Whenever any sidewalk which is now or which may by reason of natural deterioration or decay or by reason of unevenness, rapid slopes or from any cause whatever, become unfit or unsafe for public travel or dangerous to the public safety, the public works director shall require the owner of the premises abutting such sidewalk or his agent to immediately repair the same, and in case of his refusal or neglect to comply with such requisition or in case no one can be found upon whom to serve such notice to repair such sidewalk, such sidewalk shall be by the public works director immediately removed, remodeled, rebuilt, paved, cleaned, repaired or newly built, or such other form of relief as may be required to make the same fit for public travel as in his judgment may be most expedient. The cost thereof shall be a lien upon the lot or lots abutting upon such sidewalk and may be enforced or the amount may be recovered against the owner by a suit before any court of competent jurisdiction or may be assessed and collected as a special tax against such lot or lots as in other cases. (Ord. 72, 10-17-1949; amd. Ord. 224, 9-17-2002)