No person shall construct a driveway for vehicles or animals
across any sidewalk in the Village without having first obtained a
permit therefor. Applications for such permits shall be made to the
Village Clerk and shall be accompanied by the fee required. No permit
for construction of a driveway for commercial use or for the habitual
use of other than the owner or occupant of the premises served shall
be issued, except upon the order of the Superintendent.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, Administration,
Art. I, General Code Provisions, Div. I)]
The fee for all such construction shall be in an amount as established
from time to time by the Village Board.
No driveway shall be so constructed or graded as to leave a
step, sharp depression or other obstruction in the sidewalk. The grade
shall be as nearly as possible the same as that of the adjoining sidewalk.
It shall be unlawful to have the surface finish of any driveway where
the same crosses the sidewalk constructed of such materials as to
render it slippery and hazardous to pedestrians, or to have the grade
of such portion vary from the grade of the sidewalk or be other than
level.
Driveways across sidewalks shall be constructed in compliance
with the specifications required by the Superintendent.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, Administration,
Art. I, General Code Provisions, Div. I)]
Before a permit can be issued to break a curb in the Village
for the installation of a driveway or any other purpose, a bond or
cash in an amount as established from time to time by the Village
Board is required to be posted with the Village Clerk.
It shall be the duty of the person maintaining the driveway
to keep the same in good repair where it cross the sidewalk and free
from obstruction and openings.