No person other than an employee of the Village shall excavate
any street without first obtaining permission from the Highway Superintendent.
Any person given permission to excavate shall restore the street to
the condition prior to the excavation to the satisfaction of the Highway
Superintendent. The person given permission shall indemnify the Village
against all damages or claims for damages, costs, suits, actions or
judgements that may be brought against the Village by persons resulting
from such excavation. The Village may require a certificate of insurance
naming the Village as a loss payee with a liability limit of at least
$1,000,000.
If an excavation made by any person is closed in such a manner
as to leave the street in a condition, in the opinion of the Highway
Superintendent, is not in the same condition prior to the excavation,
the Highway Superintendent shall report such condition to the Board
of Trustees, who may require the person to restore, within a reasonable
time, that portion which is defective. Upon failure to restore said
street, the Board of Trustees will direct the Highway Superintendent
to perform such work, and the expense incurred will be paid by the
person causing such defect.
No person shall erect or cause to be erected any building or
fixture or place any encumbrance which shall project into or over
the line of any public area without obtaining the permission of the
Highway Superintendent.
No person shall obstruct or use any street, sidewalk or other
public ground in any manner other than which was originally intended.
No person shall transport or cause to be transported in any
vehicle any material which is not so constructed as to prevent the
material from dropping or sifting upon any streets of the Village.
No street shall be accepted by the Village Board of Trustees
until such street is deemed satisfactory by the Highway Superintendent.
The Village shall not place or caused to be placed any pipes
in any street that have not been accepted by the Village.
No person shall construct or cause to be constructed any sign
or structure upon or over any street or sidewalk in the Village, nor
shall any sign or structure now in existence be allowed without the
consent of the Code Enforcement Official through an application to
be provided by the Code Enforcement Official.
No person shall permit any animal, vehicle or other objects
to obstruct the free use of any sidewalk or crosswalk in the Village
and no person shall obstruct the sidewalks with boxes, barrels, crates,
goods, wares, merchandise or any other materials without obtaining
permission from the Village Board.
No person shall erect, hang or maintain any awning over any
sidewalk unless the same and its fixtures and flaps are at least seven
feet above the surface of such sidewalk, nor shall such awning extend
more than seven feet from the building to which it is attached, and
no person shall suspend or place any wares, goods or merchandise in
front of any store, shop or other building so as to obstruct the free
passage of any sidewalk more than 30 inches from the front of any
store, shop or other building.
No person shall dig into or across any sidewalk until permission
is received by the Highway Superintendent and the sidewalk shall be
put back in as good as the condition prior to the digging.
Any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall
subject the offending party, upon conviction, to a fine not to exceed
$250 or imprisonment not to exceed 15 days, or both.