(a) Installation of sidewalk, parkway, driveway, curb and gutter. An owner of property abutting any existing street shall install sidewalk, parkway, driveway or curb and gutter along said frontage when sidewalk, parkway, driveway or curb and gutter is absent. A property owner shall install sidewalk, parkway, driveway and curb and gutter in accordance with the then-current design standards of the city. The requirement to install sidewalk, parkway, driveway and curb and gutter applies only if the owner of the property is building new construction or redeveloping the property where construction will equal or exceed 50% of the assessed value of the then-existing improvements, as determined by the appraisal district in which the property is located.
(b) Maintenance of defective sidewalk, driveway or curb. Any sidewalk, parkway, driveway or curb which has become or is defective, unsafe or hazardous is declared a nuisance. It shall be the duty of the owner or the agent in charge, or the tenant, of the property abutting on any street, avenue, public alley, place, square, section or part thereof along which a sidewalk, curb or driveway is ordered by the director of the department of public works to be constructed, reconstructed or repaired within 30 days from the receipt of notice from the director of public works, to construct, reconstruct or repair such sidewalk, curb or driveway. The failure of any owner or the agent of any owner, or the tenant, to construct, reconstruct or repair any such sidewalk, curb or driveway ordered to be constructed, reconstructed or repaired by the director of public works shall be a misdemeanor.
(c) Appeal. Any owner or the agent of any owner, or the tenant, required to install, construct, reconstruct or repair any such sidewalk, parkway, driveway or curb and gutter under this section may appeal such requirement to the director of the transportation and public works department or his/her designee. An appeal of a decision by the director or his/her designee may be brought to the city manager responsible for overseeing the department of transportation and public works.
(1964 Code, § 33-1) (Ord. 23658-05-2019, § 1, passed 5-7-2019)