(A) All sidewalks hereafter constructed in any of the streets of the Village, shall be of material commonly known as portland cement concrete. The same shall be of the uniform width and shall be so located with the outside edge 12 inches inside the right of way, unless otherwise ordered by the Village Engineer, and shall be made upon such grade and level as shall be fixed by the Village Engineer. No depression or lowering of the level or grade of such sidewalks shall be recognized or permitted for the purpose of making or constructing a driveway or entrance to private or public property or premises bounding or abutting on such street from the roadway thereof. The plans and specifications to the necessary character of the workmanship and the kind and quality of the materials to be used in the making and construction of such sidewalks shall be provided and kept at all times by the Village Engineer in his office, open to public examination.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to make or construct any side drive or entrance over or across any sidewalk from any street or alley of the Village in or to any private property, not in conformity with the general plans and specifications governing the making and construction of such entrances and side drives on file in the office of the Village Engineer, and not in accordance with the specific orders and directions of the Village Engineer under whose supervision and control such entrances and side drives shall be made.
(C) All sidewalks shall correspond with the line and grade of the street or alley, and shall be laid upon an incline or slope rising from the curbstone or outer edge of the sidewalks at a rate not exceeding € of an inch to the foot, and shall be paved in accordance with the general plan and specifications for sidewalks, and to the satisfaction of the Village Engineer, unless special plans and specifications be ordered by resolution of the Village Council and notice thereof be served upon the owner, when such special plans and specifications shall be followed.
(Ord. 407, passed 8-13-51; Am. Ord. O-2128-06, passed 10-16-06)