521.06 DUTY TO KEEP SIDEWALKS IN REPAIR AND CLEAN; SNOW AND ICE.

   (a)    No owner of any lot or land abutting upon any street shall refuse, fail or neglect to repair or keep in repair and free from nuisance and obstruction the sidewalk in front of the lot or land, after due notice of a resolution of Council ordering the repair of the sidewalk, the removal of the obstruction or the abatement of the nuisance.

   (b)    If the owner or person having charge of the land fails to comply with the notice, Council shall cause the sidewalks to be repaired by the Department of Public Service. All expenses and labor costs incurred shall, when approved by Council, be paid out of Municipal funds not otherwise appropriated. Council shall make a written return to the County Auditor of its action, with a statement of the charges for its services, the amount paid for labor, the fees of the officers serving the notices and a proper description of the premises. The amounts, when allowed, shall be entered upon the tax duplicate and be a lien upon the lands from and after the date of the entry, to be collected as other taxes and returned to the City with the General Fund. The remedy provided for herein shall be in addition to the penalty provided in subsection (d) hereof.

   (c)    No owner of any parcel of real estate in the City abutting upon any sidewalk shall fail to keep the sidewalk abutting his premises free and clear of snow and ice and to remove all snow and ice accumulated thereon within a reasonable time, which will ordinarily not exceed twelve hours after the abatement of any storm during which the snow and ice may have accumulated.

   (d)    Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.

(Ord. 2004-184. Passed 12-7-04.)