[Adopted 10-14-1909 by Ord. No. 28; amended in its entirety 4-18-2018 by Ord. No. 487]
A. 
The Commissioners of St. Michaels may order and manage the installation, maintenance, repair, replacement or removal of sidewalks, curbs and gutters.
B. 
The Commissioners may elect to install or upgrade sidewalks in the Town in accordance with this chapter, and the Commissioners may elect to pay up to 50% of the cost for brick sidewalks, subject to the availability of funds set aside for such purpose from time to time. The Commissioners of St. Michaels may elect to offer payment terms for any Town project.
C. 
It shall be the obligation of a property owner adjacent to a public sidewalk within the Town to maintain all sidewalks in conformity with such lines, grades and materials as provided by this article and in accordance with International Code Council requirements.
(1) 
New or replacement sidewalks shall be constructed at the expense of the property owner. Replacement sidewalks shall be any portion of sidewalk removed and replaced greater than 50% of the total length of sidewalk.
(2) 
Sidewalks shall be repaired and maintained at the expense of the property owner. Sidewalk repair shall be any section or length at or less than 50% of the total length of sidewalk.
D. 
No property owner, firm, contractor, corporation or third party shall, by contract or otherwise, alter any sidewalk on any street or other public way in the Town, unless such sidewalk be restored, repaired or replaced in conformity with such lines, grades and materials as is provided by this article and in accordance with International Code Council requirements as inspected and approved by the Town Manager.
(1) 
The cost to restore, replace or repair said alteration of the sidewalk shall be on the person, firm, contractor, corporation, or third party that altered such sidewalk.
E. 
Any alteration of a public sidewalk or pedestrian corridor greater than 50% of the total length of sidewalk shall be considered a replacement and that section shall be replaced in brick per the Town's specification.
F. 
No property owner, firm, contractor, corporation or third party shall, by contract or otherwise, construct or alter any sidewalk on such street without a permit issued by the Town. The permit shall set forth location, width, material and grade of said sidewalk as set forth in this chapter.
G. 
All new and replacement sidewalks or sections of sidewalks within the Town shall be of brick surface, installed in accordance with the state and Town specifications, installed in sand or concrete bases as deemed appropriate for sidewalk conditions by the Commissioners. All sidewalks shall be brick, installed in accordance with the Town specifications here, unless otherwise approved by the Commissioners upon written request by the property owner adjacent to said sidewalk. Brick sidewalks shall be a square herringbone pattern with the first course laid parallel to the curb or gutter adjacent. All sidewalks shall be laid with full brick in Redland Brick Inc. No. 103 Flash Modular Steel City Paver or suitable substitution approved by the Town prior to installation.
A. 
Failure to comply with a Town order to repair or replace a sidewalk or section thereof to the Town's specifications within 60 days of such notice or failure to repair, replace or install a sidewalk without a permit will be considered a municipal infraction and will result in a fine of $50. Each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate violation.
B. 
If the owner or owners of record of any lot or premises fronting on or binding on any pedestrian corridor or public sidewalk in the Town of St. Michaels shall fail to pay or repay the costs of any work authorized by this section after due notice has been provided by the delivery of certified mail or the posting of the subject property. The Commissioners of St. Michaels may assess the cost of the work and all costs of collection against the property which shall constitute a lien thereon and collect the same in the same manner that other taxes are collected.