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)