(A) It shall be the duty of the Mayor or city representatives to notify all owners or person in possession of property abutting on sidewalks to keep such sidewalks free from snow and ice and to remove the same within 24 hours after the termination of every snowfall or accumulation of snow or ice. Such notice need not be given personally, but may be given generally through the official newspaper of the city. Such notice shall be published in the official newspaper twice a year, the first being on or around October 1 and the second to be published consecutively thereafter. The notice shall provide that each owner or person in possession is required to keep the sidewalks in front of his or her premises free and clear from snow and ice between the October 15 and April 1 of each year.
(B) The notice shall provide that if the owner or person in charge fails to remove the snow or ice within 24 hours of the termination of snowfall or accumulation of snow or ice, the city will cause the snow or ice to be removed and charge the costs thereof to the abutting property.
(Ord. 653, passed 2-3-2020)