No person shall construct, reconstruct, repair
or grade a sidewalk or any street, avenue or alley, until he or she
shall have obtained a written permit to do so from the Superintendent
of Public Works, which permit shall determine and specify the slope,
grade, width and location of the sidewalk and shall specify that concrete
shall be the only material to be used in the construction thereof.
In case of neglect or refusal of any owner or occupant to comply with the provisions of §
203-2, it shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Public Works to enforce the provisions of this article and to employ workers to do said work and report the cost of the same to the Board of Trustees of the Village which shall order assessments upon said lands for the actual expense plus an additional charge of 50% thereon to cover the expense of administration and supervision.
No person engaged in the garage business or
in the business of repairing, manufacturing or selling automobiles
or parts thereof or supplies therefor or any business affecting in
any manner automobiles or vehicles, shall use any part of any street,
sidewalk or area between sidewalk and street, alley, parkway, or other
public place for the storing, exhibiting, repairing or otherwise caring
for automobiles or other vehicles.
No person shall construct a vault, coal hole
or chute under or through the sidewalk without the written consent
of the Superintendent of Public Works.
No person shall spill, place or deposit upon
the sidewalk or the pavement of any street in the Village any oil,
grease or other substance which tends to disintegrate the pavement
or is otherwise dangerous for animals, vehicles or persons.
No person shall be permitted to drive equipment
upon any street or public highway in the Village, the wheels of which
contain or are equipped with any lugs, spikes or any other wheel equipment
causing or liable to cause any indentations or damage to the pavements,
streets or public highways of the Village.
If a crosswalk, sidewalk, curb or gutter is
required to be constructed wholly at the expense of the owners or
occupants of adjoining lands, a notice specifying the place and manner
and the time, not less than 10 days, a new crosswalk, sidewalk, curb
or gutter is required to be constructed, shall be served upon such
owner or occupant.
If any occupant or owner, after notice to level,
construct, or reconstruct any existing public sidewalk adjoining lands
owned or occupied by him or her shall neglect so to do for 10 days
after notice thereof by the Village Clerk, the Superintendent of Public
Works may cause said work to be done and the expense thereof shall
be reported to the Board of Trustees and the actual expense plus an
additional charge of 50% thereon to cover the expense of administration
and supervision shall be assessed upon the adjoining premises of which
the work is done.
All grading done on crosswalks, sidewalks, curbs
or gutters laid or repaired by the owners of adjoining land shall
be in accordance with the specifications and under the direction and
supervision of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Depew or such
other third party as the Board shall designate to act in its behalf
in said matter.
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Depew
may, in its discretion and where it sees fit, issue bonds of the Village
to defray the expense of any such work or improvement pursuant to
the Local Finance Law.