(A) The Village Safety-Service Director shall, applying the standards hereinafter set forth, determine which of those sidewalks located within the village boundaries are defective and in need of repair. For the purpose of this section, a sidewalk shall be considered defective for any of the following reasons:
(1) Any block having multiple cracks or any single crack larger than ¼-inch wide.
(2) Adjoining sections of block, or portion thereof, whose edges differ vertically by ¾-inch or more.
(3) Blocks having a transverse slope in excess of ¾-inch per horizontal foot toward the street.
(4) Blocks having a reverse slope that impound water to a depth of ½-inch or more. (Slope toward property.)
(5) Blocks having depressions that impound water to a depth of ½-inch or more.
(6) Blocks having disintegrated or deteriorated areas.
(B) The owners of each lot and parcel of land bounding and abutting upon the proposed sidewalks requiring repair shall be notified in writing that such sidewalks must be repaired.
(C) The owners of each lot and parcel of land bounding and abutting upon the proposed defective sidewalks shall repair that portion of said sidewalk which abuts his or her property, in accordance with the plans and specifications now on file in the office of the Clerk-Treasurer within 30 days after service of notice as aforesaid.
(D) In the event any such abutting property owner does not complete the repair of that portion of such sidewalks which abut his or her property in accordance with said plans and specifications and within the time period as hereinbefore prescribed, then this Council shall cause the same to be done and the entire cost thereof shall be assessed upon the property of such abutting property owner.
(Res. 51-1982, passed 8-4-82; Am. Ord. 2018-80, passed 11-20-18)