(a) No owner or occupant of any lot or land abutting upon any street shall refuse, fail or neglect to construct, repair, or keep in repair and free from snow, ice or any nuisance, the sidewalks, curbs or gutters in front of such lot or land after due notice of a Resolution of Council ordering the construction or repair of such sidewalk, the removal of such obstruction, or the abatement of such nuisance. (ORC 723.011). Construction shall conform with the provisions of Chapters 901, 903, 1117 and 1119 of the Codified Ordinances.
If the owner or person having charge of such land fails to comply with such notice, Council shall cause the sidewalks to be constructed or repaired. All expenses and labor costs incurred shall, when approved by Council, be paid out of City funds not otherwise appropriated. Council shall make a written return to the County Auditor of its action, with a statement of the charges for its services, the amount paid for labor and material, the fees of the officers serving such notices, and a proper description of the premises. Such amounts, when allowed, shall be entered upon the tax duplicate and be a lien upon such lands from and after the date of entry and be collected as other taxes and returned to the City.
(b) In the event the City enters a lien upon the tax duplicate as provided in subsection (a) hereof prior to July 1, 2023, the Finance Director shall certify to the County Auditor for recording such lien in the following manner:
(1) If the amount of construction or repair is equal to or less than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), the amount due shall be divided into ten (10) semiannual payments and collected with the immediate and subsequent tax years as applicable. The Finance Director shall add to the amount due interest at the rate of the Federal Reserve Prime Interest Rate as of June 1 of the current year, but in no event an amount less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(2) If the amount of construction or repair is greater than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), the amount due shall be divided into twenty (20) semiannual payments and collected with the immediate and subsequent tax years as applicable. The Finance Director shall add to the amount due interest at the rate of the Federal Reserve Prime Interest Rate as of June 1 of the current year, but in no event an amount less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(c) In the event the City enters a lien upon the tax duplicate as provided in subsection (a) hereof from and after July 1, 2023, the Finance Director shall certify to the County Auditor for recording such lien such that the amount due shall be divided into eight (8) semiannual payments and collected with the immediate and subsequent tax years as applicable. The Finance Director shall add to the amount due interest at the rate of the Federal Reserve Prime Interest Rate as of June 1 of the current year, but in no event an amount less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 2023-14. Passed 6-13-23.)