If, before final confirmation of any special assessment, more than fifty percent (50 percent) of the owners to be assessed in a special assessment district or the owner or owners who will bear more than fifty percent (50 percent) of the total cost of the proposed improvement, including that portion of the project to be borne by the City, shall object in writing to the proposed improvement, the proposed improvement shall not be made by the proceedings authorized in this Charter without an affirmative vote of five (5) of the Commissioners, provided that this section shall not apply to sidewalk improvement.
(Charter effective 1-1-77)