(A) In administering this ordinance and exercising regulatory control over the public rights-of-way within its boundaries, the city is not obligated to maintain or repair the public right-of-way or otherwise assume jurisdiction or other obligations that it has not otherwise elected to assume.
(B) Nothing in this chapter authorizes the city to approve a proposed use on private property or land outside of the public right-of-way. A permit applicant is required to seek any additional approvals or permission from private property owners and other affected governmental entities. If excavation is proposed, the applicants shall contact the one-call utility line locate before beginning work. Permit applicants may also be required to obtain a franchise from the city for long-term use of the public right-of-way. Permit applicants may also be required to obtain land use approval, a construction permit, or a special events permit for the requested activity.
(C) Duty of the abutting owner for sidewalk maintenance and repair. It shall be the duty of all persons owning lots or lands which have abutting sidewalks to maintain, keep and repair those sidewalks in a safe condition, to keep them free of accumulated ice, snow and leaves, and to not permit them to become or remaining in a dangerous or unsafe condition. Any owner of lots or lands who neglects to promptly comply with the provisions of this section shall be liable to anyone injured by such negligence. Any property owner who neglects or otherwise fails to perform any duty required by this section and another person is injured as a result, the property owner shall reimburse the city for all damages it has been compelled to pay in such case, and those payments may be enforced in any court having jurisdiction.
(Ord. 2016-08-01, passed 9-13-2016; Am. Ord. 2017-06-02, passed 7-13-2017)