[Code 1992, § 8.11; Ord. No. 95-18, § 8.11, 9-11-1995]
(a) Regulated. No person, whether owner, builder or contractor, shall
build any new sidewalk or rebuild, repair or renew or cause to be
rebuilt, repaired or renewed any existing sidewalk contrary to the
provisions of this section.
(b) State law adopted. In addition to the provisions of this section,
W.S.A., §§ 66.615 and 66.616, and Americans With Disabilities
Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) 14.0, public rights-of-way, relating
to the construction and repair of sidewalks and curb ramps, so far
as applicable to the City, is adopted by reference.
(c) Sidewalk requirements. The City Council may, from time to time, require
that sidewalks be laid, and this requirement may vary from street
to street as conditions and circumstances require, and may order by
resolution sidewalks to be laid in the manner provided in this article.
Unless otherwise ordered by the Council, the width of all sidewalks
shall not be narrower than those now constructed or laid, except as
otherwise provided in the construction manual as provided herein.
(d) Permit required. No person shall build any sidewalk within the City
without first obtaining a permit from the City. Application for such
permit shall be to the Department of Public Works on a form provided
by the City and shall contain a full statement of the materials to
be used in construction and the width thereof and shall also request
the line and grade for the construction of such walk be furnished
by the City.
(e) Sidewalk standards. All sidewalks shall be constructed to standard
specifications established by the City and as stated in the State
of Wisconsin Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction,
plus Supplemental Specifications, Section 602. Unless otherwise permitted,
sidewalks shall be not less than four feet in width and constructed
of concrete not less than four inches thick except where crossing
a driveway, where a six-inch minimum thickness is required. Cross
slopes on sidewalks shall, in general, be 2%, or as allowed by ADAAG.
(f) Protection to the public. The public shall be afforded protection
during construction or repair of sidewalks as follows:
1. City may repair. Any sidewalk which is unsafe, defective or insufficient
shall be repaired or removed and replaced with a sidewalk in accordance
with the standard fixed by this section, and the City Council may
by resolution, order such sidewalk so repaired or removed and replaced.
2. Procedure where City makes repairs. The City shall make repairs as
follows:
a. Notice. A copy of the resolution or order directing such laying,
removal, replacement or repair shall be served upon the owner of each
lot or parcel of land in front of which such work shall have been
ordered by the City after personally delivering the resolution or
order to the owners or his agent or, if such owner or agent cannot
be found, by publishing the resolution or order in the official newspaper.
b. Failure to obey notice. Whenever any such owner shall neglect, for
20 days after such service, to lay, remove, replace or repair any
such sidewalk, the City may cause such work to be done at the expense
of such owner. All work for the construction of sidewalks shall be
let by contract to the lowest responsible bidder unless otherwise
provided by the Council pursuant to W.S.A., § 62.15(1).
c. Costs assessed. The City shall keep an accurate account of the expenses
of laying, removing and repairing sidewalks in front of each lot or
parcel of land whether the work is done by contract or otherwise,
and shall annually prepare a statement of the expense so incurred
in front of each lot or parcel of land, the expense to be on file
with the City Clerk. The amount therein charged to each lot or parcel
of land shall be entered by the Clerk on the tax roll as a special
tax against the lot or parcel of land, and the amount shall be collected
in all respects as other taxes upon real estate.