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All owners or agents of owners with property abutting and fronting upon any street within the corporate limits of the city are required to keep the public sidewalks, curbs and gutters immediately abutting their property in good order and repair. By order of the City Council placed upon its minutes, any sidewalk, curb or gutter may be ordered to be constructed according to plans and specifications provided by the City Clerk, and notice shall be given to the owner as provided herein. The owner of such property shall be liable for the damages to persons or property of others caused by his or her failure, or that of his or her agents, to keep in good order and reasonably safe condition all such sidewalks abutting and fronting his or her property upon any street within the corporate limits of the city. After making an order providing for the construction or repair of sidewalks, curbs or gutters, written notice shall be given to the owner or agents of such property in such manner as the Council may direct. If the owner or agent of such lot or parcel of land shall fail and neglect for a period of 30 days after the date of service of such notice to cause such sidewalk, curb or gutter to be constructed, or fail to have a written contract or memorandum providing for such construction, the city may construct or cause such sidewalk, curb or gutter to be constructed and shall assess the costs thereof against the property in front of which the same is constructed, and such cost shall be a lien upon the lots, and may be enforced, or the amount recovered against the owner by a suit before the District Court, as provided in the laws of the state.
(Prior Code, § 12.06.010) (Ord. 1, passed 1-17-1980)
Any sidewalks which are now or which may be, by reason of natural deterioration or decay or by unevenness, steps, rapid slopes or from any cause whatsoever be dangerous to the public safety, may be condemned by the City Street Commission and may be immediately remodeled, rebuilt, repaired or newly built. The cost thereof shall be charged to the owner of said property and such cost shall be a lien upon the lots, and may be enforced, or the amount recovered against the owner by a suit before the District Court, as provided in the laws of the state.
(Prior Code, § 12.06.020) (Ord. 1, passed 1-17-1980)
Sidewalk construction on all grade streets must conform with the established grade and baselines. On all other streets, sidewalks must be laid to the sidewalk line and in conformance with specifications as directed by the Street Commission.
(Prior Code, § 12.06.030) (Ord. 1, passed 1-17-1980)
Any tree or shrub which overhangs any sidewalks, street or other public place in the city in such a way as to impede or interfere with traffic or travel on such public place or which obstructs any street lamp or constitutes a public hazard, shall be trimmed by the owner of the abutting premises on which such tree or shrub grows so that the obstruction shall cease. Any limb or tree which has become likely to fall on, or across any public way or place shall be removed by the owner of the premises on which such tree grows or stands. If after written notice such owner fails to remove the tree or obstruction, then the city may do it and any extraordinary costs, such as the removal of the tree, shall be borne by the property owners, and such cost shall be a lien upon the lots, and may be enforced, or the amount recovered against the owner by a suit before the District Court, as provided by the laws of the state.
(Prior Code, § 12.06.040) (Ord. 531, passed --; Ord. 1, passed 1-17-1980)