The owner or occupant of every building or tract of land within the city fronting upon any street having a sidewalk abutting upon such premises shall clear the sidewalk of snow within 48 hours following the termination of any snowfall of two inches or more or control the formation of ice from any cause. If the snow is not removed or ice is not controlled by the owner or occupant within the time specified herein, the same shall be removed or controlled under the direction of the Public Works Director and the city shall be reimbursed for the expense of the removal by the property owner within 30 days per the current city fee schedule. If payment is not received by the due date, the costs shall be levied against the property owner as a special assessment and collected as in the case of other special assessments.
(Prior Code, § 8-1-11) (Ord. 153, passed 4-13-1987; Ord. 492, passed 1-12-2009; Ord. 507, passed 1-11-2010)