Whenever the Engineer or Street Superintendent shall deem it necessary that any sidewalk be repaired, or it shall be required by the Council or other agent of the Council, he or she shall notify the owner of the lot or piece of land along and contiguous to which such sidewalk is situated, to repair the same within 24 hours from and after the giving of such notice; provided, that oral notice to the owner shall be deemed sufficient. If the owner cannot be found by the Engineer or Street Superintendent, then a written notice left in the house situated on such lot or piece of ground or posted upon the premises shall be sufficient and the 24 hours shall begin to run from the leaving or posting of such notice, as the case may be. The 24-hour notice shall apply for emergency situations only.
(Prior Code, § 95.43)