[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Rothschild 11-13-1967 as Secs. 7.01 to 7.07 of the 1967 Code. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Amended 4-23-2018]
The Department of Public Works shall determine and record the
grades of all streets and alleys in the Village of Rothschild, and
such grades shall be kept on file in the office of the Department
of Public Works.
[Amended 8-24-1992]
A.
Construction and repair. The provisions of § 61.36, Wis.
Stats., and pursuant to §§ 61.39, 62.16(2) and 62.18,
Wis. Stats., and as from time to time they are amended, relating to
the construction, improvement and repair of public rights-of-way,
are hereby adopted into this Code by reference asif fully set forth
herein.
[Amended 4-23-2018]
B.
Excavation of public rights-of-way.
(1)
Permit.
(a)
Required. An excavation permit shall be obtained from the Village
before any person shall excavate, dig upon or in, or remove any trees
or material from any public right-of-way, including the traveled portion
of any street, boulevard, sidewalk, alley, ditches, culverts, or other
portions of public rights-of-way within the Village. The permit shall
be obtained by the excavating contractor or property owner. A separate
permit shall be obtained for each separate excavation. A fee set by
the Village Board shall be charged for excavations within any right-of-way.
[Amended 12-18-2000; 8-14-2006; 4-23-2018]
(b)
Exception. Contractors performing excavation work while under
Village contract are not required to obtain a separate excavation
permit for that work unless specifically required by the Village.
(2)
Form of application.
(a)
The application shall provide such information as shall be required
thereon, including but not limited to:
[1]
The purpose of the proposed excavation.
[2]
Location (legal description or street number) of the premises
where the excavation is to be made.
[3]
The name and address of the owner of the premises.
[4]
The type of surfacing on the street in which the excavation
is proposed to be made.
[5]
The maximum depth of the proposed excavation.
[6]
The name, business, address and telephone number of the applicant.
(b)
Such application shall contain the following: "The undersigned
covenant(s) and agree(s) that in consideration of the issuance of
the permit, he (she) agree(s) to and shall:
[1]
Comply with § 470-2B(7) of the Code of the Village of Rothschild, so long as such excavation remains a hazard.
[2]
Open the excavation by neat saw joints where the surface course
is masonry, concrete or asphalt.
[3]
Close the excavation and replace the surface of such street in accordance with § 470-2B(8) of the Code of the Village of Rothschild and the standard street specifications adopted by the Village Board.
[4]
Indemnify the Village and save and hold the Village free and
harmless from and against any and all damages, losses, costs, claims,
expenses, suits, demands, actions and/or causes of action of any kind
or of any nature which may be sustained, made and/or occasioned to
the Village at any time by reason of damage or damages or injury to
persons or property or death to any person or by reason of any other
liability imposed by law upon the Village as the result of and/or
due to the actions of the undersigned and/or of anyone else relating
to and/or of this permit and/or as the result of and/or due to anything
whatsoever relating to and/or pertaining to the aforementioned excavation,
and the undersigned agrees that this indemnification and hold harmless
specifically applies to, covers and includes within its purview any
and all of the Village's officers, agents, employees and/or designees,
and specifically included within this indemnification and hold harmless
are attorney fees and other costs of defense which may be sustained
and/or occasioned to the Village, the Village's officers, agents,
employees and/or designees.
[5]
Hereby release the Village and its officers, agents, employees
and/or designees from all damages, losses, costs, claims, expenses,
suits, demands, actions and/or causes of action of any kind or of
any nature whatsoever which may result from the undersigned's actions
or anyone else's actions or from anything of any nature resulting
from and/or pertaining to the excavation which is the subject of this
permit.
[6]
At its own expense, keep in full force and effect during the
term of the excavation work and pertinent work thereto, and until
all hazards and/or potential hazards to the public have been removed
and/or alleviated, a policy of comprehensive and general liability
insurance covering the personal injury and property damages and such
other insurance that may be necessary to protect the Village herein
from any claims and/or actions, without limiting its liability. Contractor
agrees to carry and keep in force a policy of insurance, the limits
of which shall be at least $500,000 for each occurrence and $500,000
for property damage. Insurance coverage shall be to the satisfaction
of the Village."
(3)
Notification. An applicant who has been issued a permit shall notify
the Village of the date on which work will begin and the period of
time required to complete the work. No excavation authorized under
this section may be initiated until such notification has been made
by the applicant.
