TITLE 2
PUBLIC WAYS AND PROPERTY
CHAPTER 1
STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC WAYS
SECTION:
2-1-1: Official Map
2-1-2: Street And Sidewalk Grades
2-1-3: Construction And Repair Of Streets, Sidewalks, Curb And Gutter, And Driveways
2-1-4: Street Excavations
2-1-5: Building Materials In Streets
2-1-6: Moving Buildings
2-1-7: Littering Streets Prohibited
2-1-8: Snow And Ice Removal
2-1-9: Signs And Awnings
2-1-10: Vehicle Restrictions In Park Or Cemetery, On Public Ways
2-1-11: Parking Restrictions
2-1-12: Use Of Village Property To Conduct Business
2-1-13: Presence On Public Grounds
2-1-14: Loitering In Cemeteries
2-1-15: Trees And Shrubs
2-1-1: OFFICIAL MAP:
   A.   Purpose: These "official map" provisions are established in the village for the purpose of servicing and promoting the public health, safety, convenience, economy, orderliness and general welfare of the community; to further the orderly layout and use of land; to stabilize the location or real property boundary lines; to facilitate adequate provision for transportation, parks, playgrounds and stormwater drainage; and to facilitate the further subdivision of larger tracts into smaller parcels of land.
   B.   Authority: The provisions of this section are enacted under the authority granted by section 62.23(6) of the Wisconsin statutes.
   C.   Official Map Adopted: There is hereby adopted an "official map" which is on file in the village clerk-treasurer's office bearing the date of April 20, 1981. This map is designated as the "official map of the village of Reedsville" along with all changes or additions adopted pursuant to this section or to section 62.23(6), Wisconsin statutes. All notations, references and other information shown on the official map shall be as much a part of this section as though the matters and information thereon were fully described herein.
   D.   Building Permit: No building or structure shall hereafter be located, erected, moved, reconstructed, converted or structurally altered within the village unless a building permit has been applied for and issued. Application for a building permit shall be made to the village clerk-treasurer on forms prescribed by her. The village clerk-treasurer may require an applicant for a building permit to submit a plot plan which must show accurately the location of any proposed building or structure with reference to any street, highway, parkway, school site or park as shown on the official map.
No permit shall hereafter be issued for any building in the bed of an existing or proposed street, highway, parkway, school site or park shown on the official map. No permit shall be issued unless a street, highway or parkway provides access to the proposed structure.
   E.   Administration And Enforcement:
      1.   Administration: It shall be the duty of the village board, through its agent, the village clerk-treasurer, to administer the provisions of this section in accordance with the requirements, procedures and provisions of section 62.23(6), Wisconsin statutes.
      2.   Appeals: The village board shall have the power to review any administrative decision of the village clerk-treasurer under this section and to grant relief from the requirements of this section under the provisions of sections 62.23(6)(d), (e), (f) and (g) of the Wisconsin statutes.
      3.   Changes And Additions: The village board may change or add to the official map; provided however, that no such changes or additions shall become effective until a public hearing and all procedures contained in sections 61.35 and 62.23(6)(B), Wisconsin statutes, are adhered to. Changes and/or additions made by duly approved subdivision plats of certified surveys shall not require a public hearing if the change or additions do not affect any land outside the area being platted.
   F.   Effect Of Map: The placing of any street, highway, parkway, park or school site line or lines upon the official map shall not in and of itself constitute or be deemed to constitute, the opening or establishment of any land for such purposes.
   G.   Recording: The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall file a certificate with the Register of Deeds of Manitowoc County showing that the Village has established, changed or added to the official map immediately after adoption by the Village Board.
   H.   Penalty: Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) and not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and the costs of prosecution for each violation or in default of payment of such forfeiture and costs shall be imprisoned in the County Jail until payment thereof, but not exceeding thirty (30) days.
No damages shall be allowed for the taking by any governmental agency for street, highway and parkway purposes, any building or structure erected in violation of this section. (Ord., 4-20-1981)
2-1-2: STREET AND SIDEWALK GRADES:
   A.   Establishment: The grade of all streets, alleys and sidewalks shall be established and described by the Village Board and shall be recorded by the Village Clerk-Treasurer in his office. No street, alley or sidewalk shall be worked until the grade is established.
