(A) All new sidewalks shall be laid with the back line of the walk abutting the property line unless otherwise excepted by permit.
(B) Should the city, by its Board of Public Works and Safety, deem it necessary for the welfare and convenience of its citizens that a sidewalk should be constructed along the property lines of any block, lot, or parcel of land within the city, the Board shall by resolution determine that the walk shall be constructed and that the same is necessary to the health, welfare, and convenience of the inhabitants of the city. Personal notice shall be served upon the owner of the property abutting the street on the block, lot, or parcel of land wherein it is declared to be necessary to construct the walk, and the owner shall be given 60 days time within which to construct or cause that walk to be constructed.
(C) Should the owner of property along any block, lot, or parcel of land, within the confines of the city, fail or neglect to construct a sidewalk in accordance with the notice and the resolution of the Board of Public Works and Safety, the Board shall proceed to construct the walk either by letting a contract for the work and materials or by purchasing the materials and causing the work to be done by city employees. After the walk is constructed, the owner of the abutting property shall be billed for the full amount of the contract, in case a contract be let, or for the full amount of the costs of the materials, labor, and supervision, in case the work be done by the city. Upon failure of the owner to pay the sum billed to him by the City Clerk-Treasurer within 30 days, then the city may file suit against the owner of property so billed in a court of competent jurisdiction to collect the amount due for construction.
(Ord. 26-C-86, passed 10-17-86) Penalty, see § 100.99