If, after the expiration of thirty days following the giving of the notice required in Section 903.03, the repair or installation of sidewalks is not made by the owner, the Service Director or the Engineer shall establish the grade as required in Section 903.04, and the Director shall order the installation or repair of the sidewalk under the overall sidewalk contract of the City as hereinafter provided. The installation and/or repair of such sidewalk shall be supervised by the Department of Public Service.
Upon completion of such work by the City, a statement by the Finance Director shall be forwarded to the owner at his tax mailing address as shown in the records of Cuyahoga County by registered mail, return receipt requested.
If any notice herein required to be given by registered mail, return receipt requested, is not delivered to such owner or his agent as evidence by the postal return thereon, it shall then be advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the City for a period of not less than two weeks.
The statement shall include the cost of repair and/or installation, the cost of the notices, ten dollars ($10.00) for establishing the grade and supervision for each lot as shown by the subdivision plat records and all other necessary expenses. The owners shall thereafter have thirty days during which to pay such expenses, and if not paid at the expiration of the thirty-day period, the cost shall thereupon constitute a lien upon the lots and lands so benefitted and a tax is levied therefor. The Finance Director shall certify such tax lien to the Auditor of Cuyahoga County.
The Finance Director shall receive two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per parcel as shown by the permanent parcel number of Cuyahoga County, for certifying such tax lien to the Auditor of the County of Cuyahoga; the Auditor of Cuyahoga County shall make his usual charge for servicing such tax lien; the charges of the Finance Director and the Auditor of the County shall constitute a lien upon the lots and lands benefitted by such sidewalk.
The Auditor of the County shall place such lien for collection upon the duplicate for the tax collection next following; the amount due as a lien upon the lots and lands benefitted shall be collected during the earliest tax collection period next following.
(Ord. 101-1957. Passed 5-20-57.)