(A) Pursuant to Iowa Code § 364.12(2)(c), as amended, abutting property owners are required to maintain all property outside the lot and property lines and inside the curb lines upon the public streets; except that, the property owner shall not be required to remove diseased trees or dead wood on the publicly owned property or right-of-way.
(B) The owner of any lot or parcel thereof abutting upon any sidewalk on the city streets in the city shall maintain said sidewalk in a state of good repair, free from cracks, holes and unevenness so that the sidewalk does not constitute a safety hazard. A state of sidewalk disrepair is hereby declared a public nuisance. The owner of any lot or parcel who fails to repair said sidewalk shall be liable to any person injured as a result of such failure and shall further save, defend, indemnify and hold harmless the city of Fort Madison from and against any claim arising out of the failure to maintain said sidewalk.
(C) Multi-use trails, as defined in Chapter 4, § 8-4-7, shall not be considered sidewalks under this section.
(Ord. B-459, passed 3-5-1985; Ord. C-407, passed 10-5-2004; Ord. D-066, passed 8-18-2020)