A. Specifications: All sidewalks constructed in the village, except when otherwise specially directed by the village board, shall be constructed under the supervision of the public works and utilities committee under the following specifications:
1. Option being allowed the property owners to construct cement walks on any of the public streets in lieu of plank or boards, where the specifications call for board or plank walks, said walks, if laid of cement, on the east and west side of Main Street from Sequoit Creek, south to the southeast corner of the Wilton Opera House, to be of a uniform width of five and one-half feet (51/2'); from the intersection of Main Street and Lake Avenue, on the north and south sides of said Lake Avenue, to the road leading south to the cemetery, to be of a uniform width of four and one-half feet (41/2'). On the south side of Depot Street (so called) from the intersection of Main Street, east to the intersection of the Wisconsin Central Railway right of way, to be of uniform width of five feet (5'). On all other streets and parts of streets not otherwise specified, said walks, if laid of cement, shall be of a uniform width of four feet (4'). All walks to conform to an established grade.
2. All sidewalks on the west side of Main Street from Sequoit Creek south to the southeast corner of the Wilton Opera House, to be six feet (6') wide, composed of sound two inch (2") plank, laid crosswise and resting on three (3) two inch by six inch (2" x 6") bearers securely nailed with 20-penny wire spike, not less than six (6) spikes to each plank. All sidewalks on the east side of Main Street from Sequoit Creek south to the intersection of Main Street and Park Avenue, to be six feet (6') wide, composed of sound two inch (2") plank, laid crosswise and resting on three (3) two inch by six inch (2" x 6") bearers securely nailed with 20-penny wire spike, not less than six (6) spikes to each plank.
3. All sidewalks on the south side of Lake Avenue from the intersection of Main Street and Lake Avenue west to the intersection of the east line of Victoria Street and Lake Avenue to be five feet four inches (5'4") wide, composed of sound undressed inch boards or two inch (2") plank, laid crosswise and resting, if plank, on three (3) two inch by six inch (2" x 6") bearers, securely nailed with 20-penny wire spike, not less than six (6) spikes to a plank. If composed of inch boards to rest on four (4) two inch by four inch (2" x 4") bearers, securely nailed with 10-penny wire nails, not less than eight (8) nails to a board.
4. All sidewalks on the north side of Lake Avenue, beginning at the intersection of Main Street and Lake Avenue, west to the west line of lands owned by Rockwell D. Emmons, to be five feet four inches (5'4") wide, composed of sound undressed inch boards of two inch (2") plank, laid crosswise and resting, if plank, on three (3) two inch by six inch (2" x 6") bearers, securely nailed with 20-penny wire spike, not less than six (6) spikes to each plank. If composed of inch boards to rest on four (4) two inch by four inch (2" x 4") bearers, securely nailed with 10-penny wire nails, not less than eight (8) nails to each board.
5. All sidewalks on the south side of Depot Street, (so called) rom the intersection of Main Street east to the west line of the right of way of the Wisconsin Central Railway, to be five feet (5') wide, composed of sound two inch (2") plank, laid crosswise on three (3) two inch by six inch (2" x 6") bearers, securely nailed with 20-penny wire spike, not less than six (6) spikes to each plank; that portion of said walk east of the east line of lands owned by J.C. James, Sr., east of the west line of the right of way of the Wisconsin Central Railway to be constructed on posts securely driven in the ground, of a height sufficient to raise the surface level of said walk to a level with the center of the highway and form an easy incline to the level of the Wisconsin Central tracks in front of the Antioch depot of said Wisconsin Central Railway.
