[Adopted as Ch. 11, Art. I, of the 1975 Code]
For the purposes of this Article, the following terms shall
have the meanings respectively ascribed herein:
Includes that portion of a public highway clearly indicated
for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings and the extension
of the sidewalk space across intersecting streets or public highways.
Refers to the boundaries in a street or roadway, whether
marked by curbstones or not.
Refers to that portion of a public highway, outside of the
street or roadway, used or set aside for the use of pedestrians.
The area bounded by the side lines, real or projected, of
two or more streets or public highways which meet or cross each other.
A.
It shall be the duty of every owner or tenant of a building to cause
to be displayed thereon the correct street number of said premises
and at all times to maintain the same.
B.
The figure or figures comprising said number shall be placed on said
premises in such a manner as to be plainly legible from the center
of the street at all times between sunrise and sunset. The color of
said figures shall be in sharp contrast to the color of their background.
No person shall change the grade of any street, lane, gutter
or sidewalk without written permission for making such change from
the Board of Trustees.
A.
No person shall obstruct or encumber or cause to be obstructed or
encumbered any public street or sidewalk or gutter in any manner whatsoever
without first obtaining written consent of the Board of Trustees or
the Public Works Superintendent, and then only upon such terms and
conditions as shall be deemed necessary and appropriate.[1]
B.
No person shall obstruct any sidewalk in loading or unloading any
vehicle for a longer time than necessary and in no case longer than
30 minutes without a written permit from the Chief of Police.
C.
No person shall willfully obstruct any street, crosswalk, sidewalk
or any passage into any church, theater, restaurant or public place.
No person shall hang, place or erect any awning over any public
street or sidewalk or any part thereof, unless the same shall be so
hung or placed as to be at least 11 feet over and above such public
street and nine feet over such sidewalk.
No person shall erect or place or permit to be erected or placed
any sign or marquee on any building or otherwise which shall project
into or ever any public street, highway or sidewalk without first
obtaining the written permission of the Board of Trustees and posting
a corporate surety bond, in such form and amount as shall be approved
by said Board of Trustees, indemnifying and saving harmless the village
from any and all injuries and damages.
No person shall erect upon any public street any pole, post,
bracket or any similar structure or string any wires, except by written
permission of the Board of Trustees or its duly authorized agent.
All such work shall be performed under the direction and supervision
of the Superintendent of the Light Department.
No person shall hang or place any merchandise of any description
on any of the public poles, lamps or lampposts or in any other way
impede, encumber or obstruct the same.
No person shall dig, take up or remove any portion of any pavement,
sidewalk or gutter without first having obtained written permission
from the Board of Trustees or its duly authorized agent.
No person shall make a tap or connection with any water mains,
hydrants or sewers in a public street without first having obtained
written permission from the Board of Trustees or its duly authorized
agent.
[Amended 10-8-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
No person shall remove, damage, destroy or in any manner interfere
with any red lights or flares, signs or barriers or barricades of
any kind erected in and about the public streets or highways by the
Public Works Superintendent or other persons with authority or by
order of the Board of Trustees.
No person shall move any dwelling, house, barn, garage or other
building or structure in, upon or over any public street except by
written permission of the Board of Trustees.
No person shall scatter, deposit or leave in any street of the
Village any mud, debris, thing or substance which might tend to make
the surface of the street unsafe for vehicular traffic or which might
cause damage to other persons or property. If any such mud, debris,
thing or substance shall be scattered, deposited or left in any street
of the Village, it shall be the duty of the driver and owner of the
vehicle depositing, scattering or leaving such mud, debris, thing
or substance forthwith to completely remove the same from the street
or pavement.
[Amended 12-28-1999 by L.L. No. 12-1999]
No person shall throw or deposit any snow, ice or water upon
any public street or sidewalk nor shall the owners of any building
or structure cause or permit such building or structure to cast, shed
or deposit water upon any public street or sidewalk.
No person shall travel upon or over any street or portion thereof
while such street or any of the appurtenances thereto are being repaired
or improved or are under construction.
No person shall conduct any public auctions upon any of the
public streets or sidewalks except by written permission of the Board
of Trustees.
No person shall play baseball, football or basketball or slide
or coast[1] in or upon any of the streets or sidewalks except such
as may be designated by the Board of Trustees.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Board of Trustees included the word
"skateboarding" in the word "coast" by resolution on 7-26-2005.
[Added 10-8-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
An offense against the provisions of this article shall be punishable
by a fine of not more than $250 or by imprisonment for not more than
15 days, or both.
