The Council may vote to make and lay sidewalks on any public way at the expense of the owners of lands abutting on that public way. Such sidewalk shall be of such material, width, thickness and at such grade as the Department of Public Works may prescribe.
Subject to the approval of the Council, the Department of Public Works shall adopt, from time to time, such regulations and specifications for the conduct of the work provided for by this chapter as it may deem for the best interests of the Town. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any such regulation or specification.
At least five days' notice shall be given by publication in a newspaper having a circulation in the Town and by delivery through first-class mail to the last known addresses of the owners of record before a hearing shall be held on each sidewalk installation project. The notice shall include a description of the project, an estimate of all costs of the project and an estimate of the cost of the project to be assessed against each property owner.
Within five days of the passage of an order to install by the Council, a true and attested copy of such order shall be delivered through certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known addresses of the owners of record.
Every such owner shall comply with such order within 30 days after receipt of such notice unless the Council determines that an emergency exists, in which case 10 calendar days shall be allowed to effect such work. Whenever the owner of any premises abutting upon any public way in the Town neglects or fails to install new sidewalks ordered by the Council, it shall be the duty of the Public Works Director to install the same. At the conclusion of such installation, the Public Works Director shall calculate the total cost of the installation and the cost to be assessed against each property owner, provided that no assessment against any owner shall exceed 1/2 of the linear-foot cost times the number of linear feet of walk being assessed. The Council shall establish and order the final assessment against each property owner based upon the calculation made by the Public Works Director.
Owners of land fronting upon any street or highway, unless exempted by ordinance of the Council, may be ordered by the Public Works Director to replace, repair or otherwise correct defects in any sidewalk adjacent to his land. Notice of the work required shall be delivered in the same manner as notice provided for in § 139-7. Every such owner shall comply with the order of the Public Works Director within 30 days after receipt of such notice, unless the Public Works Director shall determine that an emergency exists, in which case five calendar days shall be allowed to effect the work.
Any owner of land who is aggrieved by any order made in accordance with § 139-10 may petition the Council for a recision or modification of the aforesaid order. Such appeal shall be in writing and must be received by the Council within five calendar days after notice has been received by said owner. If such appeal shall be denied, such owner shall have 15 days from the date of such rejection to effect such work.
Whenever the owner of any premises fronting on any public way in the Town fails, neglects or refuses to repair, replace or otherwise correct defects in an adjacent sidewalk and where no appeal has been taken from the order of the Public Works Director, the Public Works Director shall have the defect corrected and calculate the cost to be assessed against the owner.
A. 
The unit cost for sidewalk construction shall be calculated as the total project cost of paving and grading, divided by the total length of the project.
B. 
The unit cost of each foot of length for sidewalk construction shall be assessed, in accordance with § 139-9, upon the adjoining property, except as follows:
(1) 
A residential lot with frontage upon more than one street shall be assessed for the first sidewalk construction along any one side.
(2) 
The length of the assessment against any residential lot shall not exceed the length of the shortest side along an approved street.
(3) 
A residential lot with frontage on two nonintersecting streets shall not be assessed for the rear frontage.
C. 
A lot shall be considered to be a parcel of land that could not be subdivided into additional residential lots under the applicable dimension and area regulations of the Town.
Upon delivery to the Finance Director by the Public Works Director of any calculation of cost for replacing or repairing a sidewalk or of a final assessment order by Council for construction of a sidewalk, the Finance Director is authorized to collect from the adjacent property owners the total amount of such bill; provided, however, that the maximum assessment shall be set at the actual unit of cost incurred by the Town in the last annual sidewalk installation contract.
The cost of any work done or any final assessment levied under this chapter shall be the subject of a lien in favor of the Town upon the premises liable therefor. Such lien shall be filed within 60 calendar days from the date of completion of such installation, replacement or repair. Date of completion shall be considered to be the date of the billing sent to the adjacent owners.