[Adopted as Secs. 7.09 through 7.12 of the Codification]
A. 
It shall be unlawful to permit to exist a private driveway from an automobile parking station directly into an artery for through traffic as established by ordinance. An automobile parking station is defined as any lot or parcel of ground used principally for the loading or parking of motor vehicles.
B. 
The owner or occupant of any such automobile parking station who shall fail when requested by the Chief of Police to close up such existing private driveway shall be subject to the penalty provided in § 7-6 for each and every day that he shall fail to close up such driveway with a suitable barrier after requested so to do by the Chief of Police.
C. 
The Village Manager is authorized to erect a barrier as close as possible to the street line across such private driveway upon the failure and neglect of the owner to close up such driveway when requested so to do by the Chief of Police.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Section 7.10, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 8-1994 by Ord. No. 1523.
Parkway benches may be provided by any resident or business establishment and placed in the parkway area between the curb and the sidewalk at bus stop locations, with the approval of the abutting property owner and the Village Manager. Such parkway bench may carry only the name of the donor, and the area of such identification shall be limited to three inches in height and four feet in length.
A. 
Permit required.
(1) 
Prior to cutting any curb or the construction or reconstruction of any curb, driveway and sidewalk in the public highway (the area between the lot line and the traveled portion of the road), a permit for such work shall be obtained from the Building Inspector, who will furnish detailed information as to what utilities or other appurtenances are located in the area and as to just how this work must be accomplished. No permit shall be issued unless the Building Inspector is satisfied that said proposed construction will not interfere with existing utilities or other appurtenances located in said area.
(2) 
Referrals to Village Plan Commission. Where a parking lot or parking facilities are contemplated in District 6, before such permit is issued, detailed plans of parking lots with inlet and outlet facilities must first be submitted to the Village Plan Commission and be approved by said Commission.
B. 
Manner of making cut. Where it is necessary to cut through an existing concrete curb of a Village street to install a driveway, the old concrete pavement and curb for its full depth and for the full width of flared driveway shall be removed to a point flush with the street side of the curb. Flare shall be neatly made and to a radius of approximately two feet. Entire portion of curbing removed for purpose of flaring driveway shall be within the confines of the lot which the driveway serves unless agreeable to the adjacent property owners to extend the flare over the lot line. The exact manner of cutting and replacing the curb is shown on a sketch furnished the contractor at the time the curb permit is issued.
C. 
Expansion joints. Where cement walks or driveways are built to the curbs, either at crosswalks or in front of private property, an expansion joint made up of one-half-inch strip of asphalted felt shall be inserted.
D. 
Concrete walks. Public walks shall be of portland cement concrete and built to specifications on file in the office of the Village Engineer. All contractors building public walks in this Village shall conform to these specifications and to the grades for same as given by the Village Engineer. A permit shall be obtained from the Building Inspector before beginning such work. Public walks, including those built by the Village, shall be inspected by said Village.
E. 
Fees. A permit fee as set from time to time by the Village Board shall be required for the following operations. In the event more than one of the following operations is carried out so that the work can be covered by one inspection, the permit fee shall only be the higher of the individual fees for the listed operations.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 17, Village Code and Ordinances, Art. I)]
(1) 
Cutting of concrete curb and/or the construction of curb and driveway approach.
(2) 
The construction or replacement of the public sidewalk.
(3) 
The construction or replacement of the carriage walk between the public walk and the street pavement.