(A) If any sidewalk or portion of a sidewalk is found by the City Manager not to be in good repair, or not clean and free of debris, trash or other obstacles or impediments, he may notify promptly the owner of the property abutting such sidewalk or portion of sidewalk of his findings and direct such owner to take action as specified in such notice to rectify the condition within ten days following service of such notice. Failure of such property owner to comply with such notice within ten days following service thereof shall constitute an offense against this section; provided, that within three days of service of such notice, the property owner may request, in writing, that the City Manager hold a public hearing on the matter, in which case the City Manager shall hold such public hearing not less than two or more than ten days following receipt of such request by the City Manager, and upon reasonable notice to the property owner of the time and place for such public hearing. The decision of the City Manager following such hearing may be appealed to the City Council within three days, and if not so appealed the decision of the City Manager shall be final.
(B) Notices by the City Manager to property owners under the provisions of this section shall be in writing and may be served in any manner authorized by law, for service of process in an action in rem or in personam.
(C) Conditions not corrected by property owners pursuant to the provisions of this section may be corrected by the city, in which event the costs incurred by the city shall constitute a lien upon the property abutting such sidewalk or portion of sidewalk equal to the lien for ad valorem taxes and may thereafter be collected either by suit in the name of the city or by foreclosure of the lien in the same manner and subject to the same rules, regulations, costs and penalties as provided by law for the foreclosure of a lien on real estate for ad valorem taxes.
('69 Code, § 19-1) (Am. Ord. 4-91, passed 4-4-91) Penalty, see § 10.99