(4)
Report to utility. Any person who shall uncover, strike, disturb
or discover any pipe, conduit, casing or other object used to transmit
telephone, gas, water, sewage, cable service, electrical current,
or other utility service shall immediately report that fact to the
utility whose interests are affected and the Village Administrator
of Public Works before progressing further with the excavation or
removal. If the Village Administrator of Public Works cannot be located
immediately, an official of the Village shall be notified. Where there
may be damage to life or property, the report shall also be made to
the Village Police Department and Fire Department.
[Amended 4-23-2018]
(5)
Certificate of insurance. The contractor shall provide the Village,
at the time of application for a permit, with sufficient proof that
the contractor has in effect a policy or policies of comprehensive
and general liability insurance and such other insurance as may be
required by the Village. The Village, in its sole discretion, shall
determine the sufficiency of the proof of insurance.
(6)
Violation correction. The applicant shall, within a reasonable amount
of time after verbal or written notification by Village officials,
correct violations of the permit. If there is a failure to correct
such violations, particularly where a violation may endanger public
safety, the Village shall cause the violation to be corrected and
shall bill the contractor for the actual costs thereof, plus any other
costs directly related to resolving the violation. Failure to pay
any invoice from the Village within 60 days of billing shall result
in a suspension of further excavation permits until remittance is
made in full.
[Amended 4-23-2018]
(7)
Barricades. All barricades shall comply with the following standards:
[Amended 4-23-2018]
(a)
Barricades and construction warning signs shall be constructed,
marked and reflectorized in conformance with the applicable Manual
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, latest
edition and revisions.
(b)
All barricades used at night shall be lighted with an average
of one flasher per barricade.
(c)
A construction warning sign, illuminated with at least one flasher,
shall be placed adjacent to the roadway approximately 200 feet in
advance of the barricaded area.
(d)
Each barricade shall have the excavating contractor's name,
address and telephone number marked prominently thereon or that of
an authorized barricade rental agency. The telephone number shall
be such that the contractor or an authorized representative can be
reached 24 hours a day.
(8)
Trench backfilling. The trench backfilling shall be accomplished
as follows:
(a)
The backfill from the bottom of the pipe to an elevation one
foot above the pipe shall be fine granular material carefully placed
by hand and well tamped to fill completely all the spaces under and
adjacent to the pipe so as to form a bed that will preclude subsequent
settlement. Compaction shall achieve at least 95% of maximum dry density
at optimum moisture as determined in accordance with the Method of
Test for the Moisture Density Relations of Soils, AASHTO Designation
T180-74.
(b)
The remainder of the backfilling may consist of suitable native
soils with proper moisture content for maximum compaction. The contractor
shall have and use at the job site a vibratory-type compactor before
starting to backfill. The backfill shall be uniformly compact to at
least 95% maximum dry density at optimum moisture as determined by
the Method of Test for the Moisture Density Relations of Soils, AASHTO
Designation T180-74.
(c)
All roots, debris, rocks greater that six inches in diameter,
frozen material or other unsuitable materials which, in the opinion
of the Director of Public Works, may cause interference with the compaction
requirements shall not be used in the backfill and shall be disposed
of elsewhere by the contractor. Unsuitable materials shall be replaced
with suitable granular materials approved by the Director of Public
Works.
(9)
Permanent replacement.
(a)
Required repairs. Anyone who excavates in the public rights-of-way
shall be responsible for trench backfilling, permanent street repairs,
and the replacement of curb and gutter, sidewalk, and driveway approaches
and shall backfill, compact and replace road shoulders and place four
inches of black dirt on top and reseed outside the shouldered or curbed
area.
(b)
Permanent street repairs. Following trench backfilling, contractors
and their subcontractors shall be responsible for the backfilling
of the trench and permanent right-of-way repair in accordance with
the standard street specifications as adopted by the Village Board.
All permanent repairs shall be done so as to renew the integrity of
the right-of-way design prior to the excavation. Immediately after
placement of the surface course, the area shall be cleaned and left
in a safe and satisfactory manner and the street opened to traffic.
(10)
Settlement of work performed. Settlement of the street surfacing,
curb and gutter, sidewalk and driveway approaches, regardless of who
installed the same, within one year from the date of trench backfilling
shall be construed as evidence of poor compaction, and the contractor
who backfilled the trench shall be responsible for the cost of the
replacement of the inferior work. If, after both the contractor and
the insurer have been given notification by the Village, the contractor
fails to recompact the backfill and replace the inferior work, the
Village shall perform the work and bill the contractor or the insurer
for the actual cost thereof plus any other costs directly related
to resolving the violation. Each successive replacement by the contractor
shall be subject to satisfactory performance for a period of one year.
