8-1-7: SIDEWALK SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL:

8-1-7-1: DUTY TO REMOVE IN GENERAL:

The occupant or owner of any premises in the City shall remove all snow and ice from the entire width of all adjacent public sidewalks within forty eight (48) hours after the fall of snow or the formation of ice on such sidewalk. Adjacent sidewalk shall include all sidewalk located in public right-of-way and between the property line and the nearest roadway. Adjacent sidewalk shall also include all sidewalk located on private property but within a sidewalk easement. No occupant or owner may be relieved of this duty except by application of section 8-1-7-2 of this section 8-1-7. (Ord. O2018-08, 9-17-2018)

8-1-7-2: SPECIAL REMOVAL AREAS DESIGNATED:

For the purposes of maintaining aesthetics, lengthening the useful life of sidewalks, and establishing certain priority routes for pedestrian travel, the City Council may designate special removal areas by resolution. In such special removal areas, the general duty under section 8-1-7-1 of this section 8-1-7 shall not apply and the City of Mitchell shall be responsible for sidewalk snow and ice removal. (Ord. O2018-08, 9-17-2018)

8-1-7-3: REMOVAL BY CITY UPON VIOLATION:

If the owner or occupant of any premises shall fail, neglect, or refuse to comply with section 8-1-7-1 of this section 8-1-7, it shall be the duty of the Director of Public Works to remove or cause the removal of such snow or ice. Such owner or occupant shall be responsible for all costs of removal in addition to any fines that may apply. The City may contract with private persons to accomplish the removal of snow or ice as is required by this section. (Ord. O2018-08, 9-17-2018)

8-1-7-4: COSTS FOR REMOVAL:

   A.   Account Of Cost: The Director of Public Works shall cause to be kept an account of the costs for snow and ice removal under section 8-1-7-3 of this section 8-1-7 as to each lot or parcel of land so cleared. Such accounting shall be certified to the Finance Officer following every snow season.

   B.   Estimate And Notice Of Assessment: The Finance Officer shall prepare an estimate of the assessment against each lot for snow and ice removal to include the expense of levying such special assessment against each lot. The Finance Officer shall cause to be published in the official newspaper the assessment roll, together with a notice of the time and place when the City Council will meet for the purpose of considering such assessment roll. Such notice shall be published once a week for two (2) successive weeks prior to the date of the hearing.

   C.   Approval By City Council; Filing Of Assessment: Upon the day so named, the City Council shall meet, and if it finds the estimate correct, it shall approve the same by resolution, or if not correct, it shall correct or modify the same and approve the same as modified or corrected and file such assessment roll with the Finance Officer.

   D.   Lien Against Property: From the date of the approval and filing of such assessment roll with the Finance Officer, the same shall be and become a special lien against the various pieces of property described in the assessment roll and shall be collected in like manner as special assessments for public improvements are now collected. (Ord. O2018-08, 9-17-2018)

8-1-8: SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE:

The owner or occupant of any lot or private ground abutting upon any public sidewalk shall not allow rubbish, debris or obstruction of any kind to be or remain on such sidewalk along such abutting property. (1984 Code § 34-9)