A. 
The owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or other person having charge of any building or lot abutting upon any paved sidewalk shall keep the sidewalk adjacent to such building or lot free and clear of snow and ice; provided, however, that failure to clear snow or ice from a sidewalk within a period of four hours, not including the time between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., after the snow ceases to fall or the ice to form shall not be deemed a violation of this section. In case the snow or ice on the sidewalk shall be frozen so hard that it cannot be removed without injury to the pavement, such person shall, as soon thereafter as the weather shall permit, remove the same and, in the meantime, cause the sidewalk adjacent to such building or lot to be strewed with ashes, sand, sawdust or similar material.
B. 
No act of the Village in removing snow or ice from any such sidewalk shall affect the obligation imposed by this section on such person.
[Amended 5-13-1980 by L.L. No. 1-1980; 3-14-1989 by L.L. No. 6-1989; 9-22-1992 by L.L. No. 7-1992; 3-9-2004 by L.L. No. 1-2004]
No person shall lower any curb or change the grade of any sidewalk for the purpose of providing vehicular access across such curb or sidewalk without first securing a written permit from the Village Engineer and complying with the following requirements:
A. 
Application shall be made, in writing, by the owner of record of the abutting premises to the Village Engineer. Such application shall set forth the points at which such vehicular access shall begin and end in relation to curb- and property lines and the materials of which it shall be constructed.
B. 
The Village Engineer shall not grant a permit to lower any curb or change the grade of any sidewalk for the purpose of providing vehicular access across such curb or sidewalk when, in his opinion, the actual or intended use of such vehicular access would endanger pedestrians or traffic.
C. 
Prior to the granting of any such permit, the Village Engineer shall charge a fee and shall exact a cash deposit per linear foot of the width of the proposed curb cut, which deposit shall be refunded upon completion of the curb cut to the satisfaction of the Village Engineer. The Village Engineer shall charge a fee for the inspection of the completed curb cut and may make such rules for the proper care and cleaning of such curb cut as he deems advisable. All fees pursuant to this section shall be fixed upon resolution of the Board of Trustees.
D. 
No such permit shall be issued until the applicant shall furnish the Village insurance, in a form satisfactory to the Village Attorney, with limits of not less than $1,000,000 for any one person and not less than $3,000,000 for any one accident for personal injury and not less than $100,000 for any one accident and $500,000 in the aggregate for property damage, insuring the Village, its officers, employees and agents against any liability or personal injury or property damage, directly or indirectly resulting from or arising out of the granting of any such permit or the making of such curb cut or the method and manner of doing any work permitted or required by any such permit or under this section or any negligent act or omission in connection therewith on the part of the permittee, his employees or agents.
E. 
Every such curb cut shall be constructed under the supervision and subject to the direction of the Village Engineer and on condition that, upon failure to comply with the terms of the permit, the Village Engineer may revoke the permit and cause the curb and sidewalk to be restored to their original condition at the expense of the owner of record of the abutting premises.
F. 
Should the use of the curb cut, in the opinion of the Village Engineer, be or become dangerous to pedestrians or traffic, the Village Engineer shall mail a written notice to the owner of record of the abutting premises to discontinue use of such curb cut and to restore such curb and sidewalk to the original condition within 10 days of the mailing of the notice, and such owner shall comply with such notice within 10 days. If such owner shall fail to so comply with such notice, the Village Engineer may revoke the permit and cause the curb and sidewalk to be restored to their original condition at the expense of the owner of record of the premises.
G. 
In case any part of a curb cut shall not be paved, repaved or repaired according to reasonable requirements of the Village Engineer, the Village Engineer shall mail a written notice to the owner of the abutting premises directing that the same be so paved, repaved or repaired, as the case may be. Such owner shall comply with such notice within 10 days. If said owner fails to comply with such notice, the Village Engineer may cause the curb cut to be paved, repaved or repaired, as the case may be, at the expense of such owner.
H. 
The owner of a lot may appeal from any decision of the Village Engineer. The appellant shall apply to the Planning Board within 60 days after the decision to deny a curb cut permit, with an information copy to the Village Engineer. This appeal shall include a statement of guaranty that all expenses for any required opinion obtained from an independent consulting traffic engineer shall be paid by the appellant and shall be accompanied by a fee as set by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
I. 
The Planning Board may grant a waiver from the decision of the Village Engineer. In making its decisions, the Planning Board must find that the result will, in its judgment, not be in conflict with the public health, welfare and, in particular, with considerations of traffic safety and may attach appropriate conditions and safeguards to such waiver.
J. 
The Village Engineer is authorized to promulgate standards and guidelines for the construction and maintenance of driveways. Such standards and guidelines shall be filed with the Board of Trustees upon promulgation.