This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Street and Public Places Law of the Village of Waterloo, New
York."
No owner or occupant of any premises within
the Village shall erect, maintain or cause to be erected or maintained
within such Village any awning, shed, roof, sign or any other overhead
obstruction above or across any sidewalk or street which shall be
less than seven feet above such sidewalk or street. Any obstruction
not conforming to the provisions of this section must be removed or
made to conform within 10 days of receipt of a notice by the Village.
No person or persons shall place or cause to
be placed any stones, lumber or other materials for building, or any
dirt or rubbish of any description, in any gutter or on any street
or sidewalk within this Village without the permission of the Mayor
or the Board of Trustees. If any such building materials shall be
placed in or near any street or sidewalk with the permission of the
Mayor or Board of Trustees, such materials shall occupy not more than 1/3
of any street and no part of any sidewalk, unless specifically permitted,
and shall be provided with warning lights during the hours of darkness
and warning devices at all times to prevent injury to persons or property.
No person shall move any building, part of a
building or oversize loads, as specified in Vehicle and Traffic Law
§ 385, over, across or through any Village street, lane
or alley except with written permission of the Superintendent of Public
Works. Every such permit may designate the route to be traversed and
contain any other restrictions or conditions deemed necessary by the
Superintendent of Public Works. All permits issued shall be revocable
by the Superintendent of Public Works at his or her discretion without
a hearing or the necessity of showing cause.
No person or persons shall place, erect or maintain
or cause to be placed, erected or maintained within this Village any
porch, steps, fence, shrubs or obstruction of any kind within the
line of any street, sidewalk or public place.
No person or persons shall raise the street
drainage grade at the side of any street in the Village for the purpose
of making a driveway into his or her premises or for any other purpose
without providing for sufficient drainage and without obtaining permission
from the Superintendent of Public Works.
[Added 7-9-1984 by L.L. No. 2-1984]
No civil action shall be maintained against
the Village of Waterloo for damage 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 snow or ice relating to the particular place, was
actually given to the Village Clerk-Treasurer 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 the place otherwise made
reasonably safe.