   B.   Altering Grade Prohibited: No person shall alter the grade of any street, alley, sidewalk or public ground or any part thereof unless authorized or instructed to do so by the Village Board. (Ord., 5-17-1999)
2-1-3: CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF STREETS, SIDEWALKS, CURB AND GUTTER, AND DRIVEWAYS:
   A.   When Sidewalks Are To Be Constructed:
      1.   Sidewalk Placement: The Village Board may, from time to time by resolution, determine where sidewalks shall be constructed and order the same be laid according to the specifications and grade provided in this chapter. Criteria to be considered for installation include: location of sidewalk, expected amount of vehicle and pedestrian traffic, safety, and budget.
      2.   New Developments: Owners of lots in newly developed areas shall have no obligation to construct sidewalks until one hundred percent (100%) of the number of lots in such block have been built upon.
      3.   Curb And Gutter: When a street is to be constructed or reconstructed with new curb and gutter, sidewalks shall be constructed along each side of the street in said blocks.
      4.   Existing Sidewalks: Sidewalks shall be reconstructed in front of any parcel, at no cost to property owner, where fifty percent (50%) or more of existing sidewalks is built to acceptable grade, and in serviceable condition.
      5.   Fifty Percent Or More Of Block Having Sidewalks: Sidewalks shall be constructed along the side of the street in any Village block where fifty percent (50%) or more of the property in the block have sidewalks.
      6.   Sidewalk Removal Prohibited: No person shall remove any sidewalk without the permission of the Village Board.
      7.   Installation Of Access Ramps: When work is done on public sidewalks within the street right-of-way, handicapped access ramps shall be installed where required.
      8.   Tree Removal And Maintenance: Trees affecting sidewalk, or curb and gutters, intersections, streets and street crosswalks shall be removed or pruned. Trees on private land shall be removed by the property owner at the property owner’s cost, after notification.
   B.   When Sidewalks Are To Be Replaced/Repaired:
      1.   Board Decisions: The Village Board may at any time, by resolution, order property owners to repair or replace any sidewalk which is unsafe, defective or insufficient to be removed and replaced with a sidewalk in accordance with the standard specifications provided in this chapter.
      2.   Replacement Criteria: Criteria is based on evidence of deterioration and potential hazards due to concrete sections being broken, tilted, raised, chipped or displaced through overall use, grade change, and freeze and thaw action.
      3.   Seventy Five Percent Requirement: If seventy five percent (75%) of the sidewalk in front of any parcel is required to be replaced or repaired, the entire sidewalk in front of parcel shall be replaced.
      4.   Scheduling: Permanent repairs or replacements may be scheduled with current construction projects.
      5.   Construction Specifications:
         a.   All sidewalks, curbs, gutters, alley approaches and drive approaches shall be Grade A concrete; air-entrained within the limits of four percent (4%) to seven percent (7%) by unit volume, using a minimum of six (6) bags of cement per yard and developing a twenty eight (28) day compression strength of three thousand five hundred (3,500) pounds per square inch. Fine aggregates shall meet the requirements of the State standard specifications, subsections 501.3.6.3.1 through 501.3.6.3.6. Coarse aggregates shall meet the requirements of the State standard specifications, subsections 501.3.6.4.1 through 501.3.6.4.5, except the maximum amount of chert allowed under subsection 501.3.6.4.3 is changed from five percent (5%) to chert-free aggregate. Maximum stone size is to be three-fourths inch (3/4").
         b.   Driveways, driveway approaches and sidewalks crossing the driveway shall be reinforced with 6 x 6 10-10 WWF and shall be constructed to the following minimum thickness: residential - six inches (6") thick; commercial - seven inches (7") thick. Standard sidewalks will be four inches (4") thick, non-reinforced concrete, five feet (5') in width.
         c.   A six inch (6") PVC protective sleeve shall be placed around any water curb stop that remains within the proposed sidewalks.
         d.   A four inch (4") PVC protective sleeve shall be placed around any sump pump discharge line that remains within the proposed sidewalks.
         e.   The Reedsville Utility Department is to be contacted, when the curb box is to be located under the driveway, sidewalk or driveway approach.
         f.   Sidewalks, steps and driveways shall be constructed on a minimum of six inch (6") thick compacted sand base. The sand base shall be granular material having at least ninety percent (90%) passing the no. four (#4) sieve.
         g.   Expansion joint of one-half inch (1/2") shall be required where sidewalks or driveways intersect the back of curbs.
         h.   Construction of sidewalk of driveway grade shall be one-fourth inch (1/4") higher than the back of curb elevation where they meet.
         i.   All concrete sidewalks, curbs, gutters, alley approaches, and driveway approaches shall be cured by the impervious coating method and shall receive a brush finish.
