(A) Duty of owner.
(1) The owner of any property within the city abutting a public sidewalk shall keep the sidewalk in repair and safe for pedestrians.
(2) Repairs shall be made in accordance with the standard specifications approved by the Council.
(B) Inspections; notice.
(1) A Public Works employee shall make inspections as are necessary to determine that public sidewalks within the city are kept in repair and safe for pedestrians.
(2) If he or she finds that any sidewalk abutting on private property is unsafe and in need of repairs, he or she shall cause a notice to be served, by registered or certified mail or by personal service, upon the record owner of the property and the occupant, if the owner does not reside within the city or cannot be found therein, ordering the owner to have the sidewalk repaired and made safe within 40 days and stating that if the owner fails to do so, a Public Works employee will do so on behalf of the city, that the expense thereof must be paid by the owner, and that if unpaid it will be made a special assessment against the property concerned.
(C) Repair by city.
(1) If the sidewalk is not repaired within 40 days after receipt of the notice, a Public Works employee shall report the facts to the Council and the Council shall by resolution order a Public Works employee to repair the sidewalk and make it safe or order the work done by contract in accordance with law.
(2) A Public Works employee shall keep a record of the total cost of the repair attributable to each lot or parcel of property and report that information to the City Administrator.
(1985 Code, § 302.06)
Penalty, see § 10.99