[Amended 11-5-1979 by L.L. No. 9-1979; 12-1-1997 by L.L. No.
6-1997]
A.
All sidewalks installed within the Village shall be
concrete unless otherwise approved by the Board of Trustees.
B.
Sidewalks shall be a minimum of four feet in width,
matching width and elevation to adjacent sidewalks (in accordance
with ADA requirements). The concrete used shall be 4,000 pounds per
square inch strength with an air entrainment of 6% to 7%. The sidewalk
shall be four inches thick except at driveways, where it shall be
six inches thick.[1]
C.
Costs.
(1)
New construction in a subdivision shall be completely
at the expense of the developer and will be a condition of subdivision
approval unless sidewalk construction is waived at the request of
the developer.
(2)
If new sidewalk construction is not in a subdivision,
property owners will be responsible for 50 percent of the total cost
of installation, including applicable overheads.
(3)
If the sidewalk is existing and it is the Village's
choice to repair or replace, the total cost will be borne by the Village
of Springville.
(4)
If sidewalk repair or replacement is requested by
51% of the property owners on a street, the Village of Springville
and all property owners will equally share the cost of said repair
or replacement.
[Amended 12-1-1997 by L.L. No. 6-1997; 10-6-2014 by L.L. No. 5-2014]
A.
It is the duty of each and every person owning and/or occupying any
structure and/or lot, whether vacant or occupied, in the Village,
during the winter season and during the time the snow shall continue
on the ground, to keep the sidewalks in front of, adjoining, and/or
contiguous to the structure and/or lot free from obstruction by snow
and ice. It is the duty of each and every person owning and/or occupying
any structure and/or lot to remove snow and ice from said sidewalks
within 24 hours after accumulation. It is the duty of each and every
person owning and/or occupying any structure and/or lot to keep said
sidewalks in good and safe repair, clean, and free from dirt, filth
and weeds or other obstructions and encumbrances. Each and every person
owning and/or occupying any structure and/or lot shall be liable for
any injury and/or damage by reason of the omission, failure, and/or
negligence to clear, clean, maintain, and/or repair said sidewalks.
Any removal of snow and ice accumulations and/or repair or cleaning
of said sidewalks by the Village of Springville is a benefit to the
residents and does not transfer liability, responsibility, and/or
duty of maintenance and/or repair from the owner and/or occupier of
the structure and/or lot to the Village of Springville.
B.
If snow and ice accumulations are not removed by the owner and/or occupier within 24 hours, the Superintendent of Public Works of the Village of Springville, with 24 hours' verbal or written notice, may remove the same, and the charge for so doing may be assessed to the owner of the house, building, and/or lot. The fee for removal shall be set by resolution of the Board of Trustees. In addition, a summons could be issued, upon conviction thereof, and be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II, General Penalty, of the Code of the Village of Springville.
[Amended 12-1-1997 by L.L. No. 6-1997; 10-6-2014 by L.L. No. 5-2014]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to push, deposit, or stockpile snow or ice in, on, or across any street as defined in § 150-13 within the Village. Exceptions allowing "designated snow storage areas" shall be approved by the Superintendent of Public Works for unusual circumstances. If the deposited or stockpiled snow is not removed within 24 hours after either a verbal or written notice to the property owner, the Superintendent of Public Works of the Village of Springville may remove the same, and the charge for so doing may be assessed to the owner of the house, building, and/or lot. The fee for removal shall be set by resolution of the Board of Trustees. In addition a summons could be issued, upon conviction thereof, and be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II, General Penalty, of the Code of the Village of Springville,
No person shall ride, drive or lead any horse,
team, cow or other animal, except dogs, upon the sidewalks.
[Amended 12-1-1997 by L.L. No. 6-1997; 8-13-2012 by L.L. No. 6-2012; 10-6-2014 by L.L. No. 5-2014]
A.
SIDEWALK
STREET
VEHICLE
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
That portion of a street between the curbline or the edge
of pavement or lateral line of a roadway and the adjacent property
line.
A publically maintained strip of land that includes the roadway,
shoulders, parking lanes, curbs, sidewalk, area between sidewalk and
the curb and/or edge of the roadway, the municipally controlled area
between the edge of the sidewalk and the adjacent property line, and/or
the municipally controlled area between the edge of the roadway and
the adjacent property line, whether such surface is pavement, gravel,
grass, and/or any other surface.
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property
is or may be transported, carried or drawn, except devices moved by
human power.
B.
No person shall operate, drive or park, cause to be operated, driven
or parked or knowingly permit the operation, driving or parking of
any vehicle, and/or any part of any vehicle, in or upon any sidewalk
within the Village of Springville.
C.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to a motor-driven
vehicle or equipment, whether owned by a private citizen or the Village
of Springville, which is operated for the purpose of the maintenance
of or removal of snow from such sidewalks. This provision allows for
operation of a vehicle for snow removal purposes, but not for parking
of any such vehicle on a sidewalk within the Village of Springville.
D.
No person shall use, propel, or operate any device of a motorized
or nonmotorized nature upon wheels or runners on any sidewalk on either
side of East Main Street from its intersection with North Buffalo
Street and South Buffalo Street to its intersection with Elk Street
and Franklin Street, except for a child under 10 years of age or a
disabled person.
E.
The Police Department of the Village of Springville and any peace
officer shall be responsible for the enforcement of this section.
No person shall slide upon any sidewalk on any
sleigh, sled, board or other contrivance.
No person shall, by selling or advertising goods
upon the streets or sidewalks, attract a crowd and obstruct the sidewalks.
No person shall erect a wooden awning upon or
over any sidewalk or erect or construct any awning which shall not
be at all times, at its lowest point, at least seven feet above the
sidewalk.
[Amended 12-1-1997 by L.L. No. 6-1997]
No person shall construct any sidewalk except
under the supervision and in accordance with the directions of the
Superintendent of Public Works.
It shall be unlawful for any person to locate
or place for the purpose of selling or exposing for sale, whether
by auction or private sale, any goods, wares or merchandise in any
street or public place or on any sidewalk in the Village of Springville
without first obtaining a permit therefor after approval of the Board
of Trustees.
[Amended 12-1-1997 by L.L. No. 6-1997]
No person or persons nor any society or organization
shall assemble or congregate upon the sidewalks or on any corner thereof
or public place or places within the Village for the purpose of holding
a meeting or addressing an audience; nor shall any person or persons
or any society or organization parade through the streets of the Village
unless such person or persons, society or organization first procures
a permit therefor after approval by the Board of Trustees of the Village.
