(A) The City Engineer or designee shall periodically inspect the public sidewalks within the city to determine that they are kept in proper repair and safe for pedestrians. If a sidewalk abutting on private property is unsafe and in need of repairs, the City Engineer shall cause a notice to be served on the record owner of the property and the occupant either by registered or certified mail or by personal service.
(B) This notice shall order the owner to have the sidewalk repaired and made safe within 30 days, unless the owner requests a 30-day extension, which the City Administrator may grant if there is no immediate threat to public safety, and shall state that if the owner fails to do so, the City Administrator or other official will do so on behalf of the city, and the expense thereof, if not paid by the owner, made a special assessment against the property concerned.
(Prior Code, § 20-5)