[Adopted as Title 6, Ch. 1, of the 1995 Code]
A.
Grades to be established. The grade of all streets, alleys and sidewalks
shall be established by vote by the Village Board and the same recorded
by the Village Clerk in his office. No street, alley or sidewalk shall
be worked until the grade thereof is established. In all cases where
the grade of sidewalks shall not have been specifically set by ordinance,
the sidewalks shall be laid to the established grade of the street.
All such grades heretofore established are hereby confirmed.
[Amended 11-17-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-6]
B.
New sidewalk grade. Whenever a street shall be improved for the first
time or the grade thereof changed and the street improved so as to
conform to the new grade, the grading of the sidewalk shall be considered
a part of the improvement, shall be let by contract with the other
work of improving such street, and the expense thereof shall be provided
for and borne in all respects like that of improving the street, but
the construction shall be done by the owner of the abutting lots or
parcels of land or at their expense as hereinafter provided. Before
such construction is commenced by the owners of the abutting lots
or parcels of land, the Village Engineer or Director of Public Works
shall, upon application by the respective owners for a sidewalk grade,
cause such sidewalk grade to be established. If a Village project
changes the grade, the Village shall be responsible for the cost of
establishing the new grade. If a property owner's project changes
the grade, the property owner shall be responsible for the cost of
establishing the new grade.
[Amended 11-17-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-6]
No person shall alter the grade of any street, alley, sidewalk
or public ground or any part thereof in the Village of Fredonia by
any means whatsoever unless authorized or instructed to do so by the
Director of Public Works. All such alterations of grade shall be recorded
in the office of the Village Clerk.