6. All sidewalks other than those mentioned in subsections A2, A3, A4 and A5 of this section to be four feet (4') wide, composed of sound undressed inch boards or two inch (2") plank, laid crosswise on three (3) two inch by four inch (2" x 4") bearers, securely nailed with 10-penny wire nails, if of boards, and if of plank with 20-penny wire spike, not less than six (6) nails or spikes to each board or plank. (1976 Code § 95.015)
B. Materials: All material used in the construction of sidewalks under the provisions of this section, where plank or boards form the surface of the walk, to be sound undressed pine or hemlock not less than eight inches (8") nor more than twelve inches (12") wide, the outer and inner ends of said walks to be laid in a straight line, the surface of said walks to be made uniformly level, or uniformly a level incline, by blocking where needed under the bearers. The outer bearer under said walks to be laid not more than two inches (2") from the end of the board or plank and the other bearer or bearers so laid to equally divide the space between the two (2) outer bearers. All plank or boards forming walks under the provisions of this section to be laid not more than one-fourth inch (1/4") apart. (1976 Code § 95.016)
C. Cost Of Construction: The cost of construction and maintenance of the several walks under the provisions of this section shall be borne by the several property owners along all the streets and alleys within the corporate limits of the village unless otherwise provided for by special direction of the village board, according to the frontage that each of the several property owners may own or control along the several streets or alleys within the corporate limits of the village. (1976 Code § 95.017)
D. Persons Required To Remove Snow And Ice:
1. The owner, occupant, lessee or other person otherwise legally in possession and/or control of any lot or parcel in the village shall remove and clear away, or cause to be removed or cleared away, all snow and ice on the public sidewalk fronting or abutting any such lot or parcel in a manner consistent with the provisions of this subsection D.
2. Snow and ice shall be removed within twenty four (24) hours after the cessation of two inches (2") or more of snow, sleet, or freezing rains; provided, however, in the event snow or ice on a sidewalk has become so hard that it cannot reasonably be removed without damaging the sidewalk, the responsible person shall within the twenty four (24) hour time period cause a reasonable amount of sand, salt or other abrasive material to be placed upon the entire sidewalk in order to make pedestrian travel thereon reasonably safe; and as soon thereafter as weather permits, said person or entity shall cause the removal of snow and ice as provided herein. After initial removal, the responsible person shall maintain the sidewalk in a reasonably clear condition.
3. When snow, ice or freezing rain is required to be removed, it shall be removed from the full width of the sidewalk, or an area at least seventy two inches (72") wide, whichever is less in width, along the entire length of the public sidewalk which is upon, fronts or abuts the property. For owners of property most closely abutting sidewalk ramps, owners shall clear the ramps in the same fashion as the sidewalk.
4. A violation of this subsection D is not intended to provide evidence of negligence in any claim for personal injury, death, property damage or destruction grounded in the premises liability of the owner, occupant, lessee or other person otherwise legally in possession and/or control of any lot or parcel in the village. (Ord. 08-10-24, 10-20-2008)
A. System: Every public or private street or thoroughfare, or any area which primarily serves, or is intended to serve, as a vehicular and pedestrian access to abutting lands, shall be improved with streetlights erected and installed in accordance with specifications provided in this section. (1976 Code § 95.020)
B. Equipment: A street lighting system shall consist essentially of the following equipment: luminaires, lamps, poles, cable, steel conduit and miscellaneous items. The installations shall be made in conformance with local codes and in a workmanlike manner. The installation shall be complete and ready for operation, including all required connections to existing power sources. (1976 Code § 95.021)
C. Equipment Standards:
1. Luminaires: The luminaires shall be Joslyn Manufacturing and Supply Co., style 141 and four hundred (400) watt mercury vapor lamps where type A lights are shown on the plans, Joslyn Manufacturing and Supply Co., style 143 with two hundred fifty (250) watt mercury vapor lamps where type B lights are shown, and Joslyn Manufacturing and Supply Co., style 142 with one hundred seventy five (175) watt mercury vapor lamps where type C lights are shown. The luminaires shall have a built in constant wattage ballast wired for one hundred twenty (120) volt supply. The luminaire of the first light on a given circuit shall be equipped with a Fischer-Pierce photoelectric cell, cadmium tubeless type. All luminaires shall be IES type II 4-way distribution unless otherwise indicated on the plans. (1976 Code § 95.022)