[Amended 4-23-2018]
(11)
Hours of work. The contractor shall not begin any excavation
in travel lanes of any street within the Village before 7:00 a.m.
and shall stop excavation before 7:00 p.m. Excavations left open shall
be either barricaded or fenced.
(12)
Compaction control test. The Village may perform compaction
control tests at such frequency and at such depths as it deems necessary
to verify compliance with the compaction requirements of state highway
construction standards.
(13)
Denial of permits. If any contractor fails to fulfill the requirements
of this section, his or her past performance shall be considered by
the Village before further excavation permits are granted. If his
or her record indicates substantial disregard of the provisions of
this Section, either willful or otherwise, excavation permits may
be denied.
[Amended 4-23-2018]
(14)
No excavation during winter months. Except as necessary for utility repair, or in unusual circumstances or extraordinary need, no excavation permits shall be issued for Village streets during the period of time between December 15 and April 1. Excavations permitted during this period shall be backfilled with unfrozen material and shall have a temporary asphalt patch until such time as a permanent repair can be made in accordance with Subsection B(9)(b) of this Section.
[Amended 4-23-2018]
(15)
Emergency situations. In case of an emergency situation where excavation in the right-of-way is necessary immediately, the contractor shall contact the Director of Public Works for his verbal approval of the excavation. At the earliest opportunity the contractor shall file a permit application and shall adhere to all the provisions of this Subsection B.
(16)
The duties and obligations of any company maintaining tracks
in the Village of Rothschild to keep its street crossings in repair
shall be as defined in §§ 86.12 and 86.13, Wis.
Stats.
[Amended 6-8-1970; 5-24-1999; 12-18-2000; 4-23-2018]
A.
Construction.
(1)
Permit required; private jobs.
(a)
No person, persons, firm, corporation or association shall construct, lay or rebuild any sidewalk on any public street, avenue, lane, alley or square within said Village without first obtaining an excavation permit pursuant to Village Code § 470-2B from the Village of Rothschild.
(b)
Any person, persons, firm, corporation or association contracting
with the Village of Rothschild to construct, lay or rebuild any sidewalks
within the Village of Rothschild shall provide a certificate of liability
insurance in an amount to be determined by the Village Board, so as
to save harmless the Village of Rothschild from all damages caused
by negligence in performing the contract.
(c)
Any owner of lands lying within the Village of Rothschild may
install the sidewalk abutting his premises or may contract to have
said sidewalk installed after first obtaining a permit as required
by this Section. Any owner laying a sidewalk abutting his own property
must stamp in plain letters the words "private job" and designate
the year.
(2)
Construction and ongoing maintenance costs. The Village shall pay
the building costs for sidewalks that are constructed. Thereafter,
the Village and the abutting landowner shall each be responsible for
50% of any further costs related to said sidewalk.
(3)
Authority of Village Board. The Board may from time to time by resolution
establish the width, determine the material, and prescribe the method
of construction of standard sidewalks and the standard so fixed may
be different for different streets.
(4)
Unless otherwise stated by the Village Board, such as in a resolution adopted pursuant to Village Code § 470-3A(3), by default all sidewalks constructed or reconstructed after the effective date of this Section shall comply with the following requirements:
(a)
All sidewalks shall be of a concrete composition as approved
by the Village Department of Public Works.
(b)
Concrete sidewalks shall be not less than four inches thick,
and where a part of a driveway shall be not less than six inches thick,
and over at least six inches of crushed aggregate base course or other
material as approved by the Village.
(c)
Concrete sidewalks shall be cut or creased in five-foot squares
with edges rounded.
(d)
All construction of sidewalks shall be in a workmanlike manner.
B.
Repair of sidewalks.
(1)
Sidewalks laid by Village. All sidewalks laid by the Village shall
be kept in good repair with both the Village and the abutting landowner
each responsible for 50% of any such costs.
(2)
Sidewalks laid by private persons. Any person or persons laying a private sidewalk within the street lines as heretofore mentioned will keep the same in repair, and upon failure to do so the same will be repaired and charged to the property holder, as hereinafter provided in Subsection C.
