A.Â
Grade; new construction required. 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 Street Superintendent
and the Village Board. 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.Â
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.
A.Â
Request in writing. Any person owning property within the Village
who desires to have new curbs and gutters constructed along the street
adjoining his premises shall file a request with the Street Superintendent,
giving the location of the property and the length of the curbs and
gutters requested.
B.Â
Cost to owner. If the funds are available and the Village Board approves
the request, the property owner shall pay 1/2 of the cost of the construction,
including engineering fees, and thereafter the curbs and gutters shall
be maintained by the Village.
C.Â
Approval by Village Board. The approval of the request for construction
of curbs and gutters by the Village Board shall be dependent upon
the approval of funds, priority of projects and continuity of construction
for the best benefit of the Village as determined by the Village Board.
A.Â
Description of stormwater sewers. Stormwater sewers shall be any
pipe or sewer used for the carrying of surface drains, groundwaters,
roof leaders, or stormwaters, rain waters, or other waters other than
sanitary sewage.
B.Â
Supervision. The Superintendent of the Water and Sewer Departments
shall supervise all connections made to the public storm sewer system
or excavations for the purposes of installing or repairing the same.
C.Â
Permits. Before any connection is made to the public stormwater sewers,
a permit shall be applied for and approved by the Superintendent or
his designated representative.
D.Â
Use of stormwater sewers required. Where a stormwater sewer is accessible
in a street, alley or easement to a building or premises abutting
thereon, the surface drains, groundwaters, roof leaders, or stormwaters
shall be discharged into the stormwater sewer unless otherwise authorized
by the Village. Under no conditions shall sanitary sewage or wastes
or any substance other than surface waters, groundwaters, roof waters
or stormwaters be permitted to flow into or be connected to the stormwater
sewer; and no sanitary sewer shall be connected to the stormwater
sewer system.
(See 65 ILCS 5/11-80-7.)