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:
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Thickness of Slab
(inches)
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Size of Aggregate
(inches)
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2 1/2 to 5
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3/4 to 1 1/2
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6 to 8
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1 1/2
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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.