Sidewalks shall be constructed of cement and shall be laid and
constructed in accordance with the specifications which are hereafter
enumerated by any and all property owners prior to the time of occupancy
of any new building.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
All sidewalks heretofore constructed found to be in a hazardous
and dangerous condition by the Village Codes Enforcement Officer or
the Village Department of Public Works Superintendent shall be repaired
within 30 days' notice from said Officer or Superintendent; all such
repairs must be approved by the Codes Enforcement Officer or the Department
of Public Works Superintendent, and in the event that such repairs
are not made or are not approved by the Codes Enforcement Officer
or the Department of Public Works Superintendent, then the Street
Superintendent shall repair said sidewalk, and the cost of the same
shall be paid by the property owner.
The plans and specifications for the laying of new sidewalks
shall be as follows:
A. The property owner or their representative shall make application
to the Village Building Inspector for a sidewalk grade and alignment.
No construction shall begin until this is obtained.
B. The subgrade upon which the sidewalk is to be constructed should
be so prepared as to prevent a settlement of the walk upon its completion.
C. First-class concrete shall be used in the construction of all sidewalks.
This class of concrete consists of one part cement, two parts sand,
three parts stone and sufficient water when added to make a workable
mix; when creek gravels are used, they shall first be approved by
the Village Building Inspector.
D. The sidewalks shall be constructed in blocks of maximum length of
five feet and a minimum of four inches in thickness. The side of the
sidewalk will be governed by the width of the sidewalks of the adjoining
properties. When a new street is being laid out and there are no existing
sidewalks, the width of the new walks will be determined by the Village
Building Inspector.
E. Upon the completion of a sidewalk, the property owner or representative shall so inform the Village Building Inspector, who will then make an inspection of the sidewalk to determine if the same has been constructed according to the specifications as set forth in Subsections
A,
B,
C,
D and
E.
F. When the above-stated new sidewalks shall have been fully constructed and completed, and further provided that said new sidewalk shall have been constructed in accordance with the specifications as stated above and within the stated period as set forth in §§
93-14 and 93-15, then and in such event the Village of Canisteo will rebate to the owner of the premises an amount which is equal to $0.50 per linear foot of such newly constructed sidewalk; in no event shall the rebate be applied to any reconstruction or repair of an existing sidewalk or apply to §
93-16 above.
In the event that §§
93-14 and 93-15 of this article are not complied with, particularly within the time as stated in both of said sections, then and in such event the Village of Canisteo may install the sidewalks at any time after the expiration of the period of time as stated under §§
93-14 and 93-15 and charge the full cost and expense to the owner of the property; and, further, there shall be no rebate whatsoever to be given to the property owner in such event so that the property owner shall bear the full cost of the expense of the construction of any such new sidewalk.