(A) Grade.
(1) No sidewalk shall be built above or below the established grade of the village and in all cases where no grade is established, any person building a sidewalk shall build the same according to the instructions of the Superintendent and the Village Board.
(2) No one shall build a sidewalk unless it consists of new construction. No one shall remove or destroy a sidewalk without replacing the same with a new sidewalk.
(B) Permit. It shall be unlawful for any person to build, lay or construct any sidewalk along any property in the village or along any of the streets, alleys or public highways thereon, without first filing an application for a permit with the Village Clerk and approved by the Village Board.
(C) Subdivisions. This section is not applicable to new subdivisions.
(2009 Code, § 34-5-1) Penalty, see § 95.999
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see 65 ILCS 5/11-80-13