[Adopted 5-15-1995 by L.L. No. 3-1995 (Ch. 127, Art. III, of the 1992 Code)]
It shall be the duty of the owners of lots or real estate abutting sidewalks and curbs to construct, pave, repave or recurb sidewalks and curbs along such property at their own cost and expense and keep the same in good repair. Said sidewalks and curbing shall be constructed and maintained under regulations prescribed in this article.
A. 
Whenever, in the judgment of the Village Board, it shall become necessary to construct sidewalks, footways, curbings and guttering or to reconstruct or repair any sidewalk, footway, curbing and guttering in the front of or adjoining any lot or other real estate abutting any of the streets, alleys, courts or ways of the Village, the Village Board, under the direction of the Mayor, shall give notice, in writing, to the owner of such lot or real estate or to his/her duly authorized agent in charge of the same to construct, reconstruct or repair such sidewalks, footways, curbing and guttering in accordance of the provisions of this article. It is hereby provided that, for purposes of this section, notice to the agent of a nonresident owner shall be regarded as notice to the owner.
B. 
In the case of repairs, the notice provided for in this section shall prescribe that such repairs shall be made within 30 days after service of the notice.
Upon failure of any owner to comply with the notice given pursuant to the preceding section, the Village Board shall forthwith cause the work to be done by the Village, and the expense thereof shall be levied upon such property and collected from such owner with cost, which amount shall be a lien upon said premises and, if not paid by the property owners, shall be levied upon in the same manner as Village taxes, and such amounts shall be set forth in a separate column in the annual tax roll. The amount so levied shall be collected and enforced in the same manner and at the same time as may be provided by law for the collection and enforcement of Village taxes.
No curb, gutter or sidewalk with which the general public must come in contact shall be laid, installed or constructed in any area in the Village, unless application to lay same shall have been made in writing to the Village Clerk on forms provided by the Village. The application shall specify the location and character of said curbs, gutters and sidewalks or any other construction in any street. When properly endorsed by a Village official, it shall constitute a permit for obtaining the line and grade of sidewalks, curbs or gutters. No work shall be done until the written permit, signed by the appropriate Village official and the Village Clerk shall be issued on said application.
All curbs, gutters or sidewalks shall be laid in accordance with the lines and grades furnished by a licensed professional engineer and approved by the Village. The cost of establishing the lines and grades shall be paid for by the property owner, the contractor or the agent of the owner to said professional engineer.
All work done and materials used under this article shall be under the supervision and approval of the Village or its representative.
Work under this article shall be completed within 30 days of the date of application therefor, except that when the application is made between November 15 and the following March 15 the work shall be completed before April 15 next succeeding.