2. Poles: The poles shall be American Concrete #800-B23 Modified U where type A and type B lights are specified and American Concrete #800-B23-H8 where type C lights are specified. The poles shall be prestressed, with twenty three foot (23') polished shaft aboveground and five foot (5') butt base below final grade level. The poles shall have a handhole aboveground with a cable entrance belowground. The poles shall be erected with the handholes on the property side and the center of the handhole eighteen inches (18") above the top of the curb. A weatherproof pigtail socket with fuse shall be placed in the handhole of each light pole. Sufficient slack cable shall be provided so the socket splices may be removed from the handhole for inspection and maintenance. The brackets shall be of two inch (2") galvanized steel pipe with split clamp for attachment to shaft, twelve feet (12') long for type A and type B lights and eight feet (8') long for type C lights. Mounting height to be twenty five feet ten inches (25'10") above the pavement. (1976 Code § 95.023)
3. Cable: The cable shall be Okolite #6 or #8 as shown on the plans, direct burial, single conductor, stranded, six hundred (600) volt insulation (4/64 inch) with two-sixty fourths inch (2/64") neoprene jacket, nonmetallic armored for installation directly in the ground. Cable shall be installed in two inch (2") galvanized steel under walks, driveways and easements. The cable within the pole from the handhole to the luminaire shall be Okoprene #10 six hundred (600) volt insulation, solid neoprene jacketed. All underground cable shall be continuous. Necessary splices shall be made above ground poles. (1976 Code § 95.024)
4. Steel Conduit: The steel conduit shall be National Electric Products galvanized rigid or equal, two inch (2") diameter with proper accessories for coupling individual length ninety degree (90°) elbows if required, shall be two inch (2") diameter. The steel conduit shall be jacked under existing walks and driveways or placed prior to construction of walks and driveways. Conduit shall be sealed with two inch (2") insulated fiber bushings. The steel conduit shall be installed, whenever possible, prior to the placement of black dirt and sod in easement or parkway. (1976 Code § 95.025)
5. Risers And Weatherheads: Steel risers and weatherheads shall be installed on public service company poles at locations designated, in conformance with public service company requirements. (1976 Code § 95.026)
6. Circuit Switch Box: Each circuit shall have a switch box installed on the pole designated as the service pole. The switch box shall be installed approximately ten feet (10') above established grade on the street side of the service pole. The switch box shall be made of cast aluminum and shall measure eight inches by six inches by four inches (8" x 6" x 4") as manufactured by O.Z. or Lew Electrical Fittings Company. (1976 Code § 95.027)
D. Contract Security: The contractor shall furnish a surety bond in an amount at least equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price as security guaranteeing the faithful performance of all the terms and conditions of the contract as set forth in the contract documents and the payment of all persons performing labor and furnishing materials in connection with the contract. (1976 Code § 95.028)
E. Light Locations: A streetlight shall be installed at each and every corner and at intervals of two hundred fifty feet (250') to three hundred feet (300'). (1976 Code § 95.029)
A. Permit Required: No street, sidewalk, water main, sewer, lighting system or any other public improvement on public property by private contract, shall hereafter be constructed in the village until a permit therefor shall have been obtained. (1976 Code § 95.035)
B. Permit Fee: See title 13 of this code.
C. Bond Requirements: See title 13 of this code. (Ord. 05-12-27, 12-19-2005)
D. Specifications And Requirements: No improvements shall be constructed which do not conform with the requirements set forth in the subdivision code and/or building code of the village as adopted 1 , and all such plans and specifications shall be prepared by and all such work shall be done under the supervision and direction of the village engineers or such village employee as may be designated to supervise said improvement. In any case where plans and specifications shall be prepared by an engineer other than the village engineers then in that event, such plans and specifications shall be reviewed by the village engineers and the person submitting said plans shall pay to the village a sum equal to one percent (1%) of the estimated cost of such improvements and a deposit of five hundred dollars ($500.00) of which the one percent (1%) shall be paid to the village engineers for reviewing said plans and the deposit shall be drawn upon to pay the village employee rendering the supervision of said work at the rate of five dollars ($5.00) per hour. In the event the cost of supervision exceeds the amount of the deposit, the balance of said supervision cost shall be paid to the village prior to the acceptance of such improvement. (1976 Code § 95.036)
Notes
1 | 1. See titles 9 and 11 of this code. |
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