Sidewalks shall be constructed entirely within the village right-of-way and shall be located 12 inches from the street right-of-way line. The Village Building Officer shall have the authority to unilaterally grant an exception to the requirements hereof in order to allow existing and new sidewalks to line up. All sidewalks shall be constructed in accordance with the following minimum specifications.
(A) All sidewalks shall be constructed of portland cement with 28-day compression strength of 3,000 pounds at a grade to be designated and approved by the Village Engineer; but no less than six-bag mix. Minimum slump shall be three inches and maximum slump shall be six inches. All concrete shall be air entrained. The Village Engineer shall approve other admixtures.
(B) Residential districts: Minimum width shall be four feet; minimum thickness shall be four inches.
(C) Commercial districts: Minimum width shall be five feet; minimum thickness shall be five inches.
(D) All sidewalks which cross anticipated driveways or other designated areas designed for vehicular travel shall consist of a minimum thickness of an additional 50% over and above the requirements herein.
(E) The subgrade of the sidewalk must be mechanically compacted to the satisfaction of the Village Engineer, Public Works Director or Building Officer. Areas where subgrade must be raised shall be filled with fine aggregate or course aggregate. Fine aggregate shall consist of sand having clean, hard, durable uncoated grains. Course aggregate shall consist of clean, hard, insoluble, durable gravel or broken stone. It shall contain no soft, flat or elongated pieces. The subgrade shall be dampened just before concrete is placed.
(F) All sidewalks shall be divided into blocks by transverse cuts, every five feet in walks four feet wide. Wider walks shall be divided as directed by the Building Officer or Public Works Director. These cuts shall not be less than one inch deep. All edges of each block shall be rounded. All concrete shall be finished in accordance with industry standards.
(G) (1) Expansion joints shall consist of a strip of asphalt felt at least one-half inch in thickness and shall be placed entirely across and entirely through the depth of the sidewalk.
(2) Expansion joints shall be made between the ends of old and new sidewalks, and between the sidewalk and any street curbs against which it abuts.
(3) Expansion joints shall be placed a minimum of every 50-foot on a continuous length of sidewalk.
(H) All sidewalks shall be constructed to the exact grade and elevation given by the village. All sidewalks shall have a transverse slope of one-quarter inch per one foot of width from the property side down to the street side.
(I) All forms shall be carefully aligned and braced during construction, and the finished walk shall have an even surface.
(J) The installer is responsible for restoring all adjacent areas of completed sidewalk to its original condition, including bituminous pavement, if necessary.
(Ord. VG05-398, passed 10-24-2005)