[Adopted as § 6-2-2 of the 2012 compilation of ordinances, as amended through 5-22-2013]
The Village Board may determine that sidewalks or curb and gutter may be constructed, laid, rebuilt or repaired along or upon any public street, right-of-way or highway within the Village. The Village Board may determine or change the width or grade of any street or sidewalk.
A. 
New subdivision sidewalks. Sidewalks required in new subdivisions and developments shall be paid for by the land divider pursuant to Chapter 565 of this Code. New sidewalks constructed in existing areas of the Village shall be paid for:
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
(1) 
In the case of sidewalks constructed on both sides of a street, the cost shall be paid by property owner(s) adjacent to said construction.
(2) 
In the case of sidewalks constructed on only one side of a street, the cost shall be paid by property owners(s) on both sides of the street in a proportional amount determined by road frontage.
B. 
Sidewalk repair and reconstruction. The cost to repair or reconstruct existing sidewalks shall be assessed in the following manner:
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
(1) 
In the case of sidewalks repaired or reconstructed on both sides of a street, the cost shall be paid by property owner(s) adjacent to said construction.
(2) 
In the case of sidewalks repaired or replaced on only one side of a street, the cost shall be paid by property owners(s) on both sides of the street in a proportional amount determined by road frontage.
C. 
Assessment a lien. Said special assessment shall remain a lien on the premises until paid in full and shall be entered on the tax roll as a special tax as above provided and failure to pay when due shall result in the whole balance being immediately due and payable and collectible as a delinquent tax against the above-described property and that all proceedings in relation to the collection, return and sale of the property for delinquent real estate taxes shall apply to such special assessment.
No person shall hereafter lay, remove, replace or repair any public sidewalk within the Village of Winneconne unless he/she has obtained a permit therefor from the Clerk-Treasurer or Director of Public Works at least two days before work is proposed to be undertaken. A fee as determined by Village Board shall be charged for such permit.
A. 
General.
(1) 
All sidewalks shall be constructed of masonry meeting the current Wisconsin Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, unless otherwise specified in this section.
(2) 
Concrete sidewalk construction shall meet the specifications and provisions set forth in this section and shall be constructed at locations and conform to line and grade requirements as established by the Village. All sidewalks constructed in the Village shall conform to the line and grade established by the ordinances or resolutions of the Village. Where no grade has been established as ascertained by the records, the Village Engineer or Director of Public Works shall prepare and report a grade for the approval of the Village Board; and, when the same has been established, the Village Engineer or Director of Public Works shall stake out the sidewalk as ordered by the Village Board. No sidewalk shall be laid under the provisions of this section until a grade therefor has been established by the Village Board.
B. 
Subgrade. All earth, dirt and material shall be removed to a depth, not less than eight inches, 10 inches across private driveways, below the grade line; and the space shall be filled with crushed stone, sand or gravel. The base shall be left four inches thick after being tamped, with the stone or gravel to be not larger than 1 1/2 inches in diameter and to be free from dirt, silt and vegetative, organic or foreign matter. Soft, porous and unsuitable subgrade material shall be removed and replaced with sand, gravel, or other satisfactory material and the subgrade shall be thoroughly and uniformly compacted and moistened immediately before the concrete is placed. On embankments, the subgrade shall extend at least one foot beyond each edge of the sidewalk.
C. 
Concrete. The minimum quantity of cement per cubic yard shall be six; ninety-four pound bags. Concrete shall be mixed for at least one minute. Gravel shall be of good quality and washed. Concrete shall test 2,000 pounds per square inch compression strength in 28 days.
D. 
Forming. Concrete shall be placed in straight forms of wood or metal of sufficient strength to resist springing, tipping or other displacement during the process of depositing and consolidating the concrete. Concrete shall be placed in the forms on a moist subgrade, deposited just above the finished grade and consolidated and spaded sufficiently to bring the mortar to the surface and to prevent honeycombing. It shall then be struck level with the top of the forms and finished with wooden floats. Forms shall be securely fastened, staked, braced and held firmly to required line and shall be sufficiently tight to prevent leakage of mortar, and all forms shall remain in place for 24 hours after pour.
E. 
Floating and finishing. Soon after screening and while the concrete is still plastic, the surface shall be floated with wood, cork or metal floats or by a finishing machine. Coarse broom finish shall be applied prior to concrete curing while the surface is still wet to touch.
F. 
Jointing. All joints and edges shall be finished with a one-quarter-inch radius edging tool. At all places where the sidewalk intersects another sidewalk or curbline, a minimum one-half-inch expansion joint shall be placed. Transverse expansion joints of one-half-inch thick and four inches wide and five feet long of premolded material shall be located every 50 feet. Sidewalks must be marked off to make blocks five foot square and be at right angles to the parallel lines. Any new sidewalk adjoining an old sidewalk, sidewalk abutting curb and gutter, or sidewalk abutting driveway approach shall have one-half-inch-by-four-inch expansion joints of premolded material installed between the curb and/or driveway approach and the sidewalk.
G. 
Slope.
(1) 
All form placements must be approved by the Director of Public Works or other inspector designated by the Director of Public Works before concrete is poured. To provide adequate drainage, the sidewalk shall slope toward the curb at a minimum rate of 1/2 inch per foot of width of sidewalk.
(2) 
In cases where the grade exceeds 15%, steps or special construction shall be required to fit the existing conditions. Such details should be prepared by the Village Engineer or Public Works Director and approved by the Village Board before construction of the walk is started.
(3) 
Sidewalks shall be constructed within the limits of the street right-of-way, and unless otherwise specifically indicated, there shall be a three-inch strip of street property left between the property line and the edge of the sidewalk.
