Sidewalks shall be located 12 inches from the street right-of-way
line and shall be constructed in accordance with the following:
A. General requirements. All sidewalks shall be constructed of portland
cement with a twenty-eight-day compression strength of 3,500 pounds.
Minimum slump shall be three inches; maximum slump shall be six inches.
All concrete shall be air entrained. Other admixtures shall be approved
by the Village Engineer.
B. Residential districts: minimum width shall be four feet; minimum
thickness shall be four inches, over a compacted three-inch granular
base.
C. Commercial districts: minimum width shall be five feet; minimum thickness
shall be five inches, over a compacted three-inch granular base.
D. In residential areas and commercial areas, at locations where sidewalks
are constructed through a driveway, the sidewalk thickness shall be
increased to six inches and a welded wire mesh shall be placed in
the concrete placement.
E. Grade.
(1) Sidewalk grades must be approved by the Village Building Inspector
or Village Engineer and sidewalks, which are the construction responsibility
of the lot owner, shall not be constructed with the subdivision improvements,
but shall be constructed upon completion of the building on individual
lots prior to occupancy.
(2) In general, the grade of the residence edge of the sidewalk shall
be five inches above the top of curb. The sidewalk shall have one
inch slope toward the curb. The Building Officer may approve sidewalks
to be placed at grades above or below this recommended grade.
The public sidewalk provided for in this article shall be completed
within six months after the building or structure for which the building
permit was issued is completed and occupied. After the expiration
of the time limit above, if the sidewalks are not completed, the Village
may complete or cause the sidewalk to be completed and apply the proceeds
of the completion bond, deposit or other security toward the costs
thereof, refunding any excess to the party posting the same.