(A) The owner of any lot or pieces of land within the corporate limits of the city shall at all times keep and maintain the sidewalks along and contiguous to the lot or pieces of land, as the case may be, in good and proper repair, and in condition reasonably safe for all travelers thereon, and in case the owner of any lot or land abutting on any street or avenue or part thereof shall fail to construct or repair any sidewalk in front of his or her lot or land within the time and in the manner as directed and required by this subchapter, after having received due notice to do so, they shall be liable for all damages or injury occasioned by reason of the defective or dangerous condition of any sidewalk, and the Mayor and Council shall have the power to cause such sidewalks to be constructed or repaired and assess the costs thereof against such property.
(B) All sidewalks and curbs hereafter erected within the city shall be constructed in accordance with plans and specifications thereof, prepared by the City Engineer, and now on file in the office of the Clerk, except as herein after specifically provided. All persons hereafter desiring to erect sidewalks or curbs shall, at their own expense, procure and cause the Engineer to establish the grade of such sidewalk or curb, and to indicate the same by stakes, and the whole work or constructing such sidewalk or curb shall be under the supervision of the Engineer.
(C) In the event any person constructs or attempts to construct sidewalks or curbs not in accordance with this subchapter or with these specifications, the Engineer shall have the authority to order such work stopped, and to order that the work already done shall be changed to conform to legal requirements.
(Prior Code, § 95.40)