A. Sidewalks, after initial construction, are the joint responsibility of the property owner and the city. Damaged sidewalks shall be repaired or replaced at the discretion of the city; the city shall be responsible for the first two hundred dollars of the costs; thereafter, the city shall be liable for fifty percent of the remaining costs and the property owner shall be liable for fifty percent of the remaining costs. Trees, wherever located, which are determined by the Director of Public Works to be cause of recurring damages to a particular sidewalk will be removed by the city. Trees which are located within the city right-of-way, which are causing damage to sidewalks, will be removed by the city at no cost to the property owner. However, trees which are located on private property which are causing damage to sidewalks will be removed by the city with the costs charged to the property owner.
B. If a property owner petitions the city not to remove a particular tree which has caused damage to sidewalk and/or curb and gutter, and the city grants the petition, the property must bear the total cost of all repairs to sidewalks, curbs and gutters, present and future at the sites in question.
(Ord. 620, 1993; Ord. 521 § 1 (part), 1987).