incorporated Village of Patchogue shall be constructed as follows:
A.
Heavy loam shall be removed to a depth of at least
six inches from bottom of the sidewalk, and sand placed at an average
of six inches. If any fills of six inches or more must be made, same
must be water-settled, then rolled or tamped to finished subgrade.
Fill is to be placed in layers not more than three inches in depth.
Concrete shall be 1:2:4 gravel concrete. Mixture shall be one part
portland cement, two parts sand and four parts gravel. Concrete shall
attain compressive strength of not less than 2,500 pounds per square
inch at 28 days. Water-cement ratio shall be eight. Measurement of
materials for ready-mixed concrete shall conform to Ready Mixed Concrete,
ASTM Designation C-94.
B.
Maximum size of aggregate, to pass square opening,
in inches, for light reinforced or unreinforced concrete slab:
|
Thickness of Slab
(inches)
|
Size of Aggregate
(inches)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
2 1/2 to 5
|
3/4 to 1 1/2
| |
|
6 to 8
|
1 1/2
|
C.
Maximum slump for concrete shall be from four inches
to six inches.
D.
The concrete furnished shall not exceed the maximum
water-cement ratio specified above.
E.
The twenty-eight-day compressive strength shall be
determined in accordance with current ASTM Specifications C-39 and
C-31, and specimens cured in accordance with Paragraph B of C-31 shall
not be less than shown above.
F.
All concrete aprons for private dwellings used for
automobiles shall be a minimum of six inches in thickness and a minimum
of 12 feet wide, including a flare of two feet.
G.
All concrete aprons for gas stations and other business
places and all industrial driveways shall be a minimum of eight inches
in thickness, reinforced, and a minimum of 24 feet wide where the
business has one entrance or 14 feet wide where there is more than
one entrance.
H.
Half-inch premolded bituminous joints shall be placed
where a new sidewalk abuts existing sidewalk, posts, curbs, buildings,
hydrants, etc.
I.
All construction and expansion joints shall be made
for the full depth of the concrete. Expansion joints, to be spaced
at no greater than 60 feet apart, shall be one-half-inch-thick asphalt.
J.
Steel fabric reinforcement shall consist of No. 6
gauge wire spaced six inches on center, longitudinally and transversely.
Fabric shall be placed midway between upper and lower surfaces and
securely held in position during the pouring operation unless concrete
is struck off, by means of a template at the required depth.
K.
All concrete sidewalks shall be float-finished and
struck off in squares not to exceed five feet by five feet. Trowel
finish will not be accepted. Slopes and grades will be given by the
Village Engineer in the field.
L.
All concrete sidewalks to be repaired must be replaced
with new concrete to the nearest construction or contraction joint.
Under no circumstances will patches be allowed. Temporary patches
of asphalt are allowed only during cold winter months when it is not
practicable to pour concrete, or for such time as fixed by the Superintendent
of Public Works.
M.
All concrete curbs must be poured monolithic, but
in no case will curbs be permitted to be poured monolithic with a
sidewalk.
N.
Where a sidewalk abuts a curb, premolded asphalt 1/2
inch thick must be installed for the entire length of the curb. Vertical
expansion joints in the curb, to be spaced no greater than 60 feet
apart, shall be premolded asphalt 1/2 inch thick.
[Added 2-23-1981 by L.L. No. 5-1981;
amended 4-25-2016 by L.L. No. 4-2016]
Any person who shall violate any provisions
of this article, in addition to any and all remedies provided by law,
shall be liable for any injuries resulting therefrom and shall indemnify
and hold harmless the Village of Patchogue from any claim or cause
of action for personal injuries and/or property damage which shall
have been proximately caused by said violation.
[Added 3-9-2009 by L.L. No. 7-2009]
Any person who violates this article or fails to comply with any of its requirements shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties provided in § 1-1 of the Code of the Village of Patchogue.