(3)
Contractor to perform satisfactory work. The contractor must construct
the sidewalk in such manner that no settlements, cracks or any other
defects due to bad material or faulty workmanship shall appear therein
for a period of three years from and after its completion. In the
event of the failure of the walk to conform to this requirement, the
contractor must promptly repair it, and if necessary entirely reconstruct
it, according to any order that may be given by the Village of Rothschild
in that behalf.
(4)
Trees to be preserved. Trees shall not be injured, cut down, or otherwise
disturbed, except by permission of the Village of Rothschild. Small
roots within the foundation shall be cut away, and large roots shall
be covered with earthenware half pipes. When cement walks are built
up to the curb, either at crosswalks or in front of private property,
a one-inch expansion joint shall be placed between the curb and the
walk for expansion.
C.
Compulsory repair of sidewalks.
(1)
Village Board may order. The Village Board may order any sidewalk
which is unsafe, defective or insufficient to be repaired or removed
and replaced with a sidewalk in accordance with the standard fixed
by the Board.
(2)
Notice to property owner. A copy of the ordinance, 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 Village Board by personally
delivering the same to the owner or his agent and, in case the owner
or his agent cannot be found in the Village, by publishing in the
official newspaper.
(3)
Default of owner. Whenever any such owner shall neglect for a period
of 20 days after such service to lay, remove, replace or repair any
such sidewalk, the Village may cause such work to be done at the expense
of such owner. All work for the construction of sidewalks shall be
let pursuant to §§ 61.54 and 62.15, Wis. Stats.
(4)
Minor repairs. When the cost of repairs of any sidewalk in front
of any lot or parcel of land shall not exceed the sum of $100, the
Village may immediately repair such sidewalk, without notice or letting
the work by contract, and charge the cost thereof to the owner of
such lot or parcel of land, in the manner provided in this Section.
(5)
Work which has been ordered by the Village shall be charged 50% (1/2)
to the owner, with the Village paying the remaining cost. The Village
shall keep an accurate account of the expenses of the work being done,
by contract or otherwise, and report the same to the Clerk, and the
amount therein charged to each lot or parcel of land shall be entered
in the tax roll as a special charge against said lot or parcel of
land. The Board may provide that the Village Administrator of Public
Works shall perform the duties imposed by this Section on the Village
Board.
D.
Driveways over sidewalk; construction.
(1)
Written permit required. No person, firm or corporation shall excavate, open, remove or cut into any public sidewalk or part or portion of any public sidewalk or curb situated within the confines of or beyond the lot lines of any street in the Village of Rothschild for the purpose of creating a driveway over said sidewalk without first obtaining an excavation permit pursuant to Village Code § 470-2B.
E.
Gas and air pumps in sidewalks prohibited. No person shall install
any filling pipe for the purpose of supplying motor vehicles with
gasoline or other fuel or any pipe for supplying the same with air
in any public sidewalk in the Village of Rothschild. Any such pipe
now installed in any sidewalk in said Village shall be subject to
removal on notice of the Village Board.
F.
Where required.
(1)
RURAL
URBAN/SUBURBAN
Definitions for purposes of this Subsection:
The remainder of the Village not designated as urban/suburban,
wherein municipal streets are typically characterized by open, graded
drainage or ditches and an impervious surface bounded by shoulders
on the outside edges.
A designated section of the Village wherein municipal streets
are typically characterized by having a possible terrace, and an impervious
surface bounded by curb and gutter on the outside edges, but including
where there may be a sidewalk on one side and a swale on the other.
(2)
The Village Board shall designate areas of the Village as urban/suburban
for purposes of sidewalks. The Department of Public Works shall either
maintain a specific map of these designations, or it may include and
maintain these designations on an official map adopted pursuant to
§ 62.23(6), Wis. Stats., a zoning map adopted pursuant to
§ 62.23(7), Wis. Stats., or a comprehensive planning map
adopted pursuant to § 66.1001, Wis. Stats.
(3)
In an area designated as urban/suburban, there shall be constructed
or reconstructed at the appropriate time and thereafter maintained
sidewalks on both sides of the street.
(a)
Subsection F(3) notwithstanding, the Village Board may instead choose to require only one sidewalk if due to the presence of extraordinary issues of natural topography, either: the cost of a sidewalk on one side of a street is projected to cost at least 50% more than the sidewalk on the other side of the street; or, if the cost of two sidewalks together is projected to exceed 20% of the overall cost of the improvement being made.
(4)
In the remaining rural areas, the Village Board may require a sidewalk
on one side of the street, or it may choose to not require any sidewalks.
