[Adopted as Sec. 19.05 of the 2001 Village Code]
No person shall encroach upon or in any way obstruct or encumber any street, alley, sidewalk, public grounds or land dedicated to public use, or any part thereof, or permit such encroachment or encumbrance to be placed or remain on any public way adjoining the premises of which he is the owner or occupant, except as provided in § 321-19.
The prohibition of § 321-18 shall not apply to the following:
A.
Signs or clocks attached to buildings which project not more than
six feet from the face of such building and which do not extend below
any point 10 feet above the sidewalk, street or alley.
B.
Awnings which do not extend below any point seven feet above the
sidewalk, street or alley.
C.
Public utility encroachments duly authorized by state law or the
Village Board.
D.
Goods, wares, merchandise or fixtures being loaded or unloaded which
do not extend more than three feet on the sidewalk, provided such
goods, wares, etc., do not remain thereon for a period of more than
two hours.
A.
When required. Permits for the use of the streets, alleys, sidewalks or other public ways or places of the Village may be granted to applicants by the Director of Public Works for the purpose of moving any building or structure or of encumbering the street, alley, sidewalk or way with materials necessary in and about the construction or demolition of any building or structure, provided such applicant has complied with the other requirements of this subsection and has obtained a building permit if required by Chapter 110, Building Construction, Article I of the Village Code.
B.
Bond. No street privilege permit shall be issued until the applicant
shall execute and file with the Village Clerk/Treasurer a bond in
an amount determined by Village Board, conditioned that the applicant
will indemnify and save harmless the Village of Blue Mounds from all
liability for accidents or damage caused by reason of operations under
said permit and will remove such encumbrance upon termination of the
operations and will leave the vacated premises in a clean and sanitary
condition and repair any and all damage to the streets, alleys, sidewalks
or public property of the Village resulting from such building or
moving operations.
C.
Fee. The fee for a street privilege permit shall be as determined
by resolution of the Village Board and posted in the office of the
Village Clerk/Treasurer.
[Amended 10-13-1993 by Ord. No. A-104]
D.
Conditions of occupancy. The permission to occupy or obstruct the
streets, alleys, sidewalks or public grounds is intended only for
use in connection with the actual erection, alteration, repair, removal
or moving of buildings or structures and shall be given upon the following
terms and conditions and subject to revocation without notice by the
Director of Public Works for violation thereof:
(1)
Such temporary obstruction shall cover not more than one-third of
any street or alley.
(2)
Obstructions shall be sufficiently lighted at night so as to be in
full view of the public from all directions.
(3)
Sidewalk traffic shall not be interrupted, but temporary sidewalks
of not less than four feet in width guarded by a closed fence at least
four feet high on both sides may be maintained during the period of
occupancy.
(4)
The process of moving any building or structure shall be as continuous
as practicable until completed, and if ordered by the Director of
Public Works, shall continue during all hours of the day and night.
(5)
No building or structure shall be allowed to remain overnight on
any street crossing or intersection or so near thereto as to prevent
easy access to any fire hydrant.
(6)
Buildings shall be moved only in accordance with the route prescribed
by the Director of Public Works.
(7)
Upon termination of the work necessitating such obstruction, all
parts of the streets, alleys, sidewalks or public grounds occupied
under the permit shall be vacated, cleaned of all rubbish and obstructions
and placed in a safe condition for public travel at the expense of
the permittee.
E.
Termination. All street privilege permits shall automatically terminate
at the end of three months from the date of issuance unless an earlier
termination date is specified thereon at the direction of the Director
of Public Works.
In addition to any other penalty imposed, if the owner or occupant
of the premises adjoining any unlawfully obstructed sidewalk shall
refuse or neglect to remove such obstruction, the Village Clerk/Treasurer
shall enter such cost on the next annual tax roll as a special charge
against the property abutting such obstructed sidewalk, and such sum
shall be levied and collected as other special taxes against real
estate.
The penalty for violation of any of the provisions of this article shall be a penalty as provided in § 1-3 of the Village Code.
