[Amended 3-11-2025 by L.L. No. 9-2025]
A. 
Whenever the Town Board adopts an order or orders directing the abutting owners of the respective lots or parcels of land in front of which it is desired that sidewalks or curbs be built, relaid or repaired to construct the same in accordance with this chapter, the Town Board shall specify the place, manner and time within which such construction or repair shall be done, which time shall not be less than 48 hours.
B. 
The Town Clerk shall publish a notice thereof in a paper to be designated by the Town Board at least twice, the first publication of which shall be at least 15 days before the time specified before the completion of the work and he shall serve a copy of such notice by certified or registered mail upon the owner or owners, occupant or occupants of the land in front of which it is desired that such construction or repair shall be done.
Whenever a notice or notices referred to in § 48-5 hereof has been or have been served upon such owner or owners of the respective lots and parcels of land in front of which it is desired that sidewalks or curbs be built, relaid or repaired, and such owner or owners, occupant or occupants shall not cause the construction or repair to be made to the sidewalk or curb as required by the notice, the Superintendent of Highways is hereby authorized and directed to cause the construction and repair to be made as required by the notice. The Superintendent of Highways is hereby authorized to perform such work or repair with his own forces or cause a contract or contracts to be let therefor, and to pay therefor out of the funds to be appropriated by the Town Board for such purposes.
Whenever the owner or owners, occupant or occupants shall build, relay or repair the sidewalk or curb called for by said notice, he shall obtain a permit therefor as provided in § 48-4 of Article II. If the location where the construction or repair is to be made shall be upon a state highway, where the sidewalks or curbs have been constructed by the state, the permit shall be obtained from the Highway Division of the State Department of Public Works in accordance with the rules and regulations of that Department. The Superintendent of Highways may require such bonds or deposits and issue such permit subject to such terms and conditions as he may consider necessary for the protection of town property.
Whenever such construction and repair is made by contract let therefor under the provisions of § 48-6 of this Article, the provisions of this ordinance in respect to obtaining a permit and the powers of the Superintendent of Highways on the issuance of a permit shall apply to the contractor for such work.
The town shall be reimbursed for the cost of building, relaying or repairing any sidewalk or curb, when made as provided in § 48-6 of this Article, by the owner or owners of the respective lots and parcels of land in front of which such construction or repair was made, by assessment upon and collection from the lots or parcels of land termed benefited by such construction or repair, so much of the actual and complete cost upon and from each such lot or lots as shall be in just proportion to the amount of benefit which the improvements shall confer upon the same and collected in the same manner and at the same time as other ad valorem town charges.