(A)
No person shall construct, rebuild, or repair any sidewalk except in accordance with line, grade, slope, and specifications established by the Director of Public Services or designated representative, nor without first obtaining a written permit from the Director or designated representative for an area larger than 25 square feet. The written permit shall be prominently displayed on the construction site. The fee for a permit shall be charged in accordance with the Comprehensive Fee Schedule in Chapter 12 of this Code. (‘83 Code, § 94.30)
(B) The contractor shall furnish all line and grade stakes as may be necessary for proper control of the work, but this does not relieve the owner of the responsibility for making careful and accurate measurements in constructing the work. (‘83 Code, § 94.31)
(C) The City Council may, by resolution, require the owners of lots and premises to construct, rebuild or repair sidewalks in the public streets adjacent to and abutting upon the lots and premises. When such a resolution shall be adopted, the City Clerk shall give notice thereof, in accordance with § 40.04(A) of this Code, to the owners of the lots or premises, requiring them to construct, rebuild or repair the sidewalks within 30 days from the date of the notice. (‘83 Code, § 94.35)
(D) The owner of any lot or property in the city must install sidewalks in front of and along the side of any property, along any roadway, which is currently vacant of sidewalks, in the following circumstances:
(1) A new home is being built on an empty lot.
(2) The lot or property is being sold.
(3) The lot or property is currently being used as a rental or is being permitted as a rental property.
No certificate of occupancy will be issued to the homeowner or renter until the sidewalk is installed.
(E) If the owner of any lot or premises shall fail to construct, rebuild or repair any particular sidewalk as described in the notice as provided by the City Clerk or the Director or designated representative and within the time and manner required thereby, the City Manager is authorized, immediately after the time limited for construction, rebuilding, or repair of the sidewalk by the owner, to cause the sidewalk to be constructed, rebuilt or repaired in accordance with the city's specifications, and that the expense thereof plus 20% administrative costs shall be assessed and charged to the premises and the owner thereof, and collected as provided for in § 94.39 of this Code. (‘83 Code, § 94.36)
(F) The Director or designated representative may revoke any permit issued under the terms of this chapter for incompetency or failure to comply with the terms of this chapter, or the rules and regulations, plans and specifications established by the Director or designated representative for the construction, reconstruction, or repair of any sidewalk. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, rebuild, or repair any sidewalk on a site where the sidewalk permit has been revoked until a new permit has been secured. (‘83 Code, § 94.34)
(G) No certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the Building Division for new construction unless the owner of the lot shall construct, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, a sidewalk or apron for driveway deemed necessary in the opinion of the Building Inspector, or unless the owner of the lot places in escrow with the City Clerk a sum of money deemed sufficient for the construction of a sidewalk or apron driveway, and orders the construction of the same. (‘83 Code, § 94.38)