[Amended 7-8-1975 by Ord. No. 1582; 3-10-1987 by Ord. No.
2084; 11-9-1993 by Ord. No. 2435]
A.
The owner of any land abutting upon the streets or
public highways in the Village, if such land is owner-occupied or
vacant, otherwise the tenant or occupant of such land situate in all
zones of the Village of Ridgewood as shown on the 1990 Zoning Map,
with the exception of the B-1, B-2, P and P-2 Zones of the Village,
shall remove all snow and ice from the abutting sidewalks of such
streets or highways within 24 hours after the same shall fall or be
formed thereon. No snow or ice so removed, however, shall be deposited
or placed in the street or highway in such a manner or location so
as to impede the flow of traffic. For purposes of this section, such
land shall be deemed owner-occupied if occupied by either the owner
or owners of record or any agent, servant or employee thereof.
B.
Owners, tenants and occupants of any land abutting
the streets or highways of the Village situate in the B-1, B-2, P
and P-2 Zones of the Village are subject to the following snow removal
regulations. Special regulations are adopted for the business and
office zones in order to maintain an attractive and safe environment
in the business and professional office zones of the Village by assuring
that the snow will be removed from the sidewalks in and around the
central business district on a timely basis.
C.
Snow is required to be removed in the B-1, B-2, P
and P-2 Zone Districts from the sidewalks concurrently with its fall.
To assure compliance with this section, more than one clearing may
be required to keep the sidewalks as free of snow as is practical.
The following specific regulations are hereby adopted. Snowfalls commencing
during the evening, that is, after 6:00 p.m., will be cleared by no
later than 9:00 a.m. the following morning, Sundays and holidays included.
During weekday storms, Monday through Saturday, occurring during business
hours, sidewalks shall be cleared to a five-foot minimum width to
provide access from the storefront to the curb, between meters, if
meters are installed. After 6:00 p.m. and on Sundays and holidays,
sidewalks will be completely cleared into the street.
D.
A court appearance will be required to answer any
summons issued for a violation of this section occurring in the B-1,
B-2, P and P-2 zones of the Village. A court appearance will be required
to answer any summons issued for a second or subsequent violation
of this section in all zones of the Village.
[Amended 7-11-1995 by Ord. No. 2533]
The owner or tenant of lands abutting or bordering
upon the streets, avenues or public highways of the Village shall
remove all grass and weeds and other impediments within three days
after notice to remove the same.
Upon the refusal or neglect of the owner or
tenant to remove within the time hereinabove provided such snow, ice,
grass, weeds and other impediments, the same may be removed by the
Village, and the cost of removal thereof shall be certified to the
Village Manager by the person in charge of such removal. Upon approval
of such certificate, the Village Manager shall cause such costs to
be charged against the real estate so abutting upon such sidewalk,
and the amount so charged shall thereupon become a lien and tax upon
such real estate and be added to and be part of the taxes next to
be levied and assessed thereon and enforced and collected in the same
manner and at the same time as other taxes.
It shall be unlawful to place or deposit any
glass, ashes or refuse materials on any streets or sidewalks of the
Village.
It shall be unlawful to construct or maintain
any driveway in the Village so as to permit sand, ground, dirt or
other materials to be carried onto or across the sidewalks on any
street in the Village.
No person shall cause or permit any vehicle
to be loaded with manure, sand, earth, mud, clay or rubbish so that
the contents or any part thereof shall be scattered in any street.
No person shall maintain, erect, place or construct
any sign, awning, lamp or other thing over any sidewalk in the Village
unless the same shall be at least seven feet above the sidewalk.
It shall be unlawful to repair any automobile
or motor-driven vehicle on any of the streets or public places of
the Village, except such temporary repairs as may be necessary in
order to enable such automobile to be removed from the place in the
highway where the same has become disabled.
No person shall permit any goat, swine, horse,
cow or other meat cattle belonging to him or under his control to
go at large or depasture in any public street, lane or alley in the
Village.
No person shall injure, deface, destroy or remove
any guidepost or guide board heretofore erected or which shall be
erected in this Village without the permission of the Village Council.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 27-11 of the
1974 Code, which immediately followed this section, regarding fires
in streets, was repealed 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 2375.
[Amended 9-16-2015 by Ord. No. 3496]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove or bypass any construction
barricade in the public rights-of-way of the Village or portion thereof
undergoing construction or repair; or being so barricaded as a matter
of public safety; or to walk upon a portion of such street so barricaded
or to drive or ride on any bicycle, tricycle, motorcycle, motor vehicle,
horse or wagon thereon without the written permission of the Village
Manager or the Director of Public Works or their designee in charge
of the work or the event within the public right-of-way. Any and all
construction barricades placed within the Village's public rights-of-way
shall be subject to removal or relocation by Village of Ridgewood
personnel (Police, Fire, ES, or Public Works) for public safety reasons
as necessary.
B.
The Village can provide barricades for Village-approved events, upon
the deposit of funds, which are refundable once barricades are returned
to the Village undamaged and intact. If barricades are damaged, lost
or stolen, the deposit shall be forfeited to the Village to replace
the barricades.
[Added 12-9-1986 by Ord. No. 2073]
The Village Council of the Village of Ridgewood
shall, by resolution, provide for the naming and changing of names
of streets and highways within the Village of Ridgewood and further
provide for the erection thereon of signs showing the names thereof.
