[Adopted as Secs. 6-2-11 and 6-2-16 of the 1995 Code]
Requests or petitions by Village property owners for new streets,
street resurfacing, curb and gutter, storm sewers, utility work and
sidewalks shall be presented to the Village Board on or before September
1 to be considered for installation in the following year.
A.
Special assessments and charges. The Village may, at any time, construct
or have constructed curb and gutter in the Village. As a complete
alternative to any other methods provided by law, the Village may
collect for said curb and gutter in the manner and by the procedure
provided by § 66.0703 and/or 66.0701, Wis. Stats.
B.
Alternative methods.
(1)
Petition. Any taxpayer and property owner in the Village may petition
the Village for installation of curb and gutter abutting property
owned by said petitioner in said Village.
(a)
Requirements of petition. The petition for the installation
of curb and gutter shall state that the petitioner(s) request curb
and gutter abutting property owner by said petitions, describing said
property, stating what type is required, and further said petition
shall state that each petitioner individually shall be responsible
and liable for, and thereby obligates himself to pay the total costs
of installation of said curb and gutter to include surveying and other
contingent expenses.
(b)
Effect of petition. In the event a petition for the installation
of curb and gutter is presented to the Village Board, the Board shall
have the exclusive discretion to accept or reject the same. The Board
may refer said petition, may table it, but in any event they shall
act upon the same in some manner within six months of receipt of said
petition.
(2)
Resolution of intent. In the event the Village should desire to construct
curb and gutter in any area of the Village, the Village Board may
adopt a resolution of intent to install said curb and gutter and assess
the costs thereof to the abutting property owners as provided in § 66.0703,
Wis. Stats.
C.
Types of curb and gutter. All curbs and gutters shall conform to
the construction standards adopted by the Village Board, on file with
the Village Clerk. However, all curbs shall, at a minimum, be 24 inches
in width, six inches in height on the street side and 12 inches in
height on the back of curb.
[Amended 11-17-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-6]
D.
Liability for repair thereof. Whenever curb and gutter is installed,
all property owners receiving the benefits thereof shall be responsible
and liable for all replacements, repairs, damage and maintenance and
during any period of construction on the property against which it
abuts. Any expense for additional width of road made necessary by
blacktop curb and gutter shall be the responsibility of and shall
be paid for by the abutting property owner.
E.
Entered on tax rolls. Any and all costs of replacement, repair and maintenance of curb and gutter incurred within two years after installation thereof or damage thereto during construction, as provided in Subsection D above, shall be charged to the lot or parcel of land affected thereby pursuant to § 66.0703, Wis. Stats.
