(A) No person shall construct, rebuild, or repair any sidewalk except in accordance with the line, grade, slope and specifications established by the Superintendent nor without first obtaining permission from the Village Council.
(B) Whenever the Village Council shall determine that the public convenience or necessity requires that any sidewalk shall be built or rebuilt within the limits of the village, a resolution shall be passed by the Council directing and requiring that the sidewalk be built or rebuilt as the case may be, and ordering or requiring that the Street Superintendent shall with due diligence build or rebuild the sidewalk in accordance with the resolution.
(C) Within ten days after the passage of the resolution the Superintendent shall file with the Village Clerk an estimate in writing showing the number of square feet of sidewalk required to be built adjacent to each lot or parcel or parcels or land named in the resolution as provided for in division (B) of this section and shall cause a written or printed copy of the resolution, together with a copy of the estimate to be served on the owners of the lot or parcels of land abutting on the sidewalk. The notice and estimate shall be served by delivering a copy thereof to each of the owners of the lots or premises abutting on such sidewalk, and if such owner cannot be found in the village, the notice and estimate shall be left with the occupants, or family on premises, or with some member of the occupant's family of suitable age and discretion, and if any such lot or premises shall be unoccupied and the owner or owners thereof cannot be found in the village, then the notice and estimate shall be served by posting a copy of same in some conspicuous place on such lot or premises.
(D) The cost of building or rebuilding the sidewalk shall be paid by the property owner whose property is abutting on the sidewalk. The cost of building or rebuilding the sidewalk, or any portion thereof, may be levied on the lot or premises adjacent to land abutting the sidewalk as a special assessment which shall be a lien upon the lot or premises, the same as other special assessments and the Council may order the assessor of the village to spread the amount upon his roll as a special assessment on the lot, lots or premises and the same shall be collected in the same manner as other village taxes; or the village may collect the amount from the owner or occupant of the lot or premises in an action of assumpsit and such owner or occupant shall be liable for same, together with the costs of suit.
(E) In the event an owner of abutting property requests an approach by cutting the curb with or without crossing a sidewalk, same shall be done at the owner's expense in accordance with specifications established by the Village Council.
(Ord. 8.01, passed 10-11-71)