[Adopted 1-27-1970]
[Amended 5-26-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
All sidewalk repair and sidewalk removal within
a street or highway right-of-way within the Village of LeRoy shall
be done by and at the expense of the Village as authorized and directed
by the Village Board of Trustees or the Superintendent of Public Works.
New sidewalk construction may be done by the Village or, at the direction
of the said Board or the LeRoy Planning Board, it may be required
to be done by the builder of a building or developer of real property
within the Village. If such work is done by other than the Village
Department of Public Works, plans for it must be approved in advance
by the said Superintendent.
[Added 5-26-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010[1]]
It shall be presumed that the sidewalks in the
Village of LeRoy located parallel to any street or highway are within
the street or highway rights-of-way unless any adjoining property
owner demonstrates otherwise to the Board of Trustees.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also repealed former § 176-17,
Permit required for construction; application; issuance; duration.
New sidewalks shall be constructed according
to the following specifications:
A.
All sidewalks shall be not less than four feet in
width, except that repairs or replacements may conform to the width
of the existing sidewalk.
B.
All sidewalks shall be not less than four inches thick,
except that where such sidewalks are crossed by driveways, said sidewalks
shall not be less than six inches thick through the width of such
driveway.
C.
Expansion joints.
(1)
The individual blocks of the sidewalk shall not be
over four feet in length. There shall be at least a one-fourth-inch
open expansion joint between each block of the sidewalk, or alternate
blocks shall be poured without expansion joints.
(2)
In the alternative, sidewalks may have transverse
construction joints of one-half-inch premolded bituminous material
to a full depth of the concrete, spaced 20 feet apart. The top surface
shall be scored at intervals of three feet to five feet so that the
finished walk will be marked in squares both longitudinally and transversely.
D.
Joints and edges must be finished with an edging tool
of one-fourth-inch radius. Premolded bituminous joint filler shall
be placed between sidewalk and curb, pavement, buildings and so forth.
E.
Sidewalks shall have a mixture of not less than one
part cement to two parts clean sand and four parts clean gravel or
broken stone. Said coarse aggregate shall be both No. 1 and No. 2
crushed stone, New York State approved. The proportions shall be such
that there is a minimum strength of 3,500 pounds per square inch.
F.
All sidewalks shall be struck off to grade and finished
with a wooden float, leaving a smooth but nonslippery surface. After
the sidewalk is finished and the surface is hard, it shall be covered
for at least two days to keep moisture in the sidewalk.
G.
The grade and location of any sidewalk shall be determined
by the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works.
H.
The water used during the construction shall be free
from oil, alkali, acid or vegetable matter.
I.
Ingredients of concrete shall be separately measured
loose, in approved receptacles. The mixing of concrete, whether by
machinery or by hand, shall be done in a manner satisfactory to the
Superintendent and subject at all stages to his approval. Batchmaking
only will be approved, and hand-mixing will be permitted only in case
of necessity. A minimum of water, accurately measured, shall be used
to give the necessary plasticity. After the materials are first wetted,
the work must proceed without delay until the whole batch is in place.
The mass in place will be carefully and thoroughly worked to expel
air, fill voids and secure perfect and continuous contact with forms.
The mixtures herein provided are minimum requirements.
J.
Notice of the work to be done 24 hours in advance
thereof, and also upon the completion of the new sidewalks, must be
submitted to the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works,
who may then inspect the completed work, which shall comply with all
the specifications herein. The Superintendent must be given an opportunity
to inspect during the progress of the work.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 176-19,
Assessment of cost of construction by Village, was repealed 4-24-2002
by L.L. No. 2-2002.
Any person violating any provisions of this
article with respect to specifications for the construction of sidewalks
shall be liable for and forfeit and pay a penalty not exceeding $100.
Said violation shall constitute and is hereby declared to be disorderly
conduct, and any person violating this article or any provisions thereof
shall be and hereby is declared a disorderly person.
