Council hereby reaffirms that the existence of broken, uneven or improperly maintained public sidewalks, private walks or driveways is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and/or a qualified public nuisance. In addition to the procedure outlined in Section 1385.23, the City may take the following steps to abate such nuisance:
(a) The Building Commissioner, or his or her designee, shall at his discretion inspect areas of the City, and upon said inspection shall cause a written notice to be provided by posting in a conspicuous place on the structure or premises to which it relates, that the broken, uneven, or improperly maintained public sidewalks, private walks or driveways abutting such lot or parcel of land in the City constitute a nuisance and will be repaired by the City.
(b) The Building Commissioner is hereby authorized to solicit competitive bids to abate the nuisance condition.
(c) When any such nuisance condition is abated by the City, or caused to be abated by the City, as described herein, then after such work is performed the City shall certify the cost of nuisance abatement to the County Fiscal Officer for collection as other taxes and assessments are collected, or the City may seek recovery of such costs by civil action against the property owner involved.
(Ord. 2013-30. Passed 5-20-13.)