Chapter 12.16
DRIVEWAYS
Sections:
For statutory provisions authorizing municipalities to prescribe rules and regulations for the construction of driveways, see 65 ILCS 5/11-30-8.
12.16.010 Permit required.
A. No person, firm or corporation shall construct a driveway for vehicles or animals across any sidewalk in the village without having first obtained a permit therefor.
B. Applications for such permits shall be made to the village clerk and shall be accompanied by the fee required.
C. No permit for construction of a driveway shall be issued except upon the order of the board.
12.16.020 Fee.
The fee for such construction permits shall be ten dollars for residential driveways and twenty-five dollars for all other driveways.
12.16.030 Grade surface.
No driveway shall be so constructed or graded as to leave a stop, sharp depression or other obstruction in the sidewalk. The grade shall be as nearly as possible the same as that of the adjoining sidewalk. It is unlawful to have the surface finish of any driveway, where the same crosses the sidewalk, constructed of such materials as to render it slippery and hazardous to pedestrians, or to have the grade of such portion vary from the grade of the sidewalk, or be other than level.
12.16.040 Materials.
Driveways across sidewalks shall be constructed of concrete or of such other materials as may be approved by the board.
12.16.050 Repair.
It shall be the duty of the person maintaining the driveway to keep the same in good repair where it crosses the sidewalk, and free from obstruction and openings.