It shall be unlawful for any person to construct a sidewalk within the sidewalk space of the city without first having obtained a permit and survey as herein provided. Application for a permit to construct a sidewalk within the sidewalk space of the city shall be made in writing and filed in the office of the City Clerk along with the survey fee set by resolution of the City Council, which shall be paid to the city official in charge of making sidewalk surveys. The permit shall give a description of the lot or piece of land along which the sidewalk is to be constructed. The Street Commissioner shall issue the desired permit, unless good cause shall appear why the permit should be denied; provided, if it is desired to construct the sidewalk at any other than the regularly prescribed location, grade or elevation, the city official in charge of sidewalks shall submit the application to the City Council who shall determine whether the permit should be granted or denied. When a permit is issued for the construction of a sidewalk, the city official in charge of sidewalks shall make a survey and set stakes indicating the location, grade and elevation of the sidewalk. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, or cause to be constructed, the sidewalk at any other location, grade or elevation than so designated. All sidewalks shall be built and constructed on the established grade or elevation and if there is no established grade, then on the grade or elevation survey shall be made within ten days after the permit has been issued. All sidewalks shall be constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by the City Engineer, as approved by the City Council. In the event that any person constructs, or attempts to construct, sidewalks within the sidewalk space not in accordance with this chapter or with the specifications provided by the City Engineer, the Street Commissioner shall have the authority to order the work stopped and to order that the work already done shall be changed to conform to legal requirements.
(Prior Code, § 8-203) Penalty, see § 10.99
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Related provisions, see Neb. RS 17-141