(5)
All sidewalks shall be constructed or reconstructed fully across
any lot where built, such that no sidewalk terminus shall exist at
any place but at a lot line, unless a unique situation exists to prevent
that.
G.
Developer's agreements. The requirements of this Section notwithstanding,
if the Village and a developer enter into a developer's agreement,
then to the extent that such developer's agreement explicitly differs
from the requirements as set forth in this Section, such developer's
agreement shall control.
[Added 8-8-1977 (Sec. 7.035 of the 1967 Code); amended 4-23-2018]
B.
Where sidewalk not already installed. If a street is not improved
with concrete sidewalks and a concrete driveway apron is installed,
the owner may install concrete, bituminous paving, brick, interlocking
brick blocks or other similar improvements for driveway purposes on
the public road right-of-way from the edge of the concrete driveway
apron. If such improvements are subsequently installed, the owner
shall be responsible for removing all improved driveway surfacing
to the lot line, except concrete which meets sidewalk specifications.
C.
Costs. Section 86.05, Wis. Stats., and as from time to time amended,
is hereby incorporated into this Code by reference as if fully set
forth herein, to provide as follows: whenever it is necessary, in
making any highway improvement to cut or fill or otherwise grade the
highway in front of any entrance to abutting premises, a suitable
entrance to the premises shall be constructed as a part of the improvements
at the expense of the Village; and if the premises are divided by
the highway, then one such entrance shall be constructed on each side
of the highway. Thereafter each entrance shall be maintained by the
owner of the premises. During the time the highway is under construction,
the state, county, city, Village or town shall not be responsible
for any damage that may be sustained through the absence of an entrance
to any such premises. For purposes of this Section, "highways" includes
all public ways and thoroughfares and all bridges upon the same.
A.
Building and other materials; permit required. No person or persons
shall place, or cause to be placed, any dirt, coal, stone, timber,
plank, board or other materials for building or otherwise in or upon
any sidewalk, street, alley or public square without a written permit
from the Village Board.
B.
Rubbish.
(1)
No person shall deposit or place, or cause or permit to be deposited
or placed, in, upon or over any sidewalk, street, alley, roadway or
other public ground or grounds within the limits of the Village of
Rothschild any brush, fence, wood, dirt, stone, rubbish, glass, bottles,
crockery, nails, tacks, pieces of metal, wire, briar thorn or other
articles or obstructions which would in anyway interfere with the
convenient use of said sidewalk, street, alley, roadway or other public
ground by the public or which would be liable to injure or damage
any person or animal or the wheels or tires of bicycles or any vehicles
which have wheels with rubber or pneumatic tires.
(2)
Whenever there shall be any fence, barrier or any such items of rubbish,
etc., upon or over any sidewalk, street, alley or roadway or other
public ground or grounds in the Village of Rothschild, the Village
Board or the officers performing the duties of said Board may make
an order directing the owner or the person having or claiming to have
the care, custody or control thereof or the person who placed or caused
the same to be placed upon or over any such sidewalk, street, alley,
roadway or other public ground or grounds to remove the same by a
certain day (to be not less than five nor more than 30 days from the
date of service of such order). It shall be the duty of the Chief
of Police or the Engineer of the Village Board or person authorized
to perform the duties thereof to serve a copy of said order upon the
person against whom the order is directed by delivering to him a copy
of the same, and it shall be the duty of such person to remove such
material or cause the same to be removed at his own expense within
the time limit in such order.
C.
Display of goods in front of business places regulated. No person, firm or corporation shall suffer or permit any box, barrel or other display or any material whatsoever in front of or on the side of his place of business or premises which is directly exposed to the street or sidewalk, except in the manner and form as permitted pursuant to Village Code Ch. 590, Zoning, Article XVIII, Signs, and as from time to time it is amended.
[Amended 4-23-2018]
D.
Obstruction of streets, sidewalks, and public ways.
[Added 11-25-2002]
(1)
Obstructing streets. No person shall obstruct, cause a nuisance or
engage in any activity, including any sport or exercise, on or in
any public street, sidewalk, bridge or public way within the Village
in such a manner as to:
(2)
NUISANCE
PUBLIC WAY
Definitions. As used in this subsection, the following terms shall
have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
a different meaning is intended:
Any act, condition or use which substantially annoys, injures,
or endangers the comfort, health, repose or safety of the public or
in any way renders the public insecure in life or in their persons
or use of their property or which greatly offends the public morals
or decency.
Any location held open to the public for pedestrian or vehicular
travel, whether publicly or privately owned.