      6.   Setbacks: All sidewalks hereafter built or rebuilt within the Village shall be laid parallel to and according to the specifications provided in this chapter.
      7.   Location: Sidewalks, curbs, and gutters shall be placed at locations as directed by the Village Board and under supervision of the Village Engineer.
      8.   Sidewalk And Landscaping: The areas in the right-of-way shall be maintained by the adjacent property owner in a neat, clean, orderly, and healthful condition. Maintenance shall include pruning of trees, shrubs, mowing of lawn, weeding, and removal of litter, fertilizing, and watering of all plantings.
      9.   Default Of Property Owner: When any such property owner shall neglect for a period of thirty (30) days after such service to lay, remove, replace or repair any such sidewalks, the Village may cause such work to be done at the expense of such property owner.
      10.   Cost: It is determined that the cost to the property shall be one-third (1/3) of the cost of the curb and gutter, which shall be borne by the Village. The cost to the property shall be two- thirds (2/3) of the cost of curb and gutter, which shall be borne by property owner. Cost to each property shall be one hundred percent (100%) of the cost of the sidewalk, which shall be borne by the property owner.
      11.   Notice: A copy of the resolution directing such laying, removal, replacement, or repair shall be served upon the property owner of each parcel of land in front of which such work is ordered. Each property owner shall be notified at least thirty (30) days before construction begins. A public hearing shall be held not less than ten (10) days and not more than forty (40) days after notice, pursuant of section 66.60(8), Wisconsin State Statutes.
      12.   Appeal To Board: Any property owner who is served with a notice and believes himself aggrieved thereby, may petition the Village Board for a variance requiring that a sidewalk not be constructed or repaired providing such request be filed with the Village Clerk within twenty (20) days of receipt of such notice. Such petition shall be accepted or rejected within twenty one (21) days after it has been filed with the Village Clerk. If petition request is accepted, the Village Board reserves the right to require construction of a sidewalk at a future time.
      13.   Service Laterals Installed Before Paving: Whenever the Village Board shall determine to lay a permanent pavement, or pave macadamize, repair, or remacadamize any street or portion thereof in which water or sewer mains have been laid, the Village Board shall proceed to lay the necessary water service pipes and sewer laterals before the improvement of such street. The expense of laying such water service pipes and sewer laterals from main to curb, and of connecting such water pipes and sewer laterals with the street mains shall be charged to the Village until used by the property owner if said owner makes use of the property.
      14.   Payment Of Charges: All billed charges for the payment of sidewalk, driveway approaches, curb, and gutter construction or water and sewer main extension are due ninety (90) days from the date of billing, interest free. After that time, interest of one and one-half percent (11/2%) per month will be charged. In the event the amount is unpaid at the time of compiling the tax roll, said charges will be entered into the current tax roll as a lien against the property of the respective property owners.
   C.   Driveways:
      1.   Width: The minimum width of a driveway approach shall be twelve feet (12') measured at right angles to the centerline of the driveway.
      2.   Access: Access shall not be more than one driveway approach for each sixty five feet (65') of frontage on any street.
      3.   Approaches: Any two (2) approaches shall be at least twenty feet (20') apart. Wherever possible, adjacent sites should share driveway approaches.
      4.   Street Intersections: Driveway shall not be closer than seventy five feet (75') from the right-of-way of the adjacent street at an intersection. At street intersections, a driveway shall not provide direct ingress or egress to or from the street intersection area and shall not occupy areas of the street deemed necessary for effective traffic control or for signs or signals.
      5.   Aprons: No driveway aprons shall extend out into the street farther than the face of the curb and under no circumstances shall such driveway’s apron extend into the gutter area.
      6.   Construction: All driveway entrances and approaches shall be so constructed that they shall not interfere with the drainage of the streets, sidewalks or with any existing structures of the right-of-way.
      7.   Workmanship And Materials: All driveway entrances and approaches which are constructed across sidewalks shall be paved in accordance with the requirements for sidewalk construction in so far as such requirements are applicable, including thickness requirements. Driveway surfaces shall connect with the street pavement and sidewalk in a neat and workmanlike manner. (Ord. 2013-6, 9-19-2013; amd. Ord. 2018-2, 3-8-2018; Ord. 2023-03, 6-8-2023)
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