Sidewalks shall be constructed in the Village
of Waterloo in accordance with specifications filed in the office
of the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Waterloo,
New York, may construct and repair sidewalks upon the streets within
the Village wholly at the expense of the Village or of the owners
of the adjoining property, or partly at the expense of the Village
and partly at the expense of said owners of adjoining land, and may
prescribe the manner of doing such work and the kind of materials
to be used therein.
A. If a sidewalk is so required to be constructed or
repaired wholly at the expense of the owners of the adjoining lands,
a notice shall be served upon such owners specifying the place and
manner and the time within which said sidewalk is required to be constructed
or repaired, which time shall be not less than 24 hours in the case
of repairs to existing sidewalks concerning which the Board of Trustees
has received notice that the same are unsafe, dangerous or obstructed
or not less than 15 days in the case of construction of new sidewalks
or the repair of existing sidewalks concerning which the Board of
Trustees has received no notice that the same are unsafe, dangerous
or obstructed. If an owner shall not construct or repair the sidewalk
as required by the notice, the Board of Trustees may cause the same
to be so constructed or repaired and assess the expense thereof upon
the adjoining land.
B. If a sidewalk is to be constructed or repaired at
the joint expense of the Village and the owner, the Board of Trustees
may cause the same to be constructed or repaired and assess upon the
adjoining land the proportion of the expense chargeable against the
same.
C. All grading done on sidewalks laid or repaired by
the owners of the adjoining land shall be in accordance with the specifications
and under the direction and supervision of the Board of Trustees.
D. The Board of Trustees may issue bonds of the Village
to defray the expense of any such work or improvement.
After the effective date of this chapter, no
new openings in any portion of the sidewalks of the Village made for
the purpose of permitting ventilation or light or the delivery of
merchandise and goods to adjacent buildings shall be permitted.