This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Streets and Sidewalks Law of the Incorporated Village of Sea
Cliff."
It shall be the duty of every property owner
or occupant to keep the sidewalk adjoining his premises in a safe,
passable condition and to make such repairs and correct such conditions
as the Board of Trustees or its authorized representative shall direct.
Repairs and corrections of conditions made at the direction of the
Board of Trustees or its authorized representative shall be carried
out under the supervision of the Board of Trustees or such representative,
and the cost thereof shall be shared equally by the Village and the
property owner. For purposes of this chapter, the Building Inspector
shall be such an authorized representative, as well as such other
persons as the Board of Trustees may designate by resolution from
time to time. Under no circumstances shall the Village incur any obligation
to a property owner to share the cost of repairs or corrections of
conditions under this section unless the Board of Trustees or its
authorized representative shall have specifically directed the making
of such repairs or correction of such conditions.
Any person owning, leasing or in possession
of lands in the Village shall maintain them at a level or grade not
lower than the level established for the adjoining sidewalk or sidewalk
line, to a distance of not less than six feet from the sidewalk or
sidewalk line, unless he shall have protected or walled off said land
from the sidewalk or street by a wall or fence of such height and
construction as shall have been approved by the Building Inspector.
[Amended 2-13-2023 by L.L. No. 3-2023]
No person occupying any private dwelling, and
no person owning or occupying any other premises, either vacant or
improved, shall permit any sidewalk, gutter or drain in front of or
contiguous to such premises to remain covered, obstructed or encumbered
with ice, snow, dirt, filth, weeds, rubbish or other obstructions
or encumbrances for more than 12 hours or, if such dwelling or premises
is in a business district, for more than three hours after reasonable
opportunity has been had to remove same. The owner or occupant of
any premises fronting upon any street in a business district in the
Village shall, when ice cannot be removed, cause the sidewalk in front
of such premises to be covered with salt, sand or other material in
such manner as to enable persons to walk thereon with safety.