[Amended 1-13-2003; 11-26-2007; 10-1-2021; 9-26-2022 by Ord. No. 1470; 8-28-2023 by Ord. No. 1502; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV)]
A. 
No person, firm or corporation shall perform curb cuts or construct a driveway for vehicles across any sidewalk or Village easement in the Village without first having obtained permission, therefore.
B. 
Upon receipt of the application by the office of the Village Clerk, all curb cut applications shall be brought to the Village Board of Trustees for approval. An Application fee equal to $50 per lineal foot of curb removed is required upon approval of the permit. If no application is submitted and approved prior to a curb cut being made, the resident will pay $200 per lineal foot of curb cut removed plus be assessed a fine in an amount as prescribed in § 1-12 of the Village Code.
C. 
The curb cut fee for a new residential home that accesses the driveway to the main house will be waived during the building permit application. Any additional curb cuts will be subject to the curb cut fee and approval.
D. 
Applications for such permission shall be made to the Village Clerk.
E. 
No permission 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 orders of the corporate authorities or its assigned agents. All permits shall be subject to approval of the Village Administrator.
No driveway shall be so constructed or graded as to leave a step, sharp depression or other obstruction on 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 or hazardous to pedestrians, or to have the grade of such portion vary from the grade of the sidewalk, or be other than level.
[Amended 1-13-2003; 8-8-2016]
A. 
When a driveway entrance from the front curb crosses the Village right-of-way, the surface must be a hard surface such as concrete or blacktop, and must be completed within two years of the date when the permit is issued.
B. 
For any new driveway or curb depression the Village shall require that the existing curb be mechanically cut by means of a machine specifically designed for curb cutting or the existing curb be removed and replaced with a new depressed curb and gutter. Prior to constructing the curb depression by either of the previous methods the Village shall be contacted for review and approval.
It shall be the duty of the person maintaining the driveway to keep the same in good repair where it crosses the sidewalk and free from obstruction and openings.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV)]
In addition to any penalty applicable under § 245-21 of this article, any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this article shall be fined as designated in the fine rate schedule for each offense; and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.