All sidewalks, curbs, gutters and aprons shall
be constructed in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
Should any sidewalk, curb, gutter or apron be installed which is not
in compliance with this chapter, in addition to any other penalty
prescribed herein, the person installing same shall be required to
remove same upon written notice from the Village. If such removal
is not completed to the satisfaction of the Village Engineer within
such time as designated by the Village Engineer, the Village may cause
the same to be removed, reconstructed or repaired, and the expense
thereby incurred shall be a lien upon the real property affected and
the amount so assessed and levied shall be collected in the same manner
as other taxes.
The Board of Trustees is authorized to construct
and repair sidewalks, curbs, gutters and aprons at the expense of
the Village or at the expense of the owner or occupant of the adjoining
land, as the Board of Trustees shall determine, and shall prescribe
the manner of doing such work and the kind of materials to be used
therein. If a sidewalk, curb, gutter or apron is required to be constructed
or repaired wholly at the expense of the owner or occupant of the
adjoining land, a notice specifying the place and manner and the time,
not less than 10 days in case of a new installation or not less than
24 hours in case of any repair, within which the sidewalk, curb, gutter
or apron is required to be constructed or repaired shall be served
upon such owner or occupant. If an owner or occupant shall not construct
or repair the sidewalk, curb, gutter or apron as required by the notice,
the Board of Trustees may cause the same to be so constructed or repaired
and assess the expense thereof to the adjoining land. If a sidewalk,
curb, gutter or apron is to be constructed or repaired at the joint
expense of the Village and the owner or occupant, the Board of Trustees
may cause the same to be constructed or repaired and assess upon the
adjoining land the proportion of the expense chargeable against the
same. All grading done on sidewalks, curbs, gutters or aprons laid
or repaired by the owner of adjoining land shall be in accordance
with the specifications and under the direction and supervision of
the Village Engineer.
The Board of Trustees may by resolution require the construction and repair of sidewalks at the expense of the abutting owner upon such notice and pursuant to the authority and requirements of §
116-13.
No sidewalk, curb, gutter or apron shall be
constructed along any street unless such construction shall be of
concrete construction and conform to lines and grades furnished by
the Village Engineer and in conformity with each of the specifications
and requirements hereinafter set forth.
All sidewalk construction shall be subject to
inspection by the Village Engineer, who shall have the right at any
time to take and examine samples of materials used. If the Village
Engineer shall ascertain that the specifications herein provided are
not being complied with or construction is not being performed in
accordance with the reasonable requirements of the Village Engineer
as herein provided, the Village Engineer shall direct that the work
be forthwith stopped and work failing to comply with the provisions
hereof be replaced in such manner as directed.
All expansion joints in the construction of
curbs, gutters and sidewalks shall be constructed in conformity with
the directions of the Village Engineer.