(A) Grade. No sidewalk shall be built above or below the established grade of the village and in all cases where no grade is established, any person building a sidewalk shall build the same according to the instructions of the Street Superintendent and the Village Board. No one shall build a sidewalk unless it consist of new construction. No one shall remove or destroy a sidewalk without replacing the same with a new sidewalk.
(B) Permit. It shall be unlawful for any person to build, lay or construct any sidewalk along any property in the village or along any of the streets, alleys or public highways thereon, without first filing an application for a permit with the Village Clerk and approved by the Village Board.
(C) Cost to owner. If the funds are available and the Village Board approves the request, the property owner shall pay one-half of the cost of the construction, including engineering fees, and thereafter, the sidewalk shall be maintained by the village.
(D) Subdivisions. This section is not applicable to new subdivisions.
(2001 Code, § 33-5-1) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 11-80-13