(A) Any person desiring to construct, or cause to be constructed, any sidewalk shall do so only as herein provided. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct any sidewalk without first having obtained a permit and survey.
(B) The owner shall make application in writing for a permit and file the application in the office of the Municipal Clerk. The permit shall give a description of the lot, or piece of land along which the sidewalk is to be constructed. The engineer in charge of sidewalk surveys shall issue the desired permit unless good cause shall appear why the permit should be denied; provided, if it is desired to construct the sidewalk at any other than the regularly prescribed location, grade, or elevation, the municipal official in charge of sidewalks shall submit the application to the Governing Body who shall determine whether the permit should be granted or denied. When a permit is issued for the construction of a sidewalk, the municipal official in charge of sidewalks shall make a survey and set stakes indicating the location, grade, and elevation of the sidewalk, It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, or cause to be constructed the sidewalk at any other location, grade, or elevation than so designated. All sidewalks shall be built and constructed on the established grade, or elevation, and if there is no established grade, then on the grade or elevation indicated by the municipal official in charge of sidewalks. The survey shall be made within ten days after the permit has been issued.
(C) The fees of the Municipal Engineer shall be paid by the municipality, but if the person obtaining the permit and survey fails or neglects to construct the sidewalk within 60 days, the applicant shall be liable to the municipality for the expense of the survey at a rate set by resolution of the Governing Body.
(1972 Code, § 8-206) Penalty, see § 92.99