The cost of sidewalk replacements shall be paid 1/2 by a charge against the village at large and 1/2 by a charge against the abutting property owner.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Vernon as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as Arts. X and XI of the 1952 Ordinances]
Where new streets are dedicated to public use and dedicated to the Village of Vernon, such streets shall be improved by the Village of Vernon only after the same have been rough graded and shaped by the party dedicating the same to such public use. After such rough grading is completed, the village will maintain and improve such highway to the extent necessary and desirable under the circumstances and amount of traffic which said highway shall sustain.
A.
A person must not injure any pavement, sidewalk, crosswalk, sewer, drain or street, or dig a sewer, drain or other excavation in a street, or remove any earth or stone from a street, without permission is writing from the Mayor and under such condition as he or she may impose. The Mayor may order any excavation, sewer or drain dug or constructed contrary to the provisions of this section to be filled or altered at the expense of the person causing the same to be dug or constructed.
B.
A person must not interfere with any pavement, sidewalks, crosswalks, sewer or street, or construct or maintain anything in, upon, above or under a sidewalk or street or make any openings therein, without permission in writing from the Mayor and under such conditions as he or she may impose.
Whenever any work is being done on streets, whether repair to streets or to the pipes, conduits or water mains, it is the duty of the person performing the work to secure the public safety, and during the night such work must be lighted so as to give warning of the said work.
It shall be unlawful to ride or drive any animal or vehicle upon a street undergoing repair or construction until the same is completed and opened to pubic travel.
It shall be unlawful for any person to cut down any tree or any limb or branch thereof in a public street or place without written permission of the Board of Trustees.
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive, haul or conduct, or cause to be driven, hauled or conducted, over the streets of the village, any tractor or any apparatus equipped with lugs, dogs or cleats that come in contact with the street.
[Added 9-9-1992 by L.L. No. 4-1992]
Any person convicted of violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of not more than $250 or 15 days' imprisonment, or both.
[Adopted 4-11-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]
No civil action shall be maintained against the village for damages or injuries to person or property sustained in consequence of any street, highway, bridge, culvert, sidewalk or crosswalk being defective, out of repair, unsafe, dangerous or obstructed or for damages or injuries to person or property sustained solely in consequence of the existence of snow or ice upon any sidewalk, crosswalk, street, highway, bridge or culvert unless written notice of the defective, unsafe, dangerous or obstructed condition or of the existence of the snow or ice, relating to the particular place, was actually given to the Village Clerk and there was a failure or neglect, within a reasonable time after the receipt of such notice, to repair or remove the defect, danger or obstruction complained of, or to cause the snow or ice to be removed or to otherwise make the place reasonably safe.