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Village of East Aurora, NY
Erie County
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[Adopted 9-21-1953 (Chapter 79 of the 1972 Code)]
No person shall burn leaves, papers or refuse of any kind on the paved portion of any street.
No person shall encumber the streets or sidewalks of said Village with any substance or material, including ice and snow, or pile or deposit the same therein except by the permission of the Board of Trustees.
[Amended 3-14-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006]
No person shall cut a curb in the Village of East Aurora without obtaining a permit to do so from the Village head of the Department of Public Works. The following regulations shall apply to curb cut permits:
A. 
No curb cut shall be made within five feet of the intersection of street property lines.
B. 
In any R Single-Family Residence Zoning District no curb cut shall exceed 20 feet in length.
C. 
In any zoning district other than an R Single-Family Residence District, a curb cut may be permitted to a length not to exceed 35 feet, in the discretion of the head of the Department of Public Works.
D. 
There shall be a minimum distance of 10 feet between curb cuts.
E. 
No curb cut shall be made within five feet of the side line of any separate parcel of property with a width of 70 feet or more at the street line. In the case of a separate parcel of property with a width of less than 70 feet at the street line a curb cut may be permitted to be made at a distance of less than five feet of the side line thereof, in the discretion of the head of the Department of Public Works.
F. 
On state, county and town roads, approval of the appropriate authority must be presented to the Village head of the Department of Public Works before a permit will be issued for a curb cut.
G. 
Where in unusual circumstances extraordinary hardship would result from a strict adherence to these provisions, upon application to the Village Board of Trustees, a public hearing may be held by said Village Board of Trustees which may thereafter grant such relief as will alleviate the hardship without violating the spirit of this article.
[Added 5-5-1986 by L.L. No. 7-1986]
The fee for a permit issued pursuant to § 223-3 shall be as provided for in Chapter 137, Article II, of this Code.
[Amended 12-21-1987 by L.L. No. 15-1987; 3-14-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006]
No person shall construct a sidewalk unless it conforms to the grade established by the head of the Department of Public Works. No person shall change the grade of an existing sidewalk without the permission of the Village Board.
[Amended 3-14-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006]
Violations of any of the provisions of this article shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $250 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both. Each day's continuance of a violation after notice shall be deemed a separate and distinct violation and shall be punishable accordingly.