(A) The occupant of occupied premises and the owner of unoccupied premises situated in the city are required to keep the sidewalks in front of or adjacent to such premises free from snow and ice, as provided in this section.
OCCUPANT, as used in this section, shall mean the person occupying, for business, as a residence, or for other purposes, the first floor of any building situated on the premises. If the first floor of any such building is not occupied, then such premises shall be deemed and held to be unoccupied, and the owner thereof shall be required to keep the sidewalks in front of or adjacent thereto free from snow and ice.
(B) In case any snow or ice accumulated on any sidewalk as described in division (A) has not been removed by such occupant or owner within 24 hours from the time the snow ceased to fall or the ice has accumulated, then in either of such cases the occupant or owner shall be deemed and held to have violated the provisions of this section.
(C) If any owner or occupant as described in division (A) does not remove the snow and ice as provided in that division, the Street Superintendent is authorized to remove or cause to be removed the snow and ice, and report, in writing, the necessary expense incident thereto to the Clerk-Treasurer, who shall certify the amount, with a description of the lot or parcel of ground and the owner's name. Such amount shall then become a lien on such lot or parcel of ground, and shall be collected by the Clerk-Treasurer at the same time and in the same manner that other assessments on real estate are collected.
(1980 Code, § 97.03) (Ord. 683, passed 4-12-1977) Penalty, see § 97.99