(A) Whenever the city shall declare it necessary and expedient that a sidewalk shall be constructed, reconstructed or replaced on any street in front of, adjacent to, or adjoining private property in the city, it shall be the duty of the Department of Public Service to notify the owner, agent, or occupant of the property in front of, adjacent to, or adjoining which the sidewalk is to be constructed reconstructed or replaced and or repair the same within 45 days from the date of the notice, in accordance with the specifications of the Sidewalk Ordinance of the city.
(B) The notice may be either personally served within five days after the date thereof on the parties interested, or it may be served by publication in the official newspaper of the city at least once within five days from and after the date of the notice; and it shall not invalidate the notice to include therein the several separate descriptions of property on the street in front of, adjoining, or adjacent to which the sidewalk is required to be constructed, reconstructed or replaced.
(C) The Department of Public Services shall keep a record for that purpose with the date, descriptions, and the like, contained in all notices served under this chapter and shall file and keep a copy of the notice with the return of the date and mode of service endorsed thereupon, and also a record of publication if service be made in that manner.
(D) It shall be the duty of every owner, agent, or occupant of any lot or parcel of a lot when notified by the Department of Public Services to build or repair sidewalks in accordance with the City Code, to promptly comply with the notice and construct the sidewalks as ordered, and if the owner, agent, or occupant shall neglect or refuse to construct the sidewalk within the time specified in the notice, the city can declare the owner, agent, or occupant of the premises so notified to be delinquent in the matter of constructing, reconstructing or replacing the sidewalk, and may order the sidewalk constructed by either the Department of Public Services or a contractor. Any costs associated with the delinquency thereof will be charged to the owner, agent or occupant of the property constructed, and if not sooner paid by such owner, agent or occupant, will be assessed against the property as hereinafter provided.
(Ord. 2010-3, passed 4-27-2010) Penalty, see § 53.999