A.
The owner, occupant or person in charge of any building fronting
upon or adjoining any street, and the owner or person in charge of
an unoccupied dwelling or lot fronting as aforesaid, shall clean the
sidewalk in front of or adjoining such building or unoccupied lot
or dwelling, as the case may be, of snow and ice from such sidewalk
and cause the same to be kept clear from snow and ice within 24 hours
after cessation of a snowfall, provided that when ice has so formed
on any sidewalk that it cannot be removed, then the persons herein
referred to shall yet make such sidewalk, for its entire width, generally
slip-free and easily passable within the time referred to. In construing
the provisions of this Subsection, where the premises are occupied,
the occupant or person in charge shall be deemed the proper person
whose duty it shall be to comply with the provisions hereof. The Village
will follow § 893.83, Wis. Stats., for the snow removal
done by the Village.
[Amended 2-9-1970; 4-23-2018; 2-28-2022]
B.
Depositing snow on streets and railroad tracks. No person shall throw,
pile or place any snow or ice on any street or public place or upon
railroad tracks and within three feet of the rails.
C.
Snow and ice on roofs. Every person occupying, having charge of or
owning any building abutting upon or near any street or sidewalk so
as to create a hazard because of falling snow from the roofs of such
building shall cause all snow and ice to be removed from such roof
within six hours of daylight following cessation of the snowfall and
shall provide suitable guards to prevent the snow or ice from falling
upon the adjacent sidewalks or streets.
D.
[1]Whenever any owner, lessee, occupant or person having charge
of any parcel of real estate shall fail or neglect to remove snow
and ice from any such sidewalk or roof, the Department of Public Works,
with notice, shall have the ice and snow removed therefrom. The Department
of Public Works shall keep an accurate account of the expenses of
keeping the sidewalks clear of snow and ice in all cases where owners
or occupants of abutting lots fail to do so and report the same to
the Village Clerk, who shall enter the cost of such snow removal in
the tax roll as a special charge pursuant to § 66.0627,
Wis. Stats., against the lot affected.
[Amended 4-23-2018]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D, regarding duty of police,
was repealed 2-28-2022. This ordinance also renumbered former Subsection E as Subsection
D, respectively.
[Amended 8-25-2008; 4-23-2018]
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be subject to § 1-2 of this Code.
[Added 11-9-2020]
A.
A roadside mailbox shall be placed in the following position:
(1)
The mailbox shall be 41 inches to 45 inches from the ground to the
bottom of the mailbox or the point of mail entry into the mailbox.
(2)
The mailbox shall be six inches to eight inches back from the front
edge of a raised curb, if any, and if there is not a raised curb,
then six inches to eight inches back from the edge of the roadway
shoulder or 24 inches back from the edge of the asphalt roadway if
no shoulder is present.
(3)
The house or apartment number shall be displayed on the mailbox with
numbers that are no less than three inches in height.
(4)
The full street address shall be displayed on the mailbox if it is
on a different street than the corresponding house or apartment.
B.
Installing the mailbox post.
(1)
The mailbox post shall be a four-inch-by-four-inch wooden support,
a two-inch-diameter standard steel or aluminum pipe, or an equivalent
material at the sole discretion of the Village.
(2)
Unyielding and potentially dangerous supports, such as heavy metal
pipes, concrete posts, and farm equipment (e.g., milk cans filled
with concrete), etc., shall not be used as a mailbox support post.
(3)
The mailbox post shall be buried no deeper than 30 inches.
(4)
If a mailbox and/or mailbox post is damaged between November 1 and
April 1, a replacement using an unburied post with a temporary base
is acceptable between November 1 and April 1.
C.
Limited reimbursement policy. The Village shall reimburse up to $35
for a damaged mailbox only if all of the following are satisfied:
(1)
A report of damage is made to the Village within one week of the
claimed incident.
(2)
The mailbox is constructed of adequate materials and is in good repair.
(3)
The mailbox and post are installed according to this section.
(4)
Village personnel verify that the mailbox and/or mailbox post has
been damaged.
(5)
The mailbox damage was caused by direct contact with a Village piece
of equipment and/or vehicle and not by any other cause, including
but not limited to flying snow.
(6)
Village personnel verify compliance with this limited reimbursement
policy.
(7)
A receipt for the purchase of a replacement mailbox and/or post is
presented to the Village.
(8)
The Village shall not provide reimbursement for landscaping and/or
decorative mailbox accessories, including but not limited to covers.
