(a) No owner or occupant of any property abutting a street shall fail to keep the sidewalk adjacent to such property in good repair.
(b) Whenever the condition of any sidewalk or driveway apron in a dedicated street in the Village does not essentially conform to the requirements of Section 903.02, or:
(l) There is settlement of abutting sidewalk blocks which produces a surface difference of elevation in excess of three-fourths inch, or
(2) There are cracks in a sidewalk block which have separated horizontally in excess of one-fourth inch and/or vertically in excess of three-fourths inch, or
(3) There are individual blocks of sidewalks that have fragmented, pitted or disintegrated fifty percent (50%) or more, or
(4) There are individual sidewalk blocks which have settled or heaved to the extent that the change of elevation is in excess of three-fourths inch, or
(5) There are individual sidewalk blocks that have an improper slope to the street of three-fourths inch per foot or greater, or
(6) There are individual sidewalk blocks that have a severe pitch toward the dwelling when the yard is graded toward the street of one-half inch transverse elevation difference across blocks or greater, or
(7) There exist any obstructions or nuisances therein;
the Village may proceed to correct such condition and may charge and assess the cost thereof against the owners of the abutting property. If such cost is to be charged and assessed against the owners of the abutting property, the proceedings shall conform to the provisions of the Ohio Revised Code governing the construction and care of sidewalks.
(c) Where the existing driveway apron is asphalt and does not conform with the requirements for new driveway aprons, the sidewalk area within the driveway may also be asphalt. Replacement of this asphalt sidewalk shall be accomplished at the time a new sidewalk is constructed on the property or when a new driveway apron is constructed. All new construction shall be accomplished utilizing Portland cement concrete or sandstone flagging in conformity to these specifications. (Ord. 1993-77. Passed 9-27-93.)