H. 
Width and thickness.
(1) 
Residential walks shall be five feet in width, laid three inches outside property line, but not less than four inches in thickness, except within driveway approaches, where the minimum thickness shall be five inches. In the alternative, the Village Board may direct that reconstructed sidewalks match the width of existing adjacent sidewalks.
(2) 
Sidewalks in front of commercial or industrial establishments shall be not less than eight feet in width, or as otherwise established by the Village Board, and five inches in thickness except within driveway approaches, where the minimum thickness shall be six inches.
I. 
Finishing. The concrete shall be struck off true to grade, finished smooth and given a broom finish. All edges shall be rounded. No tool marks shall be left on exposed surfaces. In case of rain, the walk shall be covered to protect the surface from being damaged. Walks shall be kept free from all traffic at normal temperatures for 48 hours and in cold weather [below 35° F.] for 96 hours. No concrete shall be poured when the temperature may be expected to fall below 35° F., in any seventy-two-hour period or upon frozen subgrade, unless prior approval is received from the Director of Public Works (see Subsection K).
J. 
Curing and drying. As soon as any of the concrete work herein before mentioned has been finished and hardened sufficiently to prevent excessive marring of the surface, it shall be cured and protected against rapid drying. Failure to comply with this requirement shall be deemed sufficient cause for suspension of the work. Curing shall be accomplished by the "impervious coating," "wet fabric" or "paper" methods. For impervious coating or membrane curing, only those materials meeting requirements of ASTM Spec. C156-44T, "Method of Test for Efficiency of Materials for Curing Concrete," shall be used. Said specifications are hereby adopted by reference as if fully set forth herein.
K. 
Cold-weather requirements. When the air temperature is less than 40° F., all concrete placed in the forms shall have a temperature between 50° F. and 70° F. and shall meet the requirements of Wisconsin Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for cold-weather concrete.
L. 
Variances.
(1) 
Location. Where the location of a sidewalk in accordance with the specifications established herein would conflict with the location of trees, or the root systems thereof, a written variance to the specifications may be issued by the Director of Public Works permitting the sidewalk to be relocated so as to eliminate or reduce such conflict. No variance shall be issued if the public safety or welfare would be adversely affected thereby. No fee shall be charged for such variance.
(2) 
Material. Where the property owner desires to use nonstandard materials such as brick, aggregate, cobblestone, asphalt or bituminous, in the construction of a sidewalk, a written variance to the specifications established herein may be issued by the Village Board to permit the use of such nonstandard material. No variance shall be granted for any portion of a sidewalk which crosses or is part of a driveway, nor shall a variance be granted if the public safety or welfare would be adversely affected thereby. A condition of the granting of a variance under this subsection shall be the execution and recording of an indemnity agreement running with the land binding the property owner, his/her successors and assigns, holding the Village harmless from any liability, loss or damage resulting from the use of such nonstandard materials. An application fee determination by Village Board shall be paid at the time of applying for the variance.
A. 
Sidewalk repair or replacement. Pursuant to § 66.0907, Wis. Stats., the Village Board may order property owners to repair or remove and replace any sidewalk which is unsafe, defective or insufficient. If the property owner shall fail to so repair or remove and replace such sidewalk for a period of 20 days after service of the notice provided in § 66.0907, Wis. Stats., the Village Board shall cause the necessary repairs or construction of such sidewalk, and the cost of such repair or construction shall be entered completely upon the tax roll as a special tax against said lot or parcel of land owned by the property owner.
B. 
Repair criteria.
(1) 
The Village Board may determine that any sidewalk which is unsafe, defective, or insufficient be repaired or removed and replaced with a sidewalk in accordance with this section. The existence of any one or more of the hereinafter enumerated characteristics shall determine whether a sidewalk is defective or insufficient:
(a) 
One inch or more vertical differential between adjacent sharp edged individual sidewalk blocks (crack in slab) and between adjacent round-edged individual sidewalk blocks (joint).
(b) 
One and one-quarter inch horizontal distance between adjacent individual sidewalk blocks.
(c) 
Deterioration of the surface to a vertical depth of 1/2 inch or more within each individual sidewalk block.
(2) 
If 60% of a property owner's sidewalk blocks are determined to be defective or insufficient, the entire sidewalk shall be replaced.
No sidewalk which shall be constructed contrary to the provisions of this article shall be considered a legal sidewalk, and the same may be ordered to be replaced with a legal sidewalk and with one that is in conformity with this article, the same as if no sidewalk whatever had been built or constructed in the place where any such sidewalk is located. The entire cost of said removal and replacement shall be born by the owner of subject parcel(s).
[Amended 1-16-2018]
A. 
Types of curb and gutter streets. All curbs and gutters shall conform to the construction standards adopted by the Village Board, on file with the Public Works Director.
B. 
Liability for repair of curb and gutter. If a curb and gutter street adjoins property, the property owner shall be responsible for repairing and liable for the cost of all replacements, repairs, damage and maintenance which is made necessary by the actions of the property owner, property owner's guests, invitees, persons working under the direction of the property owner or persons who are the responsibility of the property owner (all are referred to herein as the "property owner"). Any expense for additional width of road made necessary by blacktop curb and gutter shall also be the responsibility of and shall be paid for by the adjoining property owner. The work required by this article can either be performed by the property owner in accordance with applicable construction standards or by the Village, if the Village agrees to do such work. In the case where the Village performs the work, the actual costs thereof, if not promptly paid by the property owner, shall be charged to the property pursuant to §§ 66.0701 and 66.0703, Wis. Stats.